Blind Lemon Blues Musical Overview Product Code: BE2000

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1 Blind Lemon Blues Musical Overview Product Code: BE2000 To help you find the perfect musical for your next performance, we have provided this overview of the vocal and orchestral demands for this title. Solo Songs: Yes Ensemble/Large Chorus Songs: Yes Main Character Details: Blind Lemon Jefferson (m); A3-D6 vocals, difficult Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter (m): C4-C6 vocals, difficult Total Number of Songs: 35 Vocal Demands: Moderate Orchestral Demands: Moderate Size of Orchestra: Small; Guitar only Ready to Perform? When you are ready to perform, please apply for rights or contact our customer service department by clicking below. You will be prompted to log in or create an account. We are happy to answer any questions you may have

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4 F CE: ENSEMBLE: "Deep Ellum... Dallas, Texas" Lively h = 126 # # # # CD Track 3 C 4. Deep Ellum Blues Traditional CE: BLIND LEMON: "Just lead me on" CD Track 4 Govenar/Babatunde Guitar # # # # C # # # # E C Œ j n j # Œ V V V V V V V V Œ n# 6 # # # # Ó ENSEMBLE (F): n When you go down in Deep El -lum keep your mon-ey in your pants 'cuz them # # # ENSEMBLE (M): # Ó J J # # # # V Œ Ó When you go down in Deep El - lum keep your mon-ey in your pants 'cuz them E7 Œ # n n# n j n j # Œ # j Œ Œ V V V V V V V V 11 # # # # n n # n n # # Œ Ó red red - heads in Deep El - lum, nev - er give a man a chance oh, sweet # # # # Œ Ó - heads in Deep El - lum, nev - er give a man a chance oh, sweet # # # # V V V V V V V V V V V V V 5 A7 Œ n#

5 2 4. Deep Ellum Blues 16 # # # # n Ó nn # j n n # n j n n ma-ma, dad - dy's got them Deep El - lum blues. j n # Œ # # # # # # # # Ó J j j n ma-ma, dad - dy's got them Deep El - lum blues. E # Œ V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 21 # # # # # # # # Oh, # Ó n # n j n n # n j n n nn j n # Œ # sweet ma-ma, dad - dy's got them Deep El- lum blues. Ó J j j # Œ Oh, sweet ma-ma, dad - dy's got them Deep El - lum blues. A7 # # # # B7 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 27 # # # # CE: BLIND LEMON: "Looka here, partner..." # # # # # # # # E7 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 6

6 ATTACCA from 14. Got the Blues 15. Living in Darkness Traditional Moderately, with a funk groove b CD Track 15 vamp 4 q = 90 b 4 b 4 CE: BLIND LEMON: "...when a man hurts within..." ENSEMBLE: CE: LEAD BELLY: "It can cause a man to hurt someone else" # j Liv-ing in dark - ness Ó ACTRESS: Govenar/Babatunde LEAD BELLY: Œ # J Ó Yeah Ó Œ It's a Guier b 4 j # Dm7 sim. j # V V V V V V V V 5 b Œ Œ long John He's a long gone It's a long John he's a long gone Like a Œ Œ BLIND b LEMON: Œ Œ Œ Œ b ENSEMBLE: It's a long John He's a long gone It's a long John he's a long gone Œ Œ Œ Œ Gui. b It's a long John He's a long gone It's a long John he's a long gone V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 28

7 2 Gui. 9 b b b tur-key through the corn He's a long gone Like a Πb ΠLike a Like a 15. Living in Darkness ΠΠΠtur-key through the corn he's a long gone Πtur-key through the corn he's a long gone V V V V V V V V 11 b b tur-key through the corn he's a long gone Boss Πb ΠLike a ΠΠΠtur -key through the corn he's a long gone ΠLike a tur -key through the corn he's a long gone J Gui. b V V V V V V V V 13 b ΠJ man, boss man can't you see? What this work is ΠJ ΠJ b ΠJ ΠJ ΠJ Boss man, boss man can't you see? What this work Gui. b b ΠJ ΠJ ΠBoss man, boss man can't you see? What this work J V V V V V V V V V V V V 29

8 Guitar 4 CE: ACTOR: "Blind Lemon, take three!" q = 192 CD Track Broke and Hungry Blues Blind Lemon Jefferson BLIND LEMON: Govenar/Babatunde Broke and hun-gry 4 G Œ j 4 # j V V V V V V V V V V V V Guit. 6 ENSEMBLE: hun-gry hun-gry Broke and hun-gry, C hun- gry, hun - gry V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V G 12 Ó J Ó 3 do do doo do do do do do doo do do doo Broke and hun-gry Guit. D C G V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V G Guit. 18 Œ Ó rag-ged and dirt - y too. Broke and hun-gry rag- ged dirt - y too. C b V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V G Œ Ó 38

9 BLIND LEMON: "...if you made a dollar a day." Freely q. = 55 b b b b b CD Track In the Midst of the Blues Akin Babatunde Govenar/Babatunde ΠENSEMBLE: Guitar b b b b b 9 8 In the midst of the blues there's a strange Gtr. 4 bb b b b hue. In the midst of a steam - y room. In the midst of the b b b b b Gtr. 7 b b b b b b b b b b blues there's a strange hue. In the midst of a steam - y room. 10 bb b b b In the midst of the blues there's a strange hue. In the midst of a Gtr. bb b b b Gtr. 13 b b b b b bb b b b steam - y room. In the midst of the blues there's a strange 59

10 ATTACCA from: 32. Where Shall I Be? 33. All I Want Is That Pure Religion Blind Lemon Jefferson Moderately q = 192 CD Track 33 ACTRESS: 4 b b j b Well Govenar/Babatunde Ó Ó the train is com - in' done turn the curve, Train is 4 ENSEMBLE: Ó Hal - le - lu. Ó Guitar 4 C V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 6 j j b com-in' done turn the curve, Fix-in' to leave the sin - ful world, So, you're A. Gtr. V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V F A. Gtr. 10 gon - na need that pure re - li - gion. ENSEMBLE: j b Hal - le - lu! C A D G C F C V V V V V V V V w Ó w w w w 72

11 ATTACCA from 34. So Cold in Chicago 35. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Reprise) Blind Lemon Jefferson Freely q = CD Track 35 ACTRESS: "The casket was waiting at the post office." Govenar/Babatunde G C G C C G 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 7 # # # # # # LEAD BELLY: I finally understand what Lemon would often say when he sang: # # # # # # Em G C G # # # with slide. V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Ó Œ 76

12 2 35. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Reprise) 14 # # # BLIND LEMON: Œ Œ Œ Œ j There's just one kind fa-vor I ask of you LEAD BELLY: "See that my grave is kept clean." # # # # # # # # # # # # Œ n # J n Ó Œ n BLIND LEMON: 19 # # # J Œ J Œ Ó Ó Œ There's just one kind fa - vor I ask of you There's just # # # ACTRESS #2: Œ Œ I ask of you I ask of you # # # ACTRESS #1: Ó J J Œ I ask of you. I ask of you # # # # # # j Œ J Ó 77