"Preaching Blues"+Robert Johnson
Early Life
- Born May 8th, 1911
- Died August, 1938
- Grew up in Memphis Tennessee
- Lived with mothers husband Charles Dodd
- Little education
- Learned to play harmonica
Influences & Time period
- Son House and other musicians he met in the south were his big influences
- From traveling doing juke joints in different towns was also a big influence \
- Just getting over World War 1
- During the Great Depression
- Over 15 million people were unemployed
- Prohibition-1920-1933
- Stopped people by law from drinking alcohol
- Ended after 14 years because people refused it
Their Music
- Entered in Blues fame in 1980
- Entered in rock and roll fame in 1986
- Only had 2 recordings in 1936 and 37 that were released 1990
- Used a lot of thematic lyrics and intense vocals
- "Preaching' Blues "
- "Dust My Broom"
- "Hellhound on My Trail"
- "Sweet Home Chicago"
Interesting facts
- Used Johnson as his last name because of his real father Noah Johnson
- Myth- Sold soul to devil for amazing guitar skills
- Called "King of the Delta Blues"
- Died at a young age-27 years old