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Robert Johnson
- Country / region
- United States
- Recording years
- 1936–2018
- Recordings
- 7
- Albums and releases
- 6
ARTIST STORY
Meet Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1936–2018. The artist is connected with Blues and Delta Blues, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.
Listen for how Blues and Delta Blues shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Sweet Home Chicago”, “Terraplane Blues”, “32–20 Blues”, “Malted Milk”. Then move to “King of the Delta Blues Singers” and “I Got the Blues 2” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.
BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS
Basic information
- Type
- Solo artist
- Country / region
- United States
- Birth date
- May 8, 1911
- Death date
- August 16, 1938
- Roles
- Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Street performer, Composer, Musician
START HERE
Start with these recordings
01Sweet Home Chicago1936 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 02Terraplane Blues1936 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 0332–20 Blues1937 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 04Malted Milk1937 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 05Preachin’ Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)1938 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 06Love in Vain Blues2018 · Delta Blues · delta bluesOpen in new tab
DISCOGRAPHY
Representative albums and releases
GENRES
Genres
ARTIST GRAPH
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