Robert Lockwood Jr., a Delta blues guitarist who became the torchbearer of Robert Johnson’s guitar legacy and a revered musician in his own right, died Tuesday at a Cleveland hospital. He was 91. Few ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Robert Johnson’s music that grabs you by the soul and doesn’t let go. Maybe it’s the rasp in his voice, the haunted slide of his guitar, or the way his lyrics ...

The first published novel by Kalamu ya Salaam is cause for celebration. “Walkin’ Blues,” a speculative account of the life of Mississippi blues legend Robert Johnson — one of the most lauded and ...

There's something haunting about Robert Johnson's voice. The blues singer-guitarist sounds at once cock-sure and frightened, giving his recordings the feel of both perspiration and a cold sweat. As I ...

Very little was once known about the king of the Delta blues. Many of these gaps have gradually been filled in. Robert Johnson was born in 1911 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. He rose like a phoenix in ...

Robert Lockwood Jr., 91, a Delta blues guitarist who became the torchbearer of Robert Johnson's guitar legacy and a revered musician in his own right, died Nov. 21 at University Hospitals Case Medical ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Charles “D.C.” Carnes found a fitting way to pay tribute to the late Robert Lockwood, Jr. Carnes, a longtime guitarist in Lockwood’s band, named his new album, “Delta Crossroads - ...

Blues guitarist Rory Block did her homework before putting out her latest tribute album. Block was researching Robert Johnson for her 2006 release, "The Lady and Mr. Johnson," when she discovered he ...

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