NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New details will be revealed about the life and circumstances of one of the most mysterious figures in American music next month, according to an announcement made by the ...
In the popular press, almost no music writing is about music. Instead, it’s about the musician, and for good reason: knowing about Mozart’s early death, Beethoven’s deafness or Dylan’s motorcycle ...
A few facts about the life of legendary Delta bluesman Robert Johnson are more or less universally accepted. He was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, on May 8, 1911. With the help of Don Law of the ...
The long-awaited “Biography of a Phantom” unravels some of the mystery and intrigue Alicia Ault - Museums Correspondent Now available is the Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey by ...
Annye C. Anderson is identified as step sister to the blues legend Robert Johnson. This is not technically correct. Her father, Charles Dodds Spencer, was Robert Johnson’s stepfather. His first ...