Blind Lemon Jefferson-Long Lonesome Blues

Long Lonesome Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926)

[stingaling]

Haha - always sounds like it is raining with these recordings! Perfect for the blues.

[creighton]

I love every song this man ever put out! I could listen to him, and all the old Blues and Country artists 24/7

[kaecake]

Whoah. Texas is lucky to have this genius.

[richardmindemann]

Sublime artist. Among the finest of blues artists in the history of that idiom. Probably the most difficult of any blues guitar player to imitate. Just magnificent.

[m.lecollie]

Brilliant vocals and masterful guitar!!

[skiddoo-frex]

Absolute genius. One of the most important and most underrated musicians of the 20th century.

[LeeMitchellAcoustic]

Blind Lemon was the Daddy of the blues...sheer genius and original....

[davidrmohr]

This is the first time I've heard of Lemon Jefferson. From the first vocal I thought to myself that this is the person that must have really influenced Canned Heat. Now I have to go search for more Blind Lemon Jefferson!

[bobgray]

it's my 1st time also ever hearing this name... thanks to Lou Reed doing one of his songs

[jean-micheldehalu]

I walked from Dallas, I walked to Wichita Falls
I say, I walked from Dallas, I walked to Wichita Falls
Hadn't have lost my sugar, well, I would not have walked at all

Some women see you comin', man, they go get the rocker chair
Women see you comin', go get the rocker chair
"I wanna fool this man and make out he's welcome here"

So cold in China, the birds can hardly sing
So cold in China, birds can hardly sing
You didn't make me mad till you soak my diamond ring

Hey, mama and papa, and papa's papa 'deed double do love you, doggone it
Somebody's talking to you, mama and papa 'deed double do love you
What you cryin' 'bout, baby, papa don't care what you do

Well, I know my baby, she gonna jump and shout
I say, I know my baby, she gonna jump and shout
When she gets a letter Lemon have rolled them few days out


Said, baby, what's the matter, Papa Lemon can't get no mail
Said, baby, what's the matter, Papa Lemon can't get no mail
Mama, dreamt last night, pulled a black cat across your trail

I got up this mornin' with the blues all around my bed
I got up this mornin', blues all around my bed
Fixin' to eat my breakfast, the blues all in my bread

[mikemusic]

"I bet you can't spontaneously foreshadow boogie woogie and rap at the same time!" BLJ at 1:24 - "Hold my beer."

[friedaricx]

The very first ever recorded "blue" notes!

[snoke]

It sounds very similar to "Going Up The Country" by Canned Heat.

[KyleBillie]

Damn, I can hear Stevie Ray Vaughan:]

[cosmiclust]

This is the first to play blues, folk and rock of all time. Starting in the 1890s. Can you fucking believe that! But not popular til 1915. Shit

[oker]

Finaly,   I find another Blind Lemon Jefferson song I like. For the longest time, I only liked I think black cat moan blues or something like that.

[RuggeroBelloni]

Do yourselves a favour and stop
considering the original blues greats in terms of influence on
revivalists and learn to listen to
the subtelties, both instrumental
and vocal of the real thing.
Even the best newer artists either
miss the best bits or add their non
authentic two cents. Even more
annoying, no one bothers learning
the actual melody and reduces the
tune to a standard Shake rattle 'n
and roll cliche, even on distinctive
tunes like Lemon's Rabbit foot or
Leroy Carr's Midnight hour. I have
played acoustic Blues for over 50
years as a tribute to the greats and
believe me, becoming an authentic
Buesman without growing up in
the tradition is a mere fantasy.
Enjoying listening and playing with
respect is satisfyjng.