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.

Top Tracks

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• 32-20 Blues

• Come On In My Kitchen

• Cross Road Blues

• Cross Road Blues (take 1)

• Dust My Broom

• From Four Until Late

• Hell Hound On My Trail

• Hellhound On My Tail

• Hellhound On My Trail

• I Believe I'll Dust My Broom

• If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day

• If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day

• Kind Hearted Woman Blues

• Kindhearted Woman Blues

• Last Fair Deal Gone Down

• Little Girl In Rome

• Love In Vain

• Me And The Devil Blues

• Preachin' Blues

• Ramblin' On My Mind

• Rambling On My Mind

• Stones In My Passway

• Stop Breakin' Down Blues

• Sweet Home Chicago

• Terraplane Blues

• They're Red Hot

• Traveling Riverside Blues

• Travelling Riverside Blues

• Walking Blues

Discography

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