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African Americans Mississippi Delta (Region) Social life and customs 20th century African Americans Social life and customs Blues musicians Blues musicians Mississippi Biography Johnson, Robert 1911-1938 Johnson, Robert 1911-1938 Death and burial McCormick, Mack Mississippi Mississippi Delta (Region) MUSIC / History & CriticismWald, Elijah.
Summary: Robert Johnson's story presents a fascinating paradox: Why did this genius of the Delta blues excite so little interest when his records were first released in the 1930s? And how did this brilliant but obscure musician come to be hailed long after his death as the most important artist in early blues and a founding father of rock 'n' roll? Elijah Wald provides the first thorough examination of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad 2004
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Summary: When blues master Robert Johnson's little-known recordings were rereleased to great fanfare in the 1960s, little was known about his life, giving rise to legends that he gained success by selling his soul to the devil. McCormick searched to uncover Johnson's life story, from the late 1960s until his own death in 2015. Here McCormick's manuscript is published for the first time, including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2023