Recommended Recordings

As one of Our Recommendations and Recommended Recordings, we recommend The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson, a selection of 23 recordings by Blind Lemon Jefferson, on Yazoo Records.

Blind Lemon Jefferson was from Texas, not Mississippi, but we have included him on this site because of his major influence on the blues. Blind Lemon Jefferson was a major influence on Mississippi blues musicians and his recordings have been covered by musicians from Mississippi and its neighboring states, including Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins.

Blind Lemon Jefferson recorded a total of 94 known sides. This Yazoo Records CD contains 23 of his known 94 recordings with good re-mastering.

CD cover, The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson, released on Yazoo Records
CD cover, The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson, released on Yazoo Records

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More Recommended Recordings of Blind Lemon Jefferson

If you want the complete 94 recorded sides by Blind Lemon Jefferson, we are currently recommending:

CD cover, Blind Lemon Jefferson - The Complete 94 Classic Sides, a 4 CD box set on JSP Records
CD cover, Blind Lemon Jefferson – The Complete 94 Classic Sides, a 4 CD box set on JSP Records

 

 

 

 

 
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