Robert Johnson

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Lifespan:
May 8, 1911 - August 16, 1938, he died aged 27 and was American.
Birthname:
Robert Leroy Johnson.
One Liner:
American blues singer and musician.
Snapshot:
An Artist with 67 releases, and credited 14 times on others' music. 10 collaborations.

Biography

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One of the greatest blues artist of all time, the legendary Robert Johnson recorded only enough music to fit onto two CDs. After his death at the age of 27 in 1938, Johnson had only 12 known 78rpm records (42 tracks in total if you include alternate takes) under his belt. But those records would go on to influence the world of blues and rock & roll like no other recordings and become an essential influence to Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, and Keith Richards (to name just three). When you think of the blues -- despair-filled, acoustic, yet often sly and humorous -- you think of recordings such as these. Though myths about the blues icon selling his soul to the devil abound, all that really matters is the wonderfully timeless, and frustratingly small, body of music he left us.

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Genres

Blues, Delta Blues. Vote on Genres

Discography

76 releases – 67 under his own name and 14 credits on others' music Edit
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