Lonesome Blues is the true story of the legendary bluesman Blind Lemon Jefferson: born blind but ultimately able to express his deepest emotions through music. He was discovered on a street corner in the Deep Ellum section of Dallas—we bring his story back to Deep Ellum!
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Lonesome Blues
Lonesome Blues is the true story of the legendary bluesman Blind Lemon Jefferson: born blind but ultimately able to express his deepest emotions through music. He was discovered on a street corner in the Deep Ellum section of Dallas—we bring his story back to Deep Ellum! Support American Theatre: a just and thriving theatre ecology begins with information for all. Please join us in this mission by joining TCG, which entitles you to copies of our quarterly print magazine and helps support a long legacy of…