Blues music has long been linked to the mystical or supernatural. After all, the seminal Blues tale is of legend Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil at the crossroads of U.S. Highways 49 and ...

As I drive my rented Dodge Hornet south on Highway 61 across the flat Mississippi Delta, the region ... it’s where trailblazing blues performer Robert Johnson (1911-1938) sold his soul to ...

Robert Mugge's new film "Deep Roots: The Art and Music of Bill Steber and Friends" premieres in Memphis during Blues ... Johnson" (2000) focused on the influence of the short-lived Delta bluesman ...

The legendary Robert Johnson, a blues icon, whose life story of struggle and talent, particularly the myth of a deal with the devil at a crossroads, continues to inspire. His profound influence on ...

Mississippi-born Robert Johnson is known as the King of the Delta Blues. Legend has it that he was a decent musician until he met the Devil at the Crossroads and sold his soul. After that ...

The Blue Front Cafe sits at ... of sharecroppers—Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and Howlin’ Wolf, among them—pioneered the art form. Delta blues is widely considered the original blues ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Robert Johnson talks to reporters at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse after murder charges were dismissed against him. Anthony Vazquez | Sun-Times Share Now ...

The song, immortalized by Delta blues pioneer Robert Johnson, has been reimagined with the band’s signature firepower, delivering a high-energy, soul-drenched performance that bridges past and ...

After nearly 30 years in prison for a murder he maintains he did not commit, Friday was Robert Johnson's first day of freedom, a day after a judge vacated his 1996 murder conviction. Johnson has ...