Because blues music is so old and dates back even before vinyl records and other recording means, there remains a significant amount of mystery regarding its early years. Born in the American South ...

ALBUM RELEASE MARCH 1, 2011 TO BE SUPPORTED BY NATIONAL TOUR: “BLUES AT THE CROSSROADS: THE ROBERT JOHNSON CENTENNIAL CONCERTS" How do you throw a 100th birthday bash for the most influential bluesman ...

The first published novel by Kalamu ya Salaam is cause for celebration. “Walkin’ Blues,” a speculative account of the life of Mississippi blues legend Robert Johnson — one of the most lauded and ...

Numerous books, films, documentaries, countless articles and much speculation has been devoted to the life, death and legend of Mississippi bluesman Robert Johnson. Annye Anderson is the author of the ...

Mississippi could soon be singing a new song — or three. The legislature is considering a bill to replace the state's official song, "Go, Mississippi," which was adopted in 1962. The Senate, however, ...

Blues legend Robert Johnson has been mythologized as a backwoods loner, his talent the result of selling his soul to the devil. Wrong and wrong again, according to Johnson's younger stepsister, who ...

Robert Lockwood Jr., a legendary Delta bluesman who learned to play the guitar at the knee of his stepfather, Robert Johnson, has died. He was 91. By Wire reports, The Associated Press Robert Lockwood ...

Arguably the most influential blues guitarist ever, Robert Johnson’s legend was born when he died at age 27 under mysterious circumstances in 1938. About two years earlier he recorded 16 tracks at San ...