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How can one describe the guitar playing and singing of Robert Johnson? Simply amazing.
Robert Johnson inspired most of the Rock Stars Today. His song Cross Roads Blues was covered by Eric Clapton's Cream as Crossroads.
Robert Johnson Complete Recordings: This is the only RJ recording to own. It has every song and take he every recorded.
Robert Johnson was one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) blues performers of all time. This collection features ALL the known recordings that he made, which is 29 songs plus alternate takes.
Okay, so calling it "life changing" may be dramatic of me, but discovering the music of Robert Johnson was sort of life changing for me. This CD was my introduction to Robert Johnson and the Blues in general.
I just purchased a Robert Johnson "The Complete Collection" 2 Disc CD yesterday. It was copyrighted in 2008.
....there was Robert Johnson. Actually, that's not exactly true because Son House, Lonnie Johnson, Skip James, Charley Patton, Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy among others were already making names for themselves when RJ burst upon the scene.
At best of times, Johnson could hardly be considered easy listening. His guitar tonal range is fixed and dark, revisiting and mining similar brooding climates throughout his songs.
The complete recorded output of Robert Johnson, the guy who supposedly sold his soul to the devil for a unique guitar playing ability. The story is that he evoked Mr.
Almost exactly seventy years ago, a man who was then known as Robert Johnson passed away. He was poisoned, presumably by a houseman/barkeep whose wife had been flirting with him on an August Evening.
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