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
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Love the quote and the video.
my service is not doing so well today.
my computer has the blues.
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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