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10" Vinyl – TEG 1081-10

Blind Lemon Jefferson, “The Father of Texas Blues,” was the best-selling male blues artist of the 1920's, recording 92 sides for Paramount Records and one released 78 for Okeh Records: “Black Snake Moan / Matchbox Blues”. Jefferson produced an original, driving, unpredictably advanced guitar style and a distinctive booming high-pitched, two-octave voice that no one could imitate. Legends of his prowess as a bluesman abounded among the musicians who heard him, and sightings of Jefferson in different regions of the United States were plentiful.