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Blind Lemon Jefferson's big 1926 hit, " Got the Blues " and " Long Lonesome Blues ", had to be hurriedly rerecorded in the superior facilities of Marsh Laboratories and subsequent releases used that version ; since both versions appear on compilation albums, they may be compared.
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" Blind " Lemon Jefferson ( Lemon Henry Jefferson ; September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929 ) was an American blues singer and guitarist from Texas.
According to his cousin, Alec Jefferson, quoted in the notes for Blind Lemon Jefferson, Classic Sides:
Label of a Blind Lemon Jefferson Paramount record from 1926
It was largely due to the popularity of artists such as Blind Lemon Jefferson and contemporaries such as Blind Blake and Ma Rainey that Paramount became the leading recording company for the blues in the 1920s.
In 2007, the cemetery's name was changed to Blind Lemon Memorial Cemetery and his gravesite is kept clean by a cemetery committee in Wortham, Texas.
* Blind Lemon Jefferson is the featured musician on a State of Texas license plate.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame listed one song by Blind Lemon Jefferson of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll.
While in Memphis, Hurt recalled seeing " many, many blues singers ... Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bessie Smith, and lots, lots more.
Numerous records emanated from several labels, performed by Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, Lemon Jefferson, and others.
* 1893 – Blind Lemon Jefferson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ( d. 1929 )
* Son House & Blind Lemon Jefferson ( 1926 – 1941 ) Biograph 12040
Cabrel cited the artist as one of a number of blues influences, including Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson, Howlin ' Wolf, Blind Blake, Willie Dixon and Ma Rainey.
An urban legend claims this was the origin of the band's name, but according to band member Jorma Kaukonen, the name was invented by his friend Steve Talbot as a parody of blues names such as Blind Lemon Jefferson.
Many people said that they stole it from New Orleans blues legend Blind Lemon Pye, but he said that the Rutles ' music came from his next-door neighbour Ruttling Orange Peel.
* Blind Lemon Jefferson, influential blues great, born near Wortham
* Blind Lemon Jefferson, an influential blues musician, was born and is buried in Wortham.
* " That Crawling Baby Blues " – Blind Lemon Jefferson
* December – Blind Lemon Jefferson, blues musician ( b. 1894 )
*" Prison Cell Blues " by Blind Lemon Jefferson
* Blind Lemon Jefferson's recording career begins.
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In the 1920s, Blind Lemon Jefferson innovated the style by using jazz-like improvisation and single string accompaniment on a guitar ; Jefferson's influence defined the field and inspired later performers, like Lightnin ' Hopkins, Lil ' Son Jackson, and T-Bone Walker.
Crudup based his song and borrowed themes from Blind Lemon Jefferson's 1926 song That Black Snake Moan ".
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In 1927 she began recording for Paramount Records in Grafton, Wisconsin, where she recorded her first big success, " Sweet Petunia ", which was covered by Blind Blake.
The first two singles taken from the Twist of Shadows album, Blind Hearts and Obsession proved big college and club hits in the United States with Obsession charting on Billboards Alternative Songs chart and both tracks hitting the Billboard Club Play Chart.
Blind and 1926
* The Blind Goddess ( 1926 )
Originally part of neighboring Sanibel Island to the southeast, it was severed in 1926 when a hurricane's storm surge created a new channel, Blind Pass.
* The Blind Goddess ( 1926 )
" Some of the lyrics are traditional blues verses first recorded by Blind Lemon Jefferson in 1926.
In 1926, AFB ’ s Directory of Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Persons — marketed as the most convenient, comprehensive, and reliable source of information on vision loss available — first appeared.
Blind and hit
Chicken Shack had a hit with " I'd Rather Go Blind ", which featured Christine on lead vocals.
They even covered Steve Winwood's popular Blind Faith hit " Can't Find My Way Home " in 1989, one of two singles from the LP.
The next album, 1989 Blind Man's Zoo hit No. 13 and went gold, further increasing the group's following.
