What Crossroads Did Robert Johnson Go to?
Legend Has It That Johnson Took His Guitar to the Crossroads of Highways 49 and 61 in Clarksdale, Mississippi Where the Devil Retuned His Instrument in...
Legend has it that Johnson took his guitar to the crossroads of Highways 49 and 61 in Clarksdale, Mississippi where the devil retuned his instrument in exchange for his soul. He returned with a formidable technique and a mastery of the blues.
Where did Robert Johnson go?
Other than these recordings, very little was known of him during his life outside of the small musical circuit in the Mississippi Delta where he spent most of his life; much of his story has been reconstructed after his death by researchers. Johnson's poorly documented life and death have given rise to much legend.
When did Robert Johnson go to the Crossroads?
One night at a Mississippi juke joint in 1930, Son House and Willie Brown played their infamous Delta Blues tunes to a packed house. During the intermission, a young, bright-eyed, 19-year-old Robert Johnson conjured up the courage to take hold of the musician's instruments and show the crowd what he got.
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