Lemon Henry Jefferson

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Lemon Henry Jefferson was an influential early 20th-century American blues singer and guitarist, often called the "Father of the Texas Blues."

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Lemon Henry Jefferson canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues musician ⓘ
human ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1929 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Blind Lemon Jefferson ⓘ
Father of the Texas Blues ⓘ
associatedAct Lead Belly ⓘ
T-Bone Walker ⓘ
linked to: T‑Bone Walker
associatedPlace Dallas, Texas, United States ⓘ
linked to: Dallas, Texas
burialPlace Wortham, Texas, United States ⓘ
linked to: Wortham, Texas
causeOfDeath myocardial infarction ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1893-09-24 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1929-12-19 ⓘ
disability blindness ⓘ
ethnicity African American ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre Texas blues ⓘ
blues ⓘ
influenced B.B. King ⓘ
linked to: B. B. King

Lightnin' Hopkins ⓘ
linked to: Lightnin’ Hopkins

Robert Johnson ⓘ
T-Bone Walker ⓘ
linked to: T‑Bone Walker
instrument guitar ⓘ
voice ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
movement country blues ⓘ
name Lemon Henry Jefferson ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first country bluesmen to record extensively ⓘ
pioneering Texas blues style ⓘ
notableWork Black Snake Moan ⓘ
Long Lonesome Blues ⓘ
Match Box Blues ⓘ
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Coutchman, Texas, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Okeh Records ⓘ
Paramount Records ⓘ
styleCharacteristic complex guitar accompaniment ⓘ
freely structured blues forms ⓘ
high-pitched voice ⓘ

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Blind Lemon Jefferson → birthName → Lemon Henry Jefferson ⓘ
Lemon Henry Jefferson → name → Lemon Henry Jefferson ⓘ