Robert Leroy Johnson ( May 8, 1911 - August 16, 1938 ) is among the most famous Delta Blues musicians and arguably the most influential. 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 Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, U2, Fleetwood Mac, Steve Miller and Eric Clapton, who called Johnson "the most important blues musician who ever lived."
Of all the great blues musicians, Johnson was probably the most obscure. All that is known of him for certain is that he recorded 29 songs; he was one of the greatest bluesmen of the Mississippi Delta, he died young at age 27 (by some accounts, he was given poisoned whiskey at the dance by the husband of a woman he had been seeing).
Read His Complete Bio at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson_%28musician%29
~ I went
down to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
Asked the lord above "Have mercy now save poor Bob if you please" ~
Crossroad Blues, Robert Johnson
~ I got to
keep movin', blues fallin' down like hail
And the days keeps on worryin' me, there's a Hellhound on my trail ~
Hellhound On My Trail, Robert Johnson
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OUR "HELLHOUND HANGS" include the following ...
~ You can squeeze my lemon 'til the juice run down my leg ~
Traveling Riverside Blue, Robert Johnson
Travelin' Hellhound Montage
"Stones in my Passway"
"Love in Vain Blues"
~A
woman is like a dresser, some man is always ramblin through its drawers
It cause so many men, wear an apron overhaul~
From Four Till Late, Robert Johnson
~ It's the
emotion of it that gets me. It's very emotional/expressive music ...
That's what has kept music so dear to me all these years, is it's ability to
communicate emotion!!! " ~
James Benoit
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Stop Breakin' Down
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From Four till Late
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Love in Vain Blues (Alt. Version)
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Sweet Home Chicago
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Sweet Home Chicago (Alt. Version)
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I'm a Steady Rollin' Man (Alt. Version)
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