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Oct 31, 2021 · Robert Johnson mysteriously died in Greenwood, Mississippi on August 16, 1938, but his death certificate didn’t list a cause. Kevin Dooley/Flickr Muddy Waters, another blues icon, was also influenced by Johnson’s songs. What — or who — killed Johnson is still the subject of wide speculation.
HALL OF FAME ESSAY. By Michael Hill. Robert Johnson stands at the crossroads of American music, much as it is rumored that he once stood at a Mississippi crossroads and sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his unique musical gifts. His life and art, hopelessly intermingled because of the few facts we know about him, are symbolic of the ...
About Robert Johnson. More than 100 years ago, a child was born in Mississippi – a dirt-poor, African-American who would grow up, learn to sing and play the blues, and eventually achieve worldwide renown. 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 ...
Robert Leroy Johnson (sinh ngày 8 tháng 5 năm 1911, mất ngày 16 tháng 8 năm 1938) là nhạc sĩ, nhạc công và ca sĩ người Mỹ. Phong cách thương hiệu của Johnson trong giai đoạn 1936-1937 kết hợp giữa hát, khả năng chơi nhạc và sáng tác của mình đã có ảnh hưởng vô cùng lớn tới những thế hệ kế cận.
May 6, 2011 · Courtesy of the Delta Haze Corporation. Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Robert Johnson. Although he recorded just 29 songs, the bluesman had a huge influence on guitarists such ...
American blues musician Robert Johnson (1911–1938) recorded 29 songs during his brief career. A total of 59 performances, including alternate takes, were recorded over a period of five days at two makeshift recording studios in Texas. Producers selected 25, which Vocalion Records issued on 12 two-sided 78 rpm record singles between 1937 and 1939.
May 8, 2018 · Robert Johnson was born in the Mississippi Delta (Hazlehurst, Mississippi) sometime around May 8, 1911, the 11th child of Julia Major Dodds, who had previously born 10 children to her husband Charles Dodds. Born illegitimate, Johnson did not take the Dodds name.
