McCormick, Mack
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...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHNSON, ROBERT MCCJohnson, Robert
Contents: I believe I'll dust my broom (3:00) -- Phonograph blues (2:35) -- Ramblin' on my mind (2:53) -- Kindhearted woman blues (2:51) -- Terraplane blues (3:01) -- I'm A steady rollin' man (2:38) -- Walking blues (2:29) -- Last fair deal gone down (2:39) -- Dead shrimp blues (2:36) -- Sweet home Chicago (3:02) -- 32-20 blues (2:51) -- Come on in my kitchen (2:50) -- If I had possession over Judgement...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011