Robert Johnson
USA
Born: 08 May 1911
Died: 16 August 1938
Genres: Blues
Styles: Country Blues, Delta Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Pre-War Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Electric Blues
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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 Break...
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