Blind Lemon Jefferson

My young ears are certainly getting a lesson this week from the dirty elders! Planting the Seed: Dirty Blues, the early years. Early Blues in general is a lyrically limited form-- broads, booze and sex have a virtual stranglehold on the blues singers' mind, give or take a cameo appearance by the devil himself, (i.e.-- the works of Robert Johnson or Peetie Wheatstraw) … [Read more...] about Tuesday Afternoon Thread: Bad Hombres Week