The grave marker lies inside the eponymous Blind Lemon Memorial Cemetery (known historically as Wortham Negro Cemetery), located some 76 miles south of Downtown Dallas toward the northern limits of Wortham. It's just to the north of present-day Wortham Cemetery and it's easy to miss the turn-in in favor of the much nicer and better maintained entrance to the "non negro" graveyard just to the south. A sign on Highway 14 announcing the presence of a historical marker helps guide visitors to the correct place. In keeping with a historical "negro cemetery," there isn't an actual paved path to navigate on the inside; I drove a short distance via the tracks left by previous visitors, stopped, got out of the car, and walked straight ahead to the marker. There, some 300 feet farther along, was the commemoration of Blind Lemon Jefferson's final resting place. It isn't necessarily the actual interment site, as no one knows the exact plot which constitutes his final resting place. A busker's hat, collection of coins and guitar picks, and sundry small items adorned the headstone.
I'm not really the kind of person to frequent graveyards. But having been a part of my local music scene for a number of years as a concert photographer, and being a connoisseur of many varied musical genres, including (sometimes) the blues, it was fitting that I make a stop to honor one of our local greats.