A legend,Robert Johnson was the American guitar blues.
Worked as a child in a cotton farm and due to this hard work and life plenty of difficults,he choose to learn the blues.
In fact tradicional legends called the blues as the music made by the devil,compares
with other spiritual and religious,popular songs.
–Devil at the crossroad (Extract) MP4
Travelled by train around the deep villages of the Mississippi area and played Friday and Saturday night on music farm sceneries for just a free drink,food and a few bugs.
When he recorded some 78 rpm records in Dallas in the mid-1930´s,his popularity grew and got more and more audience on live bars.
A well known artist ,while lucky because has recorded some records,by the way his addiction to alcohol and women grow.
Died very early,at the age of 27.
Biography said than was murdered by poison,because of a jelasious affair with a woman.
A sad final by the legend of a delta blues singer.
Robert Johnson composed Blues standard songs like “I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom” and “Sweet Home Chicago”,than have been recorded by Muddy Waters, Elmore James, the Rolling Stones,and Eric Clapton.
–Robert Johnson – King Of The Delta Blues [2010 Doxy Records EU 3x Vinyl Box Set]
Robert Johnson – King Of The Delta Blues LP1 16-44 WAV,16 bits
Robert Johnson – King Of The Delta Blues LP2 16-44 WAV,16 bits
Robert Johnson – King Of The Delta Blues LP3 16-44 WAV,16 bits
BRUCE CONFORTH AND GAYLE DEAN WARDLOW
UP JUMPED THE DEVIL: THE REAL LIFE OF ROBERT JOHNSON
Chicago Review Press (326 pages, hardbound book)
Mississippi John Hurt – Volume II Of The Original Piedmont Recordings “Worried Blues”
Country Blues, Delta Blues
A1 Lazy Blues
A2 Farther Along
A3 Sliding Delta
A4 Nobody Cares For Me
A5 Cow Hooking Blues No. 2
Mississippi John Hurt – Volume II Of The Original Piedmont Recordings “Worried Blues” Side A 16-44 WAV,16 bits
B1 Talkin’ Casey
B2 Weeping And Wailing
B3 Worried Blues
B4 Oh Mary Don’t You Weep
B5 I Been Cryin’ Since You Been Gone
Mississippi John Hurt – Volume II Of The Original Piedmont Recordings “Worried Blues” Side B 16-44 WAV,16 bits
Muddy Waters – Electric Mud(68)Cadet Concept Stereo LP
Electric Blues, Chicago Blues
A1 I Just Want To Make Love To You
A2 Hoochie Coochie Man
A3 Let’s Spend The Night Together
A4 She’s All Right
Muddy Waters – Electric Mud(68)Cadet Concept Stereo Side A 16-44 WAV,16 bits
B1 I’m A Man (Mannish Boy)
B2 Herbert Harpers Free Press
B3 Tom Cat
B4 Same Thing
Muddy Waters – Electric Mud(68)Cadet Concept Stereo Side B 16-44 WAV,16 bits
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records: Volume One, 1917-1927
