Blind Lemon Jefferson

Person · Open Library

Born

1897

Died

1929

Works

1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1893-09-24

Active to

1929-12-19

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

170,719

Total plays

1,159,249

Blind Lemon Jefferson (Lemon Henry Jefferson, Coutchman, Texas, September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929) was an influential blues singer and guitarist from Texas. He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s. His musical style was individualistic, and Jefferson's singing and self-accompaniment were distinctive as a result of his high-pitched voice and originality on the guitar. He has been titled "Father of the Texas Blues." He was not influential on some younger blues singers of h

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. A simplest systematics for the organization of turn-taking for conversation

   · 1974 · cited 8,786x

2. GUS fusions: beta‐glucuronidase as a sensitive and versatile gene fusion marker in higher plants.

   · 1987 · cited 7,847x

3. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

   · 2021 · cited 6,869x

4. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

   · 2016 · cited 5,700x

5. Genome-wide atlas of gene expression in the adult mouse brain

   · 2006 · cited 5,274x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Henry

Family name

Jefferson

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Wortham

Place of death

Chicago

Occupation

recording artist

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

blues

Instrument

guitar

Record label

Paramount

Image

Blindlemonjeffersoncirca1926.jpg

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