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Thread #42579   Message #619425
Posted By: Rolfyboy6
01-Jan-02 - 10:38 AM
Thread Name: Help: robert johnson biography
Subject: RE: Help: robert johnson biography
Gravestones: Three sites claimed and a big controversy. Google: Robert Johnson's grave The person alive who knew Robert Johnson: Robert Lockwood Jr. Robert Lockwood Jr. Lockwood is EXTREMELY tired of talking about it, especially to worshipful RJ fans who don't realize that Lockwood is a blues 'heavyweight' in his own right(original King Biscuit Boy, first electric guitar in the delta, idol of teen-aged B.B. King, leader of Cleveland Blues scene, etc., etc, etc.). A 'must read': Robert Palmer's "Deep Blues."

As for the pigrimage: Chesborogh's "Blues Traveling: the Holy Sites of Delta Blues" Chesborough 1 Chesborough 2

But first, you need to go to Junior'sJunior's Juke Joint Attitude:TBH: The Blues Comes To The BBC