Blind Lemon Jefferson's family attended services there when he was a child, and he probably sang in public for the first time at the church. (Alan Govenar) It’s hard to love a ghost.

Considering he was the most popular male blues recording artist of the 1920s, we know surprisingly little about Blind Lemon Jefferson. Between 1925 and 1929, he made at least 100 recordings, including ...

A photographic series by Alan Govenar explores rural East Texas and little-known places that 1920s blues legend Blind Lemon Jefferson visited or alluded to in his songs. The collection of 34 large ...

One sensational guitarist, two powerhouse bluesmen, four savvy backup singers, and some 60 songs by legendary blues artist Blind Lemon Jefferson are enough to make any blues lover go weak at the ...

The United States declared 2003 the Year of the Blues by presidential proclamation on February 1. And it is a dedication that has borne some strange fruit, but surely none stranger than the sudden ...