Robert Johnson’s life was as enigmatic as his death. It only deepened the mystery surrounding him. In August 1938, at the age ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Robert Johnson’s music that grabs ... If “Hellhound on My Trail” was haunted, “Me and the Devil Blues” is straight-up possessed.

The legend of selling your soul to the devil at the crossroads is one of the most haunting myths in music history. But where did it come from? This video explores its roots in African folklore, blues ...

Some people would do anything to achieve fame and success, whether that means lying, cheating, stealing, or, in the case of blues legend Robert Johnson, selling his soul to the devil. Johnson was ...

The Robert Johnson legend goes that he gained his guitar virtuosity from the Devil after a midnight meeting at a Crossroads, as described in the song he recorded back in the 1930s – and rejuvenated ...

Every single day, especially as Robert Johnson lived them, offers a crossroads. No need to sell your soul to the devil — he stole ... Blues” brought me back to minor rambles of my own: a ...

Mack McCormick’s long-awaited book about the musician Robert Johnson has arrived ... Down at a crossroads, Johnson bartered his soul to the devil for mastery of the blues guitar.