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Their attention turned to Robert Johnson songs and Boyd proposed "Crossroads", [d] though Clapton favored "Traveling Riverside Blues". [73] [e] For the recording, Clapton developed an arrangement that drew on both songs. [75] Biographer Michael Schumacher describes the Powerhouse's performance as slower and more blues-based than Cream's. [76]
The former junction of US 61 and U.S. 49 in Clarksdale (North State Street and Desoto Avenue) is designated as the famous crossroads where, according to legend, Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for mastery of the blues. US 49 and US 61 are currently routed around the city on a freeway bypass.
Robert Leroy Johnson was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, possibly on May 8, 1911, [4] to Julia Major Dodds (born October 1874) and Noah Johnson (born December 1884). Julia was married to Charles Dodds (born February 1865), a relatively prosperous landowner and furniture maker, with whom she had ten children.
Because of its location, central to Sunflower County’s black population of some 35,000 in 1920, [6] the plantation became known as a centre for informal musical entertainment. By the mid-1920s, the group widened to include a younger generation of musicians, including Robert Johnson , Chester " Howlin’ Wolf " Burnett, Roebuck "Pops" Staples ...
A crossroads tribute in Clarksdale, where blues guitarist Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the devil Clarksdale has been historically significant in the history of the blues . The Mississippi Blues Trail places interpretative markers for historic sites such as Clarksdale's Riverside Hotel , where Bessie Smith died following an auto ...
The current JK Crossroads location will be closed between Jan. 22 and Jan. 31 while crews renovate the interior and bring in new furniture and kitchen equipment. The establishment will open on Feb ...
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.
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