Featured In
ALBUMBlue Notes – A Blues Survey from 1920-1960, vol. 2 - EPRobert Johnson, Memphis Minnie & Bukka White
Albums by Robert Johnson
ALBUMKing of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 2Robert Johnson
ALBUMKing of the Delta Blues SingersRobert Johnson
Robert Johnson's Popular Music Videos
Robert Johnson's Cross Road Blues
Robert Johnson
Artist Playlists
Robert Johnson Essentials
Meet the Delta blues king who made a deal with the devil.
Robert Johnson: Influences
The Delta blues originators who lit Johnson's path.
Artist Biography
Robert Johnson is the most legendary of Delta blues singers, and while the facts of his real life are scarce, tall tales abound--most commonly that he sold his soul to the devil in order to master the guitar. Johnson invested his music with frightening emotional power. His high, ghostly wail (not unlike that of Skip James) and his dauntingly nimble guitar work (at times it sounds like he has four hands) add drama to his songs, already rich in emotion. Though his entire catalog consists of a mere 29 songs recorded between 1936 and '37, Johnson's music cast a long shadow over following generations of bluesmen, and his influence on rock & roll--musically and mythically--has been profound.
Hometown
Hazlehurst, MS, United States
Genre
Blues