Here below, we wanted to explore three of Johnson’s songs that have stood the test of time. Indeed, these are three eternal songs from blues pioneer Robert Johnson. A slower, more reflective ...

Eric Clapton once wrote that Robert Johnson's best songs have "never been covered by ... including "Traveling Riverside Blues," "Milkcow's Calf Blues" and "Come on in My Kitchen." ...

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HELLHOUND ON MY TRAIL") ROBERT JOHNSON: (Singing ... context that demystifies the creation of the blues, music that, at its best, can sting your soul and bring clarity ...

"I think that was Robert Johnson’s invention, which is a considerable contribution to the blues, and it enabled me to make a ... "Since I also had to sing and knew the music the best, I decided I was ...

Blues musician Robert Johnson was ... We spoke to Steven Johnson, who told us how it felt to not only be in Mississippi but to understand his grandfather's music. "To be here in Mississippi ...

The Robert Johnson legend goes that he gained his guitar ... but more important is that the real legacy of his music has influenced the generations of blues guitarists that followed. Descending ...

This year, Smithsonian Books took that work and published “Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey,” edited by John Troutman, curator of music ... be told best through the ...

Blues musician ... by Robert Johnson's grandson, Steven Johnson, and Mississippi-based guitarist Brian Ballou.We spoke to Steven Johnson, who told us how it felt to not only be in Mississippi but to ...