Blind Lemon Jefferson ‎– The Rough Guide To Blues Legends: Blind Lemon Jefferson (2013)

1-1 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	One Dime Blues 	2:48
1-2 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Easy Rider Blues 	2:56
1-3 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Jack O'Diamonds (Take 2) 	2:47
1-4 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Match Box Blues 	2:54
1-5 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Beggin' Back 	2:52
1-6 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Bad Luck Blues 	2:51
1-7 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	He Arose From The Dead 	2:26
1-8 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Rambler Blues 	2:48
1-9 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 	2:53
1-10 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	That Crawlin' Baby Blues 	2:40
1-11 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Hot Dogs 	2:57
1-12 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	All I Want Is That Pure Religion 	3:13
1-13 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Corinna Blues (Take 2) 	3:08
1-14 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Black Snake Moan 	3:02
1-15 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Where Shall I Be 	2:33
1-16 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Mosquito Moan 	3:08
1-17 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Black Horse Blues 	2:57
1-18 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Wartime Blues 	3:03
1-19 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Rabbit Foot Blues 	2:57
1-20 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Rising High Water Blues 	2:31
1-21 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Prison Cell Blues 	2:48
1-22 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart 	3:05
1-23 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Dry Southern Blues 	2:51
1-24 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues 	2:47
1-25 	–Blind Lemon Jefferson 	Broke And Hungry 	3:00
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2-1 	–Big Bill Broonzy 	Long Tall Mama 	2:49
2-2 	–Blind Blake 	He's In The Jailhouse Now 	2:47
2-3 	–Skip James 	Hard Time Killin' Floor 	2:50
2-4 	–Blind Willie Johnson 	Mother's Children Have A Hard Time 	3:23
2-5 	–Tommy Johnson 	Cool Drink Of Water Blues 	3:25
2-6 	–Frank Stokes 	I Got Mine 	3:06
2-7 	–Robert Wilkins 	That's No Way To Get Along 	2:54
2-8 	–Blind Willie McTell 	Southern Can Is Mine 	3:14
2-9 	–Bukka White 	District Attorney Blues 	2:42
2-10 	–Reverend Gary Davis* 	You Can Go Home 	3:08
2-11 	–Willie Brown (2) 	Future Blues 	3:01
2-12 	–Mississippi John Hurt 	Nobody's Dirty Business 	2:53
2-13 	–Furry Lewis 	Falling Down Blues 	2:52
2-14 	–Teddy Darby 	Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues 	3:06
2-15 	–Son House 	Country Farm Blues 	2:12
2-16 	–Mississippi Sheiks 	The World Is Going Wrong 	3:24
2-17 	–Leadbelly 	Blind Lemon Jefferson (My Friend Blind Lemon)) 	3:06
2-18 	–Mississippi Bracey 	Stered Gal 	3:11
2-19 	–Robert Johnson 	Preachin' Blues 	2:51
2-20 	–Charley Patton 	Some Of These Days I'll Be Gone (Take 2) 	3:09
2-21 	–Barbecue Bob 	Atlanta Moan 	3:06
2-22 	–The Memphis Jug Band* 	On The Road Again 	2:50
2-23 	–Memphis Minnie 	Weary Woman's Blues 	2:57
2-24 	–Sam Collins 	My Road Is Rough And Rocky 	2:54

Dubbed the ‘Father of the Texas Blues’, Blind Lemon Jefferson had a mesmerizing guitar-picking style and an impressive vocal range. A true blues legend, his approach influenced the likes of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and Son House. This Rough Guide presents a lovingly remastered selection of his varied repertoire, from deepest blues to raucous ragtime and God-fearing gospel.

Blind Lemon Jefferson sang his own epitaph throughout this life, a grizzly anecdote that forms the refrain of his most well-known and most-covered song, ‘See That My Grave Is Kept Clean’. Characteristic of his style, the lyrics to the song are laced through with sour notes of irony that are underpinned by his brooding bluesy guitar.

Blind Lemon Jefferson’s life is a riddle of ironies and inconsistencies to the modern-day investigator. Even the extent of his sight impairment is contestable. What can be known for certain is the far-reaching arm of his lasting influence. His style formed the basis of the blues paradigm echoed by the likes of Charley Patton, Furry Lewis and Barbecue Bob. His classic recordings also influenced such legends as Robert Johnson, Son House, B.B. King and Lightnin’ Hopkins. Stretching even further, folk and rock musicians such as Bob Dylan and Carl Perkins later reflected his influence, too.

Jefferson’s songs have varying inspirations: ‘Jack O’Diamonds’ is a Texan folk ballad sung by railroad men gambling in hot and dusty bars, while ‘Corinna Blues’ was inspired by the popular American song ‘See See Rider Blues’, first recorded by Gertrude ‘Ma’ Rainey in 1924. His songs also give differing impressions of the man: ‘Black Snake Moan’ paints him out as a womanizer, while ‘All I Want Is Pure Religion’ regarded in connection with stories of his refusal to play on a Sunday for any amount, suggests an altogether different image. Marvel at the mystery and drown in Jefferson’s heady bluesy brew on this lovingly remastered Rough Guide.

The bumper bonus album explores the artists that Jefferson inspired. His sound resonated with the likes of Skip James, Leadbelly, Blind Willie McTell and Memphis Minnie, all heard here. ---worldmusic.net

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