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'Sittin' here watchin', matchbox hole in my clothes' (A) Signup and view all the answers

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Blind Lemon Jefferson is an early star of the Piedmont Blues style.
He played a 6-string acoustic guitar.
The lyric 'Sittin' here wonderin' will a matchbox hold my clothes' refers to being short on cash, implying poverty.
The British rock group The Beatles covered Blind Lemon Jefferson's 'Matchbox Blues'.
The lyrical error in The Beatles' version of 'Matchbox Blues' is the incorrect phrase "get me another fix" instead of "get me another match".
Blind Lemon Jefferson's signature sound is associated with the subgenre of Piedmont Blues.
The British rock group The Beatles would go on to cover several blues hits, including 'Matchbox Blues'.
The phrase 'short on cash' means lacking money or financially struggling.
Blind Lemon Jefferson played his rolling fingerstyle rhythm on a 6-string acoustic guitar.
The central theme of Blind Lemon Jefferson's 'Matchbox Blues' is being short on cash and struggling to make ends meet.