Genres: Prewar Country Blues, Delta Blues, Prewar Blues, Slide Guitar Blues Active: 30's Born: May 8, 1911 in Hazlehurst, MS
Blind Willie Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Johnny Shines, Robert Lockwood, Jr., John Hammond, Jr., Washboard Rhythm Kings, Walter Roland, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Louisiana Red, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Blind Willie McTell, Tommy McClennan, Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, Otto Virgil Derek & the Dominos, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Hindu Love Gods, Ry Cooder, Robert Lowery, Lee Jackson, Clayton Love, Robert Lockwood, Jr., John Hammond, Jr., Paul Rishell, Sonny Landreth, Bon Scott, Terry Garland, Arlen Roth, Robert Plant, Robert Nighthawk, Taj Mahal, Eddie Taylor |  |
If the blues has a truly mythic figure, one whose story hangs over the music the way a Charlie Parker does over jazz or a Hank Williams does over country, it's Robert Johnson, certainly the most celebrated figure in the history of the blues. Of course, his legend is immensely fortified by the fact that Johnson also left behind a small legacy of recordings that are considered the emotional apex of the music itself. These recordings have not only entered the realm of blues standards ("Love in Vain," "Crossroads," "Sweet Home Chicago," "Stop Breaking Down"), but were adapted by rock & roll artists as diverse as the Rolling Stones, Steve Miller, Led Zeppelin, and Eric Clapton.
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Release: January 15, 2008
Label: United Multi Consign
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Release: October 9, 2007
Label: Document
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