Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) is among the most famous Delta Blues musicians. His landmark recordings from 1936-37 display a remarkable combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that have influenced generations of musicians. Johnson's shadowy, poorly documented life and violent death at age 27 have given rise to much legend. Considered by some to be the "Grandfather of Rock-and-Roll," his vocal phrasing, original songs, and guitar style influenced a range of musicians, including Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Allman Brothers Band, The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Peter Gabriel, Neil Young, Warren Zevon and Eric Clapton, who called Johnson "the most important blues musician who ever lived." He was also ranked 5 th on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time. He is an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Johnson's life is not well documented, and the variety of legends that...
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(LiveDaily.com) Robert Johnson's birthplace in Hazlehurst, MS, may soon become a tourist destination for fans of the late blues guitarist who--as legend tells it--sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for his guitar prowess, according to a New York Times... continued
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Track listing: Kindhearted Woman BluesI Believe I'll Dust My BroomSweet Home ChicagoRambling On My MindWhen You Got a Good FriendCome On In My KitchenTerraplane BluesPhonograph BluesDead Shrimp BluesCross Road BluesWalking BluesLast Fair Deal Gone DownPreaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)If I Had Possession Over Judgement DaySones in My Pass WayI'm a Steady Rollin' ManFrom Four till LateHellhound on My TrailLittle Queen of SpadesMalted MilkDrunken Hearted ManMe and the Devil BluesStop Breakin' Down BluesTraveling Riverside BluesHoneymoon BluesLove in VainMilkcow's Calf Blues
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Track listing: Cross Road Blues (take 2)Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)I Believe I'll Dust My BroomTerraplane BluesLove in Vain (take 2)32-20 BluesSweet Home ChicagoIf I Had Possession Over Judgment DayI'm a Steady Rollin' ManCome on in My Kitchen (take 1)Walking BluesStop Breakin' Down Blues (take 1)Little Queen of Spades (take 1)Hellhound on My TrailRambling on My Mind (take 2)Honeymoon BluesFrom Four Till LateStones in My PasswayPhonograph Blues (take 1)Drunkhearted Man (take 2)Kindhearted Woman Blues (take 1)Dead Shrimp BluesMe and the Devil Blues (take 2)Traveling Riverside BluesMalted MilkMilkcow's Calf Blues (take 1)They're Red HotWhen You Got a Good Friend (take 1)Last Fair Deal Done Gone
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Track listing: Kind Hearted Woman BluesI'll Believe I'll Dust My BroomRamblin' on My MindWhen You Got a Good FriendCome on in My KitchenTerraplane BluesPhonograph Blues32-20 BluesThey're Red HotDead Shrimp BluesCrossroad BluesWalkin' BluesLast Fair Deal Gone DownPreachin' Blues (Up Jump the Devil)If I Had Possession Over Judgement DayStones in My PasswayI'm a Steady Rollin' ManFrom Four Until LateHell Hound on My TrailLittle Queen of SpadesMalted MilkDrunken Hearted ManMe and the Devil BluesStop Breakin' Down BluesTravelling Riverside BluesHoneymoon BluesLove in Vain BluesMilkcow Calf Blues
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Track listing: Cross Road BluesTerraplane BluesCome on in My KitchenWalkin' BluesLast Fair Deal Gone DownKind Hearted Woman BluesIf I Had Possession Over Judgement DayPreachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)When You Got a Good FriendRamblin' on My MindStones in My PasswayTraveling Riverside BluesMilkcow's Calf BluesHell Hound on My TrailTraveling Riverside Blues
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Track listing: Cross Road BluesTraveling Riverside BluesWalkin' BluesI Believe I'll Dust My BroomHell Hound on My TrailKind Hearted Woman BluesRamblin' on My MindStop Breakin' Down BluesCome on in My KitchenFrom Four Until LateI'm a Steady Rollin' ManLove in VainTerraplane BluesWhen You Got a Good Friend
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Track listing: Ramblin' on My MindKind Hearted Woman BluesI Believe I'll Dust My BroomWhen You Got a Good FriendTerraplane Blues32-20 BluesWalkin' BluesPreachin' BluesPhonograph BluesIf I Had Possession Over Judgement DayI'm a Steady Rollin' ManStop Breakin' Down BluesTravelling Riverside BluesLittle Queen of SpadesMilkcow's Calf Blues
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Track listing: Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)If I Had Possession Over Judgement DayStones in My PasswayI'm a Steady Rollin' ManFrom Four Till LateHellhound on My TrailMalted MilkMe and the Devil Blues (take 1)Me and the Devil Blues (take 2)Stop Breakin' Down Blues (take 1)Stop Breakin' Down Blues (take 2)Traveling Riverside BluesHoneymoon BluesLove in Vain (take 1)Love in Vain (take 2)Milkcow's Calf Blues (take 1)Milkcow's Calf Blues (take 2)Little Queen of SpadesLittle Queen of SpadesDrunken Hearted Man
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Track listing: Kindhearted Woman Blues (take 1)Kindhearted Woman Blues (take 2)I Believe I'll Dust My BroomSweet Home ChicagoRambling on My Mind (take 1)Rambling on My Mind (take 2)When You Got a Good Friend (take 1)When You Got a Good Friend (take 2)Come on in My Kitchen (take 1)Terraplane BluesPhonograph Blues (take 1)Phonograph Blues (take 2)32-20 BluesDead Shrimp BluesCross Road Blues (take 1)Cross Road Blues (take 2)Walking BluesLast Fair Deal Gone DownCome On In My Kitchen
http://www.deltahaze.com/johnson/
Track listing: Kind Hearted Woman BluesI Believe I'll Dust My BroomSweet Home ChicagoRambling on My MindPhonograph BluesThey're Red HotDead Shrimp BluesPreachin' BluesI'm a Steady Rollin' ManFrom Four Till LateLittle Queen of SpadesMalted MilkDrunken Hearted ManStop Breakin' Down BluesHoneymoon BluesLove in VainRamblin' on My Mind (take 2)Love in VainHoneymoon BluesStop Breakin' Down BluesDrunken Hearted ManMalted MilkLittle Queen of SpadesFrom Four Until LateI'm a Steady Rollin' ManPreachin' BluesDead Shrimp BluesThey're Red HotPhonograph BluesRamblin' on My MindI Believe I'll Dust My BroomKind Hearted Woman Blues
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Track listing: Crossroads BluesTerraplane BluesCome on in My KitchenWalking BluesLast Fair Deal Gone DownKindhearted Woman BluesIf I Had Possession Over Judgment DayPreaching BluesWhen You Got a Good FriendRambling on My MindStones in My PasswayTraveling Riverside BluesMilkcow's Calf BluesHellhound on My Tail
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Robert Johnson died
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Track listing: Preaching BluesLove in Vain
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Track listing: From Four Till LateHellhound on My Trail
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Track listing: Malted MilkMilcow's Calf Blues
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Track listing: Stop Breaking Down BluesHoneymoon Blues
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Track listing: Stones in My PasswayI'm a Steady Rolling Man
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Track listing: Little Queen of SpadesMe and the Devil Blues
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Track listing: Kind Hearted WomanTerraplane Blues
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Track listing: Come on in My KitchenThey're Red Hot
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Track listing: Rambling on My MindCross Road Blues
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Track listing: (I Believe I'll) Dust My BroomDead Shrimp Blues
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Track listing: 32-20 BluesLast Fair Deal Gone Down
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Track listing: Walking BluesSweet Home Chicago
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Robert Johnson was born
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