What came next: Johnson died at 27, cementing his Faustian pact in rock ... of genius musicians lost far, far too young. What it did: Lead Belly’s 1939 recording of this tragic blues song ...

The mainstream pop world still may not be aware of it but, over the last four decades, there has been a distinctive brand of guitar-driven, blues and rock-flavored music wafting in from ...

influenced a generation of guitarists and whose singular mix of blues, country and gospel inspired performers such as ... Records announced the death but did not disclose the cause.