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Necromancer · 07-10-2011, 08:09 AM

I was reading up on Robert Johnson who's material was recorded around 1936 and 1937. His music wasn't recorded on a major or popular album until 1961. But that all aside, when he traveled from town to town back in the 30's he didn't always just play the blues but instead, played what ever was popular at the time, on the street corners and local pubs. He was known to have the ability to hear a song for the first time and was instantly able to pick out the music and play it on guitar.
When Brian Jones introduced Keith Richards to Johnson's music, Richards ask the question, who is playing the other guitar? He was amazed at how one person could play guitar with such ability.
Musicians who proclaim his profound impact on them are Keith Richards, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton.
Johnson, though well-traveled and admired in his performances, was little noted in his own time and place; his records even less so. "Terraplane Blues", sometimes described as Johnson's only hit record, outsold his others but was still only a minor success. Johnson was never to personally experience the popularity as a major artist.

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Necromancer Divination Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,655	Robert Johnson I was reading up on Robert Johnson who's material was recorded around 1936 and 1937. His music wasn't recorded on a major or popular album until 1961. But that all aside, when he traveled from town to town back in the 30's he didn't always just play the blues but instead, played what ever was popular at the time, on the street corners and local pubs. He was known to have the ability to hear a song for the first time and was instantly able to pick out the music and play it on guitar. When Brian Jones introduced Keith Richards to Johnson's music, Richards ask the question, who is playing the other guitar? He was amazed at how one person could play guitar with such ability. Musicians who proclaim his profound impact on them are Keith Richards, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton. Johnson, though well-traveled and admired in his performances, was little noted in his own time and place; his records even less so. "Terraplane Blues", sometimes described as Johnson's only hit record, outsold his others but was still only a minor success. Johnson was never to personally experience the popularity as a major artist.