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.