Blind Lemon Jefferson - Complete Releases 1926-29 / Blind Lemon Jefferson was one of the most important, influential and successful of the early bluesmen, a singer, songwriter and guitarist who has been called "The Father Of Texas Blues", and he was one of the earliest and most prominent figures in the blues movement that developed in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas. He was one of the first solo guitarist/vocalists in the commercial recording world, being invited to Chicago in early 1926 to do his first sessions for Paramount. His high-pitched voice and unusual guitar style made him a distinctive performer, writing songs about everyday life and experiences, and his skilful guitar playing and impressive vocal range created opportunities for other solo performers like Charley Patton and Furry Lewis. This substantial and excellent-value 87-track 4-CD collection comprises, as far as we are aware, every recording he made which was commercially released, primarily comprising his releases on Paramount, but also featuring titles he made in a brief foray to the Okeh label, and including a couple of titles he made as a member of the Paramount All Stars. He wrote and recorded many classics of the genre, all of which are featured here, and the collection is a comprehensive and definitive showcase for an innovative blues pioneer.

Track List

1. Booster Blues
2. Dry Southern Blues
3. Long Lonesome Blues
4. Got the Blues
5. Long Lonesome Blues (V2)
6. Got the Blues (V2)
7. Black Horse Blues
8. Corinne Blues
9. Chock House Blues
10. Jack O Diamond Blues
11. I Want to Be Like Jesus in My Heart
12. All I Want Is Pure Religion
13. Beggin Back
14. Old Rounder Blues
15. Stocking Feet Blues
16. Black Snake Moan
17. Booger Rooger Blues
18. Wartime Blues
19. Bad Luck Blues
20. Broke and Hungry Blues
21. Rabbit Foot Blues
22. Shuckin' Sugar Blues
23. Black Snake Moan
24. Matchbox Blues
25. Easy Rider Blues
26. Match Box Blues
27. Teddy Bear Blues
28. Rising Water Blues
29. Weary Dog Blues
30. Hot Dogs
31. Right of Way Blues
32. Black Snake Dream
33. Struck Sorrow Blues
34. Rambler Blues
35. Deceitful Brownskin
36. Cinch Bug Blues
37. One Dime Blues
38. Gone Dead on You
39. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
40. Where Shall I Be
41. Lonesome House Blues
42. Sunshine Special
43. See That My Grave's Kept Clean
44. Electric Chair Blues
45. Prison Cell Blues
46. Lemon's Worried Blues
47. Balky Mule Blues
48. Mean Jumper Blues
49. Change My Luck Blues
50. Lemon's Cannon Ball Moan
51. Piney Woods Money Mama
52. Low Down Mojo Blues
53. Long Lastin' Lovin'
54. Penitentiary Blues
55. Lock Step Blues
56. Hangman Blues
57. How Long How Long
58. Happy New Year Blues
59. Christmas Eve Blues
60. Maltese Cat Blues
61. D.D. Blues
62. Competition Bed Blues
63. Sad News Blues
64. Eagle Eyed Mama
65. Dynamite Blues
66. Black Snake Moan #2
67. Tin Cup Blues
68. Oil Well Blues
69. Saturday Night Spender Blues
70. Peach Orchard Mama
71. Big Night Blues
72. Bakershop Blues
73. Long Distance Moan
74. Bed Springs Blues
75. Yo Yo Blues
76. Pneumonia Blues
77. That Crawlin' Baby Blues
78. Home Town Skiffle
79. Hometown Skiffle Pt.2
80. Southern Woman Blues
81. Mosquito Moan
82. Cat Man Blues
83. Fence Breakin Yellin Blues
84. The Cheater's Spell
85. Disgusted Blues
86. Bootin' Me 'Bout
87. Empty House Blues