Blind Guardian has covered surf-rock hit " Surfin ' USA " as well as 50s hit " Mr. Sandman " and oldies rock and roll staples " Barbara Ann " and " Long Tall Sally ".
Their cover of Canadian group 54-40's " I Go Blind ", originally released on the soundtrack to the TV series Friends in 1995, did not appear on Cracked Rear View or Fairweather Johnson, but nevertheless became a hit at radio in 1996 after three singles from Fairweather Johnson had been released.
In the same Summer, Avantasia and Blind Guardian headlined Wacken Open Air, after the latter had hit the first rank in the Billboard Heatseeker charts.
She is best known for her portrayal of the tap dancing " Bee Girl " in the 1992 music video for the hit single " No Rain ", by Blind Melon.
In November 2009, " Chances " was featured in the end credits of the hit movie The Blind Side.
Wild Turkey is mentioned in the lyrics of the song " Sober " by Muse ; in Ray Wylie Hubbard's 1973 hit ( with Jerry Jeff Walker and others ) " Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother ", ZZ Top ’ s " Arrested For Driving While Blind ", Danny Barker's version of " St. James Infirmary Blues ", the Cowboy Junkies ' " Where Are You Tonight?
The album, which spawned the hit singles " Cherry Pie " ( Featured in Guitar Hero II ), " Uncle Tom's Cabin " ( the acoustic intro was performed by Eric Oswald – Jani's brother ), Blind Faith and " I Saw Red " which also reached the Top Ten in the United States, and the album went on to sell 3 million copies.
Lane also wrote another four Top 40 hit singles: " Cherry Pie ," " I Saw Red ," " Uncle Tom's Cabin " and " Blind Faith " for the second album, the double platinum Cherry Pie in 1990, which peaked at number 7 on the Billboard 200.
Despite his traditional moderate behavior, Offler was described as ' trigger-happy ' by a priest when he struck the golem, Dorfl, with lightning after the golem doubted the gods ( a lightning bolt almost struck the priest as well, but as he was the head priest of Blind Io the lightning was averted and hit the ground harmlessly a few feet away ).
Following his work with Blind Faith, Miller co-produced ( with Delaney Bramlett ) the hit Delaney & Bonnie album On Tour with Eric Clapton, recorded live at Croydon, United Kingdom, on 7 December 1969.
In addition, The Emotions ' 1972 Stax track " Blind Alley " formed the basis for Mariah Carey's 1993 Billboard chart-topping hit " Dreamlover " and also the famous " Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag " by LL Cool J.
" Miss Me Blind " was released in North America, South America, Japan, and Australia to great success ( Top 5 in US and Canada ), and " It's A Miracle " was issued next almost everywhere, becoming a Top 10 or Top 20 hit in several markets.
Thomas Rogers Stevens ( born on 31 October 1970 in West Point, Mississippi, U. S .) is the guitarist from Blind Melon, an alternative rock band which began in the 1990s and is most famous for their hit song " No Rain ".
The track " No Rain " became a smash hit, and brought Blind Melon into the spotlight, and causing their debut album to eventually go platinum four times over.
* Stephan Jenkins, lead singer of American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind has stated that the band's hit song " Semi-Charmed Life " was meant as a response to " Walk on the Wild Side ", but from a San Francisco perspective.
After signing with Elektra in mid 1979, he continued to make hit songs such as " Blind In Love " and " Lying Time Again ", both hits in 1979.
After the ill-received " Blind Man " ( R & B: # 86 ), he released back-to-back hit singles.
Stephan Jenkins of alternative rock band Third Eye Blind said this, along with other rap songs from the early ' 90s, helped shape Third Eye Blind's hit song " Semi-Charmed Life ".
Walk on Fire was a British melodic rock band whose album Blind Faith ( 1989 ) yielded two minor hit singles: " Blind Faith " and " Wastelands ".
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