In the 1920's, a guitar player walked down to the crossroads at midnite. There he met the Devil who tuned his guitar so that to give him mastery of the instrument.
This is the core of a legend attributed to Robert Johnson, a blues musician from Mississippi. Little is actually know about him. His records were played on stage at a concert in Carnegie Hall. He was thought to be dead at that time, but there are conflicting stories. One story claimed that he was killed by a jealous husband who had given a bottle of whiskey containing poison. There are so many variations and legends of this guy, there are books and active researchers still trying to find out who he was, perhaps we will never know.
Wikipedia provides a ton of details on the knowns and unknowns of this man. There is a complete Radiolab Podcast covering the legend of Robert Johnson as well.
Whoever this guy was, his influence on popular music is immeasurable.
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Disc 1
00:00 - 01. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
02:35 - 02. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
05:36 - 03. Sweet Home Chicago
08:40 - 04. Rambling On My Mind
11:05 - 05. When You Got A Good Friend
14:00 - 06. Come On In My Kitchen
16:40 - 07. Terraplane Blues
19:44 - 08. Phonograph Blues
22:21 - 09. 32-20 Blues
25:17 - 10. They're Red Hot
28:19 - 11. Dead Shrimp Blues
30:54 - 12. Cross Road Blues
33:28 - 13. Walking Blues
36:02 - 14. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Disc 2
38:43 - 01. Preaching Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)
41:38 - 02. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
44:17 - 03. Stones In My Passway
46:50 - 04. I'm A Steady Rollin' Man
49:30 - 05. From Four Till Late
51:57 - 06. Hellhound On My Trail
54:37 - 07. Little Queen Of Spades (Take 2)
56:56 - 08. Malted Milk
59:18 - 09. Drunken Hearted Man (Take 2)
01:01:42 - 10. Me And The Devil Blues (Take 2)
01:04:16 - 11. Stop Breakin' Down Blues (Take 1)
01:06:37 - 12. Traveling Riverside Blues
01:09:28 - 13. Honeymoon Blues
01:11:49 - 14. Love In Vain (Take 1)
01:14:23 - 15. Milkcow's Calf Blues (Take 3)
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