Robert Leroy Johnson was an American blues musician and songwriter who lived from May 8, 1911, until August 16, 1938.
His seminal records from 1936 and 1937 demonstrate a blend of vocal, guitar, and songwriting prowess that has impacted subsequent musical generations. Despite having a brief seven-month recording career, he is now regarded as one of the 20th century’s most important artists and a master of the blues, particularly the Delta blues style. According to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he was “the first rock star ever.”
Robert Johnson siblings: Meet Carrie Thompson
Carrie Thompson is Robert Johnson’s sibling.
Johnson’s career as a travelling entertainer, who primarily played on street corners, in juke joints, and at Saturday night dances, was not particularly successful in the business or well-known to the general public.
He took part in just two sessions, one in San Antonio in 1936 and the other in Dallas in 1937, which resulted in 29 different songs (with 13 alternate takes still existing) recorded by Don Law, a producer who has earned the Country Music Hall of Fame.
