Blues musician
Blind Lemon Jefferson
The first commercially successful male blues singer, recorded in the 1920s.
Lemon Henry "Blind Lemon" Jefferson was an American blues and gospel singer-songwriter and musician. He was one of the most popular and successful blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the "Father of the Texas blues".
- Born
- 1893-09-24, Coutchman, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1929-12-19, Chicago, USAA Thursday, aged 36
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1893-09-24, Coutchman, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 1°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 17°55′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 5°26′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 9°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 25°04′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 1°25′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 14°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 8°42′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 13°32′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 10°45′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1929-12-19, Chicago, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 27°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 13°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 9°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 15°39′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 22°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 9°14′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 2°15′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 7°27′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 3°32′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 18°58′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Blind Lemon Jefferson was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.