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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:
1995 Hellhound on My Trail [Indigo]
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Similar Artists: Johnny Shines Blind Willie Johnson Tommy Johnson Robert Lockwood Jr. Mississippi John Hurt More >>

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

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