Blind Lemon Jefferson (comic book + 2 CD)

CD1 BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON 1926/1927

1 ALL I WANT IS PURE RELIGION 3?14
2 GOT THE BLUES 2?52
3 LONG LONESOME BLUES 2?57
4 DRY SOUTHERN BLUES 2?50
5 BLACK HORSE BLUES 2?54
6 CORINNA BLUES 3?07
7 JACK O?DIAMONDS BLUES 2?46
8 BEGGIN? BACK 2?51
9 THAT BLACK SNAKE MOAN 3?05
10 BOOGER ROOGER BLUES 2?49
11 RABBIT FOOT BLUES 2?56
12 MATCHBOX BLUES 3?00
13 RIGHT OF WAY BLUES 2?52
14 TEDDY BEAR BLUES 2?33
15 HOT DOGS 2?56
16 RAMBLER BLUES 2?46
17 CHINCH BUG BLUES 2?48
18 SUNSHINE SPECIAL 2?46
19 ONE DIME BLUES 2?46
20 LONESOME HOUSE BLUES 2?26

CD2 BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON 1928/1929

1 BLIND LEMON?S PENITENTIARY BLUES 2?46
2 ?LECTRIC CHAIR BLUES 2?31
3 SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN 2?52
4 LEMON?S WORRIED BLUES 2?59
5 BALKY MULE BLUES 2?42
6 PRISON CELL BLUES 2?45
7 LOCKSTEP BLUES 3?18
8 HANGMAN?S BLUES 3?22
9 HAPPY NEW YEAR BLUES 2?54
10 DB BLUES 2?44
11 COMPETITION BED BLUES 2?45
12 OIL WELL BLUES 2?44
13 BIG NIGHT BLUES 2?53
14 BED SPRINGS BLUES 3?04
15 YO YO BLUES 2?36
16 MOSQUITO MOAN 3?06
17 PNEUMONIA BLUES 3?20
18 LONG DISTANCE MOAN 3?27
19 THAT CRAWLIN? BABY BLUES 2?40
20 BOOTIN? ME ?BOUT 3?11

Une des grandes figures légendaires de la musique populaire américaine, Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893-1930) a été le tout premier guitariste et chanteur de blues à avoir connu le succès, permettant ainsi à quantité de bluesmen solistes de trouver le chemin des studios. Il est aussi la figure fondatrice du Texas blues et a défini les canons du genre.
Mais, grâce aux ventes énormes de ses disques, Jefferson a eu une influence considérable bien au-delà du Texas, sur l?ensemble des bluesmen jusqu?à T-Bone Walker, sur beaucoup de pionniers de la Country Music et jusqu?aux vedettes du folk (Bob Dylan) et du Rock (le groupe Jefferson Airplane qui prendra son nom d?après le vieux maître).
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One of the great, legendary figures of American popular music, Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893-1930) was the very first blues singer and guitarist to enjoy fame, allowing many blues soloists to follow his path into the recording-studios. He was also the founding figure of Texas blues, and became the definition of the genre. Yet thanks to his enormous record sales, Jefferson had considerable influence outside his native Texas, on bluesmen such as T-Bone Walker, many Country music pioneers, folk stars such as Bob Dylan and even Rock (the Jefferson Airplane group took its name from the old master.)

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