Back when he was still alive Robert Johnson used to take his stepson into Clarksdale Mississippi with him where they would each take one side of the river and play for tips. Some say that the boy was so good you could close your eyes and not know which side of the river you were on.
   In the forties that boy teamed up with Sonny Boy Williamson II to broadcast the first all blues radio show (sponsored by The King Biscuit Flour Co).During his career he also played with Willie Dixon, Otis Spahn, Little Walter and Muddy Waters to name a few. He was an early influence of B.B> King who he played with in Memphis.
   His name was Robert Lockwood Jr. (aka Robert Junior Lockwood) and he was brilliant, flawless and oh so smooth. Robert died last November at the age of 91. He was still playing regular Wednsday night gigs in downtown Cleveland, Oh.
   I never regretted standing for hours in a cold rain with my long-suffering wife to see him play in 2005. Nor will I ever forget it.
   Good bye Robert. You will be missed.