Blues lore holds that the legendary musician Robert Johnson went to the crossroads at midnight and sold his soul to the devil to play guitar. But now, some 70 years later, the prince of darkness has ...

Robert Johnson was born May 8, 1911, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, raised in the fields and small towns of the Delta where the blues was beginning to take shape. His childhood was marked by constant ...

In this combination history of blues music and biography of Robert Johnson, Wald, a blues musician himself (and author of Narcorrido), explores Johnson's rise from a little known guitarist who died in ...

Memphis artist Andre Miller opened Gallery Albertine, named after his mother, showcasing his work focused on the Black experience. His latest series, "The Redemption of a Delta Bluesman: Robert ...

The Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library will host An Evening of Pre-War Blues Music event on March 19 at 5:30 p.m. This event is a musical and historical survey of the blues from the turn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Traffic passes through the intersection of highways 61 and 49 known as the "Crossroads" Oct.18, 2003 in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

At a compact 45 minutes, “The Delta King’s Blues,” given its world premiere by IN Series here on Saturday, proved an efficient showcase for the talents of composer Damien Geter. Unlike his ...

Robert Johnson's story presents a fascinating paradox: Why did this genius of the Delta blues excite so little interest when his records were first released in the 1930s? And how did this brilliant ...