Twangville — How does one go about acquiring an old soul?  Do you go down to the crossroads and make a Faustian bargain ala Robert Johnson?  Maybe reincarnation is the answer and you just have live a lot of lives.  Regardless of how they did it, collectively T... more info

Guardian Music — 2 November 1993: Number 46 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of Jazz musicWhen Cassandra Wilson signed to Blue Note in 1993 she had been struggling to find a suitable vehicle for her gorgeous contralto. In an attempt to ignore the cre... more info

Guardian Music — Sometime in the mid-1930s: Number 5 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicThe Faustian tale of the troubled man making a pact with the devil is a recurring motif in Christian mythology. It often seeped into music â... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A series in Sunday Calendar about what Times writers & contributors are listening to right now... The parallels between Cajun Creole accordionist, singer and songwriter Amede Ardoin and blues legend Robert Johnson are many: Both were celebrated as tr... more info

Mercury News, California — With the 100th anniversary of bluesman Johnson's birth celebrated May 8, and folk-rock singer/songwriter Dylan's 70th birthday coming May 24, it's time to take a fresh look at the outsized accomplishments of both. more info

Altsounds — Having introduced herself as a solo artist with the epically rocking seven minute single 'Grey Ship' backed with a slowly rambunctious and flailing sixteen minute cover of the Robert Johnson blues staple, 'Kind Heart', *EMA *invites you deeper int... more info

Guardian Music — Robert Johnson was the most influential blues player of all time. Now the last of his musical collaborators will play for his devotees in a centennial celebrationDavid "Honeyboy" Edwards's voice all but creaks as he talks, but even at 95 the closest ... more info

USA Today Music — Those who were influenced by the great bluesman pause to tell how and why. more info

USA Today Music — The centennial of his birth inspires music festivals and brand-new box sets. more info

USA Today Music — Nearly 75 years after the death of Robert Johnson, contemporary artists continue to mine his 29-song repertoire: more info