Johnson, Robert b. May 8, 1911 d. August 16, 1938 Pioneer Blues Singer, Guitarist. Born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, he is regarded as the absolute father of modern blues and the most influential bluesman of all time. He began playing guitar as a teenager traveling throughout the South gaining popularity playing in small clubs, juke joints and gatherings. According to a legend known to Blues fans, he took his guitar to a crossroads near Dockery's plantation in Mississippi and sold his soul to the devil in exchange for everlasting mastery of the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Little Zion Cemetery, Leflore County, Mississippi, USA
b. May 8, 1911 d. August 16, 1938