New novel captures a legendary bluesman at an early midlife crossroads, well before the myth — that he sold his soul to the ...

Robert Johnson influenced everyone ... In “Cross Road Blues,” Johnson sings an age-old tale about a man’s choice between good and evil: “I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees ...

Because the genre of blues music is so old and dates back even before vinyl records and other recording means, there remains a significant amount of mystery regarding its early years. Born in the ...

Keith Richards doesn't need anyone questioning his credentials as a guitarist, but he knew this blues legend would wipe the ...

Me and the Devil Blues: Robert Johnson and His Legacy | Sweethome ... The song closes with the lines that perhaps best epitomise Johnson as a man who stood at the crossroads of history; Can ...

Jon Wertheim: That's the Cream.. Sean "Bad" Apple: Yeah, that's Cream's version. But Robert Johnson, the blues man, that's ...

Delta blues pioneer Robert Johnson, “Hellhound On My Trail” possesses an eerie quality thanks to the Mississippi blues man’s urgent, wailing voice, which is underpinned by skeletal acoustic ...

Led Zeppelin owed a musical debt to the blues of the Mississippi Delta. But which of their songs instead came from Texan ...