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  1. "Matchbox" is a song written and recorded by #CarlPerkins and released in 1957. #BlindLemonJefferson wrote and recorded a song entitled "Match Box Blues" in 1927, which is musically different but which contains some lyric phrases in common. "Matchbox" was recorded as a #rockabilly song by Carl Perkins in December 1956 and by fellow #SunRecords performer, #JerryLeeLewis โ€“ who played piano on the original track โ€“ in 1958. #SamPhillips.
    youtube.com/watch?v=aM9GQDibqxw

  2. Lemon Henry "Blind Lemon" Jefferson (September 24, 1893 โ€“ December 19, 1929) was an American blues and gospel singer-songwriter and musician. He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the "Father of the Texas Blues."

    #Blues #TexasBlues #MusicHistory #BlindLemonJefferson

    youtu.be/fvNvgSJk7BE