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2. Robert Johnson - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Crossroads (1986 film) - Wikipedia

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   Crossroads is a 1986 American musical drama film inspired by the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson.Starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca and Jami Gertz, the film was written by John Fusco and directed by Walter Hill and features an original score by Ry Cooder featuring classical guitar by William Kanengiser and harmonica by Sonny Terry.

4. Love in Vain - Wikipedia

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   In the late 1920s, Johnson began playing the guitar along with a rack-mounted harmonica. [3] One of his influences was Leroy Carr, whose "How Long–How Long Blues" (1928) was an early favorite. [3] Johnson later used the melody from Carr's "When the Sun Goes Down" (1935) as the basis for "Love in Vain". [4]

5. Robert Johnson recordings - Wikipedia

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   By December 1938, Vocalion only included six of Johnson's records in its catalogue, but issued a last, "Love in Vain Blues" / "Preachin' Blues" in February 1939. [46] Johnson's first albums, King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) and King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. II (1970), were popular with critics and musicians, [49] but failed to ...

6. List of blues standards - Wikipedia

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   For example, Robert Johnson and Tampa Red, who were the first to record the most blues standards on the list at four each, performed them as solo or duo acoustic performances. B.B. King and Muddy Waters, with the most standards on the charts at five each, [8] used electric blues-ensemble arrangements.

7. Cross Road Blues - Wikipedia

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   As with most of Johnson's recordings, the single version of "Cross Road Blues" remained out of print after its initial release until The Complete Recordings box set in 1990. [12] The second take was released in 1961, in the later days of the American folk music revival . [ 57 ]