Monday, October 20, 2025

Robert Johnson


 





















Artist:  Robert Johnson

Birth Name:  Rober Leroy Johnson

Born:  May 8, 1911.  Hazlehurst, Mississippi, USA

Died:  August 16, 1938 (Aged 27).  Greenwood, Mississippi, USA

Genre:  Blues, Delta Blues, Country Blues, Pre-War Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Regional Blues, Slide Guitar Blues

Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica


Robert Johnson was an American Blues Musician, Singer and Songwriter.  His singing, guitar playing and songwriting on his landmark 1936 and 1937 recordings have influenced ater generations of musicians, althrough his recording career spanned only seven months, but as a master of the Blues, particularly the Delta Blues style, and as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century.












Title:  King Of The Delta Blues Singers (Limited Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Blues, Delta Blues, Country Blues, Pre-War Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Regional Blues, Slide Guitar Blues

Label:  Number One Essentials

Rating:   *****


Format:  LP


Tracks:


Side A

 1.  Cross Road Blues (2:39)

 2.  Terraplane Blues (2:59)

 3.  Come On In My Kitchen (2:48)

 4.  Walkin' Blues (2:29)

 5.  Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2:39)

 6.  32-20 Blues (2:52)

 7.  King Hearted Woman Blues (2:51)

 8.  If I Had Possesseion OverJudgement Day (2:34)

 9.  I Believe I'll Dust My Broom (2:56) *


Side B:


 1.  Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil) (2:51)

 2.  When You Got A Good Friend (2:37)

 3.  Rambling On My Mind (2:50)

 4.  Stones In My Passway (2:28)

 5.  Travelin' Riverside Blues (2:47)

 6.  Milkcow's Calf Blues (2:35)

 7.  Me And The Devil Blues (2:35)

 8.  Hellhound On My Trail (2:35)

 9.  Love In Vain Blues (2:19) *

10. Sweet Home Chilcago (3:02) *


* Bonus Tracks Not on the Original LP


Personnel:


Robert Johnson:  Vocals, Guitar


 King Of The Delta Blues Singers is the compilation album by Robert Johnson, originally released in 1961 by Columbia Records, remastered and reissued on September 19, 2025 by Number One Essentials.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.














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