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Born: May 08, 1911 in Hazlehurst, MS
Years Active: 30 's
Died: August 16, 1938 in Greenwood, MS
Genre: Blues

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Biography:
If the blues has a truly mythic figure, one whose story hangs over the music the way a Charlie Parker does over jazz or a Hank Williams does over country, it's Robert Johnson, certainly the most celebrated figure in the history of the blues. Of course, his legend is immensely fortified by the fact that Johnson also left behind a small legacy of rec... Continue Bio >>

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Cross Road Blues

Discography:
2003 Crossroad Blues: Robert Johnson & Friends
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Similar Artists: Blind Willie Johnson Johnny Shines Robert Lockwood Jr. Tommy Johnson Tommy McClennan More >>

Influenced By: Skip James Son House Kokomo Arnold Charley Patton Lonnie Johnson More >> Followers: Derek and the Dominos Jimi Hendrix Ry Cooder Eric Clapton Hindu Love Gods More >>

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