Blind Lemon Jefferson

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Aliases: Deacon L. J. Bates
Real name: Lemon Henry Jefferson
Born: September 24, 1893
Died: December 19, 1929
Country: United States
IPI: 00595909392 10 works
Affiliation: DP
Comments: Legendary bluesman from Texas. He recorded his early gospel sides using the Deacon L. J. Bates alias.

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		All I Want Is That Pure Religion	Deacon L. J. Bates (Blind Lemon Jefferson)	October 1926	(8 artists)
		Bad Luck Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	March 1927	(9 artists)
		Black Horse Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1926	(4 artists)
		Booger Rooger Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1927	Diamond Jim Greene
		Broke and Hungry	Blind Lemon Jefferson	March 1927	(12 artists)
		Easy Rider Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	April 1927	(2 artists)
		Match Box Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	May 1927	(15 artists)
		Mosquito Moan	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1929	Paul Geremia
		One Dime Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1927	(17 artists)
		Peach Orchard Mama	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1929	[Big] Joe Williams
		Prison Cell Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	May 1928	(2 artists)
		Rabbit Foot Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	May 1927	(2 artists)
		Right of Way Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	September 1927	Cephas & Wiggins
		Shuckin' Sugar Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	May 1927	Karen Dalton
		Stocking Feet Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1927	Thomas Shaw
		That Black Snake Moan	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1927	(8 artists)
		Wartime Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1927	(8 artists)

Covers by Blind Lemon Jefferson

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		How Long How Long	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1928	Ida Cox, Leroy Carr
		See That My Grave Is Kept Clean	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1928	(unknown) Covered by (55 artists)

Songs written by Blind Lemon Jefferson

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Bad Luck Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	October 1926	Covered by (9 artists)
Black Horse Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1926	Covered by (4 artists)
Booger Rooger Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	December 1926	Covered by Diamond Jim Greene
Broke and Hungry	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	October 1926	Covered by (12 artists)
Easy Rider Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	April 1927	Covered by (2 artists)
Match Box Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	March 14, 1927	Covered by (15 artists)
Mosquito Moan	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	September 24, 1929	Covered by Paul Geremia
One Dime Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	October 1927	Covered by (17 artists)
Peach Orchard Mama	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	March 1929	Covered by [Big] Joe Williams
Prison Cell Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	February 1928	Covered by (2 artists)
Rabbit Foot Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	December 1926	Covered by (2 artists)
Right of Way Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	June 1927	Covered by Cephas & Wiggins
Shuckin' Sugar Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	November 1926	Covered by Karen Dalton
Stocking Feet Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	November 1926	Covered by Thomas Shaw
That Black Snake Moan	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	November 1926	Covered by (8 artists)
Wartime Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Blind Lemon Jefferson	November 1926	Covered by (8 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean	Blind Lemon Jefferson, Furry Lewis	Two White Horses in a Line	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Covered by (55 artists)

Releases

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	All I Want Is That Pure Religion	Deacon L. J. Bates (Blind Lemon Jefferson)	October 1926	Paramount
	Bad Luck Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	March 1927	Paramount
	Black Horse Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1926	Paramount
	Black Snake Dream Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	September 1927	Paramount
	Black Snake Moan	Blind Lemon Jefferson	May 1927	OKeh
	Booger Rooger Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1927	Paramount
	How Long How Long	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1928	Paramount
	'Lectric Chair Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1928	Paramount
	Lemon's Worried Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	May 1928	Paramount
	Match Box Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	April 1927	Paramount
	One Dime Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1927	Paramount
	Peach Orchard Mama	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1929	Paramount
	Rabbit Foot Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	May 1927	Paramount
	Southern Woman Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1929	Paramount
	That Black Snake Moan	Blind Lemon Jefferson	1927	Paramount

Tributes

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Airplane Blues (Plays Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Lightning Hopkins & Mance Lipscomb)	Noël Akchoté	October 13, 2015	Noël Akchoté Downloads