Robert Johnson

The Best Songs: Come on in my kitchen by Robert Johnson

Illustration by Robert Crumb If I hadn’t heard the Robert Johnson record when I did, there probably would have been…

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April 20: Johnny Shines passed away in 1992

  April 20: Johnny Shines passed away in 1992 That’s what I am, a Delta blues man. And now I’m…

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March 21: The Late Son House was (probably) born in 1902

March 21: The Late Son House was (probably) born in 1902   "Of course that was my idol, Son House.…

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Videos of the day: Two great documentaries about Robert Johnson

Today is the birthday of the legendary blues-man Robert Johnson Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was…

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May 8 in music history

Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) - read more “You think you’re getting a handle on playing…

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