JEFFERSON, LEMON

JEFFERSON, LEMON (BLIND LEMON). Bluesman (July 1897 near Wortham, Texas; December [?] 1929 in Chicago, Illinois). Born blind, he taught himself to play guitar as a child and played for local country dances and picnics at an early age. He left home when he was about twenty years old to sing professionally in Dallas, Texas. During his stay there he met Huddie (Leadbelly) Ledbetter , and the two bluesmen formed a team that performed in local cafes and sometimes traveled to nearby towns...