Internationally Known

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Internationally Known

Bledsoe’s career flourished overseas as well as in the United States due to his international tours as well as his appearances in programs such as the British Broadcasting Service’s Songs of the Negro. Bledsoe garnered fans wherever he traveled, such as these merchants he met in Hungary.

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By Amanda Sawyer
Julius “Jules” Bledsoe’s extraordinary musical talent transcended racial discrimination of the nineteenth century and established him as a pioneer in American music. Bledsoe was born on December 29, 1897, to Henry and Jessie Bledsoe in Waco. Even…