The 27 Club: The Devil & Robert Johnson
Apr 1, 2022 ·
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Robert Johnson was the inaugural member of the 27 Club. He has been called the greatest blues musician of all time and many argue he laid the foundation for what...
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Robert Johnson was the inaugural member of the 27 Club. He has been called the greatest blues musician of all time and many argue he laid the foundation for what would become rock and roll. His death is contested and his life is infamous because, as rumor has it, Robert Johnson traded his soul to the devil for the ability to play the guitar.
Promo: Horrifying History
SOURCES
Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson Hardcover – June 4, 2019
by Bruce Conforth (Author), Gayle Dean Wardlow (Author)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1557967/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Johnson-American-musician
https://www.loudersound.com/features/robert-johnson-the-impact-he-had-was-monumental
https://www.neh.gov/news/reconstruction-vs-redemption
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/robert-johnson-myth-devil-crossroads-story/
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Promo: Horrifying History
SOURCES
Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson Hardcover – June 4, 2019
by Bruce Conforth (Author), Gayle Dean Wardlow (Author)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1557967/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Johnson-American-musician
https://www.loudersound.com/features/robert-johnson-the-impact-he-had-was-monumental
https://www.neh.gov/news/reconstruction-vs-redemption
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/robert-johnson-myth-devil-crossroads-story/
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