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See That My Grave Is Kept Clean : The World and Music of Blind Lemon Jefferson by Alan Govenar and Kip Lornell (2023, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDeep Vellum Publishing
ISBN-101646053125
ISBN-139781646053124
eBay Product ID (ePID)13059214899
Product Key Features
Book TitleSee That My Grave Is Kept Clean : the World and Music of Blind Lemon Jefferson
Number of Pages248 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), African American
Publication Year2023
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorAlan Govenar, Kip Lornell
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2023-027212
SynopsisA new biography of the beloved but mysterious Blind Lemon Jefferson, famous blues musician. Born in 1897, Jefferson was a blind street musician who played his guitar at the corner of Elm Street and Central Avenue in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas, Texas, until a Paramount Records scout discovered him. Between 1926 and his untimely death in 1929, Jefferson made more than 80 records and became the biggest-selling blues singer in America. Although his recordings are extensive, details about his life are relatively few. Through Govenar and Lornell's extensive interviews and research, See That My Grave is Kept Clean gathers the scattered facts behind Blind Lemon Jefferson's mythic representations., Blind Lemon Jefferson is an icon: a giant figure in the history of the blues, a major guitar stylist, and a singer with a booming voice and two-octave vocal range. While his name may sound familiar, at the same time, he largely remains an enigma. Jefferson has become a metaphor for all that we don't know about this unique style of African American music. How a blind street singer embedded himself in the consciousness of the world is remarkable, if not bewildering. Just about everyone writing about the blues mentions Blind Lemon but provides (and often repeats) only scant concrete information. Even August Wilson, who wanted to write a play about Blind Leon, commented that he couldn't find out enough to build a credible drama; he instead focused on one of Jefferson's contemporaries in his play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. If Ma Rainey was the "Mother of the Blues" and Bessie Smith its "Empress," Blind Lemon was its first prince. He was destined to become king, although he was never billed as such during this lifetime.
LC Classification NumberML420.J324G68 2023
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