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Blind Lemon Jefferson, an Uncommon card
Lemon Henry "Blind Lemon" Jefferson was an American blues and gospel singer-songwriter and musician.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 61
- Power
- 131
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 66,000
Power 131 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Blind Lemon Jefferson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Blind Lemon Jefferson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Due mainly to his high-pitched voice and the ______ of his guitar playing, Jefferson's performances were distinctive.
Answer
originality. Due mainly to his high-pitched voice and the originality of his guitar playing, Jefferson's performances were distinctive. From the Blind Lemon Jefferson article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was one of the most popular and successful blues singers of the ____s and has been called the "Father of the Texas blues".
Answer
1920s. He was one of the most popular and successful blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the "Father of the Texas blues". From the Blind Lemon Jefferson article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was one of the most popular and successful blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the "Father of the Texas blues".
- Due mainly to his high-pitched voice and the originality of his guitar playing, Jefferson's performances were distinctive.
- His recordings sold well, but he was not a strong influence on younger blues singers of his generation, who could not imitate him as easily as they could other commercially successful artists.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Blind Lemon Jefferson article was read about 66,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 61: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Blind Lemon Jefferson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Blind Lemon Jefferson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
