Talk:Blind Lemon Jefferson

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Contents 1 Image 2 Photo 3 Influence 4 Copyrights of recordings

[edit] Image

I just replaced the image in this page. The image that was there was sort of primitive, and the same picture is the one I have uploaded - it is an album cover, and should pass copyright. If anyone reads this, there are other images of him, not only the one in the original page. Here is one http://image.com.com/mp3/images/artist/pic200/drp200/p257/p2571612u80.jpgMy wife says the face is not the same. Any comment? And then there is this one http://www.brooksbluesbar.co.uk/images/hall%20of%20fame/robert%20johnson.jpg that to me does not look like the same person. Again, any comment?--Dumarest 21:12, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

There is one other known photograph of Jefferson that was published in Blues & Rhythm magazine a few years back. The photos listed above are of Mississippi John Hurt and Robert Johnson, respectively. --RobHutten 17:56, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, those two came up on a Google image search, along with a number of instances of the true image. I thought they looked 'odd'. I have re-uploaded the album cover, with more data supporting free use. --Dumarest 19:49, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

The image previously illustrating the article is, as the caption and title explain, an engraving, from period Parmount Records advertising. If you want a different image to illustrate an article, do not upload over the old one at the same title if it is not the same image with the exact same text description accurate. -- Infrogmation 02:00, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

I find the deletion of this image scanned from a rare 1920s paper record sleeve in favor of a "fair use" image yoinked from the web objectionable. -- Infrogmation 19:40, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photo

Photos was deleted from commons and disappeared also from here. I wonder, if anybody really owns any copyrights. --128.214.205.5 14:43, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Influence

There is a contradiction in the article concerning Jeffersons influence on younger generations. The intoduction states: "He was not influential on younger blues singers as they did not seek to imitate him as they did other commercially successful artists." (supported by a note). The 'Music and influence' section, on the other hand, says: "He was a founder of the Texas blues sound and an important influence on the next generation of blues singers and guitarists, including Lead Belly and Lightnin Hopkins. He was the author of many tunes covered by later musicians, [...]". HdZ 16:11, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyrights of recordings

I guess the copyright period of actual recordings by Blind Lemon must have been ended. They have been recorded over 70 years ago and the company went to bankcrupt over 70 years ago, right...? What do you think? --128.214.205.62 11:54, 2 April 2007 (UTC)