Searching For Robert Johnson. Robert Johnson, while probably the most influential of all blues guitarists, is also one of the most obscure. Recognized as an influence on musicians like Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones, Johnson was poisoned by a jealous husband in –at the age of twenty-seven. This untimely death, his supposed bargain with the devil that enabled him to play guitar, and the . "Peter Guralnick is widely regarded as the nation's preeminent writer on twentieth-century American popular music. His books include Feel Like Going Home, Lost Highway, Sweet Soul Music, Searching for Robert Johnson, the novel Nighthawk Blues, and a highly acclaimed two-volume biography of Elvis Presley, Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love."Cited by: This highly acclaimed biography from the author of Last Train to Memphis illuminates the extraordinary life of one of the most influential blues singers of all time, the legendary guitarist and songwriter whose music inspired generations of musicians, from Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stone Missing: Peter Guralnick.
In Searching for Robert Johnson, published in , music historian Peter Guralnick writes of Johnson's life as a musician: You had to be prepared to play what your audience wanted you to play, since you were being paid not by salary but by tips. You might be engaged to play all night at a juke joint for a dollar and a half, but you were. Searching for Robert Johnson: The Life and Legend of the "King of the Delta Blues Singers" - Kindle edition by Guralnick, Peter. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Searching for Robert Johnson: The Life and Legend of the "King of the Delta Blues Singers". Searching for Robert Johnson by Peter Guralnick and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru - Searching for Robert Johnson by Guralnick, Peter - AbeBooks.
This highly acclaimed biography from the author of Last Train to Memphis illuminates the extraordinary life of one of the most influential blues singers of all time, the legendary guitarist and songwriter whose music inspired generations of musicians, from Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stone. Searching for Robert Johnson. Peter Guralnick. Dutton, - African American singers - 83 pages. 0 Reviews. Robert Johnson is among the most influential--and most mythologized--of all the early. Searching for Robert Johnson. by. Peter Guralnick. · Rating details · ratings · 50 reviews. Robert Johnson, while probably the most influential of all blues guitarists, is also one of the most obscure. Recognized as an influence on musicians like Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones, Johnson was poisoned by a jealous husband in at the age of twenty-seven.
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