This highly anticipated book traces the development of the legendary Robert Johnson's music in light of the people and songs that directly and indirectly influenced him. It includes much information about life in the Delta from the late 1800s to Johnson's controversial death in 1938, and features fascinating historical photos, maps, musical examples, and much more. Required reading for all blues fans!
My Black Mama Police Station Blues Parchman Farm Blues Cross Road Blues (Crossroads) Ramblin' On My Mind Sitting On Top Of The World Come On In My Kitchen Hell Hound On My Trail If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day Kind Hearted Woman Blues Last Fair Deal Gone Down Love In Vain Blues Me And The Devil Blues Phonograph Blues Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil) Terraplane Blues Vicksburg Blues Collector Man Blues Prison Bound Collector Man Blues I'm Going To Do All I Can House Lady Blues Ko-Ko-Mo Blues New Frisco Train (That Frisco Train) On The Wall Quarreling Mama Blues Take A Stand That Won't Do You Got To Reap What You Sow Six Feet In The Ground Moon Going Down Screamin' & Hollerin' The Blues Preaching The Blues