Robert Johnson - Wikipedia
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His singing, guitar playing and songwriting on his landmark 1936 and 1937 recordings has influenced later generations of musicians.
Robert Johnson | Biography, Music, Songs, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月29日 · Robert Johnson (born c. 1911, Hazlehurst, Mississippi, U.S.—died August 16, 1938, near Greenwood, Mississippi) was an American blues composer, guitarist, and singer whose eerie falsetto singing voice and masterful rhythmic slide guitar influenced both his contemporaries and many later blues and rock musicians.
Robert Johnson - Death, Songs & Blues - Biography
2014年4月2日 · Robert Johnson is considered to be one of the greatest blues performers of all time. His hits include "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" and "Sweet Home Chicago," which has become...
Robert Johnson: The Life And Death Of A Mysterious Blues Legend
2021年10月31日 · Robert Johnson was one of the greatest blues musicians who’s ever lived. But not much is known about the man, whose unique playing style and imaginative lyrics influenced generations of music icons, from B.B. King to Bob Dylan to The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin.
Biography - Robert Johnson Blues Foundation
In the decades after his death, he has become known as the King of the Delta Blues Singers, his music expanding in influence to the point that rock stars of the greatest magnitude – the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers – all …
Beyond the Crossroads: the tragic real life of Robert Johnson
86 years after Robert Johnson died at 27, his legend is still one of the most powerful in music – but his real life was marked by tragedy.
Robert Johnson: The Life And Legacy Of The Blues Giant
2024年5月8日 · One of the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Robert Johnson (1911-1938) was a legendary blues musician, whose influence spanned multiple generations and genres.
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Robert Johnson is known as the King of the Delta Blues Singers, his music expanding in influence to the point that rock stars of the greatest magnitude all sing his praise and have recorded his songs.
Overlooked No More: Robert Johnson, Bluesman Whose Life …
2019年9月25日 · As recounted in Barry Lee Pearson and Bill McCulloch’s biography, “Robert Johnson: Lost and Found” (2003), Johnson, perhaps as a teenager, attended juke joint performances by the early Delta ...
Robert Johnson - Blues Foundation
Delta bluesman Robert Johnson achieved such transcendent status — but not in his lifetime. Johnson died on Aug. 16, 1938, reputedly poisoned at a juke joint near Greenwood, Mississippi, having enjoyed only one hit record (“Terraplane Blues”) during his brief recording career.