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Apr 2, 2014 · Musician Robert Johnson is best known as one of the greatest blues performers of all time, a recognition that came largely after his death at age 27.
In the decades after his death, he has become known as the King of the Delta Blues Singers, his music expanding in influence to the point that rock stars of the greatest magnitude – the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers – all sing his praise and have recorded his songs.
May 8, 2022 · One of the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Robert Johnson (1911-1938) was a legendary blues musician, whose influence spanned multiple generations and genres.
Legend has it that Robert Johnson met the devil at a crossroads and gave him his soul in exchange for mastery of the guitar. Steeped in mystery, killed mysteriously, his legend eclipsed only by his skill, Robert Johnson may be the first ever rock star.
Apr 21, 2023 · Legendary Bluesman Robert Johnson Had Demons. So Did His Biographer. The long-awaited “Biography of a Phantom” unravels some of the mystery and intrigue. Now available is the Biography of a ...
Sep 25, 2019 · As recounted in Barry Lee Pearson and Bill McCulloch’s biography, “Robert Johnson: Lost and Found” (2003), Johnson, perhaps as a teenager, attended juke joint performances by the early Delta ...
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Feb 4, 1971 · Every man loves the game you call love but it don’t mean no man no good. —Robert Johnson. There are really only two Robert Johnson stories. His legend is a skinny one—just the skin of these ...
