Blind Lemon Jefferson – Complete Releases 1926-29 – 4CD

Blind Lemon Jefferson was one of the most important, influential and successful of the early bluesmen, a singer, songwriter and guitarist who has been called “The Father Of Texas Blues”.
Blind from birth, Jefferson was one of the earliest and most prominent figures in the blues movement that developed in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas where he started visiting in the early 1910s. It was in Dallas that he met and played with the blues musician Lead Belly. It is probable that he moved to Deep Ellum on a more permanent basis by 1917 and met Aaron Thibeaux Walker, better known as T-Bone Walker. Jefferson taught Walker the basics of playing blues guitar in exchange for Walker’s occasional services as a guide. He was one of the first solo guitarist/vocalists in the commercial recording world, being invited to Chicago in early 1926 to do his first sessions for Paramount. His high-pitched voice and unusual guitar style made him a distinctive performer, writing songs about everyday life and experiences, and his skilful guitar playing and impressive vocal range created opportunities for other solo performers like Charley Patton and Furry Lewis.
This substantial 4CD collection features 87 tracks which were  commercially released on Paramount, as well as titles he made in a brief foray to the Okeh label. Also included are a couple of titles he made as a member of the Paramount All Stars. He wrote and recorded many classics of the genre, all of which are featured here, and the compilation is a comprehensive and definitive showcase for an innovative blues pioneer.

Track Listing:

CD1:
Blind Lemon Jefferson: 1. Booster Blues -   2. Dry Southern Blues -   3. Long Lonesome Blues -   4. Got the Blues -   5. Long Lonesome Blues -   6. Got the Blues -   7. Black Horse Blues -   8. Corinne Blues -   9. Chock House Blues -   10. Jack O Diamond Blues -  Deacon L.J. Bates (Blind Lemon Jefferson): 11. I Want to Be Like Jesus in My Heart -   12. All I Want is Pure Religion -   Blind Lemon Jefferson: 13. Beggin Back -   14. Old Rounder Blues -   15. Stocking Feet Blues -   16. Black Snake Moan -   17. Booger Rooger Blues -   18. Wartime Blues -   19. Bad Luck Blues -   20. Broke and Hungry Blues -    21. Rabbit Foot Blues -   22. Shuckin' Sugar Blues -

CD2:  
Blind Lemon Jefferson: 1. Black Snake Moan -   2. Matchbox Blues -   3. Easy Rider Blues -   4. Match Box Blues -   5. Teddy Bear Blues -   6. Rising Water Blues -   7. Weary Dog Blues -   8. Hot Dogs -   9. Right of Way Blues -   10. Black Snake Dream -   11. Struck Sorrow Blues -   12. Rambler Blues -   13. Deceitful Brownskin -   14. Cinch Bug Blues -   15. One Dime Blues -   16. Gone Dead on You -   17. See That My Grave is Kept Clean -   18. Where Shall I Be -   19. Lonesome House Blues -   20. Sunshine Special -   21. See That My Grave's Kept Clean -   22. Electric Chair Blues - 

CD3:  
Blind Lemon Jefferson: 1. Prison Cell Blues -   2. Lemon's Worried Blues -   3. Balky Mule Blues -   4. Mean Jumper Blues -   5. Change My Luck Blues -   6. Lemon's Cannon Ball Moan -   7. Piney Woods Money Mama -   8. Low Down Mojo Blues -   9. Long Lastin' Lovin' -   10. Penitentiary Blues -   11. Lock Step Blues -   12. Hangman Blues -   13. How Long How Long -   14. Happy New Year Blues -   15. Christmas Eve Blues -   16. Maltese Cat Blues -   17. D.d. Blues -   18. Competition Bed Blues -   19. Sad News Blues -   20. Eagle Eyed Mama -   21. Dynamite Blues -   22. Black Snake Moan #2 -   

CD4:   
Blind Lemon Jefferson: 1. Tin Cup Blues -   2. Oil Well Blues -   3. Saturday Night Spender Blues -   4. Peach Orchard Mama -   5. Big Night Blues -   6. Bakershop Blues -   7. Long Distance Moan -   8. Bed Springs Blues -   9. Yo Yo Blues -   10. Pneumonia Blues -   11. That Crawlin' Baby Blues -  Paramount Allstars: 12. Home Town Skiffle -   13. Hometown Skiffle Pt.2 -   Blind Lemon Jefferson: 14. Southern Woman Blues -   15. Mosquito Moan -   16. Cat Man Blues -   17. Fence Breakin Yellin Blues -   18. The Cheater's Spell -   19. Disgusted Blues -   20. Bootin' Me 'bout -   21. Empty House Blues -