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Monday, 4 February 2013

Tribute Mondays: Robert Johnson

Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) 

    Master of the Blues. Robert Johnson was not highly regarded until years after is death, but his influence can be heard in those they now consider the greatest guitarist of all time. Thanks for your contribution you are appreciated; please take a listen here and have a exciting Monday: Kind hearted woman blues , Ramblin on my mind , Cross road blues , They're red hot , Traveling reverside blues , Love in vain , 32-20 blues , Sweet home Chicago , Come in my kitchen , I Believe I'll dust my broom , From four until late , Milkcow's Calf Blues and Terraplane Blues

 
 
 

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson 
Background information
Birth nameRobert Leroy Johnson
BornMay 8, 1911
Hazlehurst, Mississippi
DiedAugust 16, 1938 (aged 27)
Greenwood, Mississippi
GenresDelta bluesfolk blues
OccupationsMusician, songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar, vocals, harmonica
Years active1929–38
Notable instruments
Gibson L-1

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