Robert Johnson (musician)
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Robert Johnson, born Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) is one of the most famous Delta blues musicians.
[change] Early life
He was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. He was the 11th child of her mother Julia Major Dodds, and 10th child of his father Charles Dodds. When he was born, his father has left his mother. He was brought by a field worker named Noah Johnson. That is why he chose "Johnson" for his family name.
[change] Early career
He began playing guitar when he was a child. In February 1929 he married Virginia Travis and became serious about playing the guitar. His wife died in childbirth at the age of 16 in April 1930. Johnson began traveling up and down the Delta. Around 1936, one of his friends who helped many of the blues players, helped him join them.
His death occurred on August 16, 1938, at the age of twenty-seven.
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| Subgenres | Boogie-woogie - Classic female blues - Country blues - Delta blues - Electric blues - Fife and drum blues - Jump blues - Piano blues |
| Mixes | Blues-rock - Jazz blues - Punk blues - Soul blues |
| Regional genres | British blues - Canadian blues - Chicago blues - Detroit blues - East Coast blues - Kansas City blues - Louisiana blues - Memphis blues - New Orleans blues - Piedmont blues - St. Louis blues - Swamp blues - Texas blues - West Coast blues |
| Related topics | Blues genres - Blues musicians - Blues scale - Jug band - Origins |
