The importance of aroma is obvious to anyone who has ever attempted to eat while congested: when our sense of smell is compromised, much of our sense of taste goes with it. Given its significance, it ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Those for whom “Don’t Stop The Music” is not a 2007 dance hit by Rihanna but a 1980 soul-funk classic by ...

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 knees ...

and I ain’t got a dime. I’m broke and I ain’t got a dime And life can turn on a dime, said Blind Lemon Jefferson, a proud man who sang on street corners and could tell if you only threw a penny in his ...

“Sinners,” set in Mississippi in 1932—and the winner of four Oscars, including for best original score—has drawn fresh attention to early blues. A few years before then, Blind Lemon Jefferson became ...

Blind Lemon Jefferson’s grave in a small cemetery off Highway 14 north of Wortham is a well-kept spot along the back fence honored with a metal state historic marker. Often called the “Father of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Blind Lemon is a historic underground cocktail bar that sits in the heart of Mount Adams. Take a stroll inside the candle-lit ...

Eddie Sheppard, who transformed a basement bar in Mount Adams into one of Cincinnati's most beautiful and beloved bars, has died. According to his obituary, Sheppard, who owned The Blind Lemon with ...

Halfway between a revue and a full-fledged biography, "Blind Lemon Blues" satisfies musical cravings but leaves one hungry for narrative or at least a few more details. In a return engagement by the ...