Lemon Jefferson was born in the autumn of 1893 in Couchman, Texas. Blind from birth and the youngest of seven children, Jefferson began a career as an itinerant musician at a young age, performing a repertoire of prison songs, blues, laments, and Texas dances from Texas to Chicago. Known for being the first blues singer to record "race records" (records specifically recorded for the African-American public), Jefferson also recorded religious songs under the pseudonym Deacon L.J. Bates. He died in 1929 under mysterious circumstances but was one of the most influential bluesmen of the 20th century.
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