The Gunter Hotel. Robert Johnson recorded there. It's a couple of blocks from the Alamo and all that. Maybe you could reserve room 414: Around 1936, Johnson sought out H. C. Speir in Jackson, Mississippi, who ran a general store and doubled as a talent scout. Speir, who helped the careers of many blues players, put Johnson in touch with Ernie Oertle, who offered to record the young musician in San Antonio, Texas. At the recording session, held on November 23, 1936 in room 414 at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson_(musician) Gunter Hotel
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