Well, the blue light was my blues
and the red light was my mind.*
~ Robert Johnson, "King of the Delta Blues"
____________________________* "All My Love in Vain" Lyrics
Robert Johnson (1911-2938) was an American blues singer and musician.
Robert Johnson Blues Foundation
The Robert Johnson Notebooks
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Profile
Bhesham R. Sharma, "Poetic Devices in the Songs of Robert Johnson, King of the Delta Blues", Transcultural Music Review, No. 3, 1997
Love the quote and the video.
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Robert Johnson is a national treasure and it could be said that all modern blues flow from him, certainly delta and country blues. While very well known in blues circles, his music deserves a much wider recognition.
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