Blind Lemon Jefferson was born\u00a0between\u00a0September of 1893\u00a0and July 1897. He was born and raised in Couchman Texas which is\u00a0a part\u00a0of the Freestone Country. It is about halfway between Dallas and Houston.\u00a0Jefferson was born\u00a0blind,\u00a0which is why his stage name pays homage to that. He was the youngest of seven kids! Jefferson started music when he was a teenager. He would learn prison songs and spiritual pieces on the guitar. He would\u00a0work at\u00a0parties as well as standing on the street to get playing time. According to Britannica, he worked in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and even Virginia. In 1925, Jefferson left Texas and moved to Chicago.\u00a0At first, Jefferson was not planning\u00a0on moving\u00a0to Chicago, but after attending recording sessions with Paramount, he decided to move.\u00a0After his move, he was signed to Paramount Records in 1926 and stayed with them until 1929 when the Great Depression hit. He worked with Lead Belly during this time. Jefferson was widely known for his \u201c… high voice, shouting style and advanced guitar\u00a0technique, which used melodic lead lines, bent notes, and imitative effects as well as his lyrics and themes,\u00a0became staples of blues through such disciplines as Lead Belly…\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0In 1980, Jefferson was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame as\u00a0a part\u00a0of their first class. He passed\u00a0away\u00a0sometime\u00a0in December of 1929 in Chicago.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of Blind Lemon Jefferson\u2019s popular songs is Match Box Blues. They only recorded this song two times because they were so happy with the outcome.\u00a0Match Box Blues was so popular that a lot of artists went on to cover it. Encyclopedia.com states, \u201c… several decades later found its way into the repertoires of Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n