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The Waifs – Temptation

4903 days ago
TwangvilleHow 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

Cassandra Wilson rediscovers the blues with Blue Light Til Dawn

4907 days ago
Guardian Music2 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

Robert Johnson sells his souls to the devil

4908 days ago
Guardian MusicSometime 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

In rotation: Amede Ardoin's “Mama I’ll Be Long Gone: 'The Complete Recordings of Amede Ardoin, 1929-1934'

4929 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissA 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

Celebrating Robert Johnson and Bob Dylan -- the music, not the myths

4941 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaWith 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

EMA DEBUT ALBUM 'PAST LIFE MARTYRED SAINTS'

4946 days ago
AltsoundsHaving 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

Robert Johnson: fans mark the centenary of the great bluesman's birth

4947 days ago
Guardian MusicRobert 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

Riffing on Robert Johnson's astounding legacy

4950 days ago
USA Today MusicThose who were influenced by the great bluesman pause to tell how and why. more info

Robert Johnson at 100: Legacy, legend

4950 days ago
USA Today MusicThe centennial of his birth inspires music festivals and brand-new box sets. more info

Artists continue to sing Robert Johnson's blues

4950 days ago
USA Today MusicNearly 75 years after the death of Robert Johnson, contemporary artists continue to mine his 29-song repertoire: more info

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