The Snider Files

The Snider Files

Chapter One: The Blind Lemon Pledge

Second installment of 'The Razzmatazz'

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Daryl Sanders
Jan 14, 2024
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An unknown blues singer was the first person to take the Blind Lemon Pledge.

By Todd Snider

there is a legend based on an oath of sorts

that exists only in the green rooms

of hard working american music venues. 

it is called “the blind lemon pledge.”

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