Blind Lemon Jefferson (born in 1893, Freestone County, Texas and died in Chicago, Illinois in 1929) was a frequent performer in Dallas’s Deep Ellum venues. He was unquestionably one of the most influential early blues musicians and the first major male solo blues recording star. He was the eighth of approximately eight or nine children…
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By Rose-Mary Rumbley From Proud Heritage, Volume III by DCPA. This 352 page hardcover book is now available online. The beloved Katy Railroad engine with passenger and Pullman cars left the Union Station in downtown Dallas, ran north through the eastern part of Oak Lawn, continued running by the east edge of Highland Park, and then took…
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