8/27/2008

Robert Johnson


The legend of famous of a black people who was a Blue 'guitar player from Mississippi 'river basin this man was unknown in general people but for who was musicians especially the Blue 'guitar players this man was more than father. Many people said about this man, he was a inspirer of many famous musician such as Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zepelin, The Allman Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and etc... . Rollingstone 'Magazine ranges him to be the fifth of the top one hundred best guitarists. An unnatural of Robert Johnson when he played a guitar if you did not know about him many people would think he played two guitars in the same time because he played his sound was very softly and strong, someone said when he recorded his long-playing record he did not watch his hand but he played with his feeling. A part of his story an old man said when Robert Johnson was young hw lived in a barn in Mississippi he loved to play guitar but his skill was not outstanding, one day someone told him to bring his guitar to a crossroad near the Dockery 'factory at midnight. That place he would meet a demon who would bring his guitar to setup for a good performance when he wanted to play everything was unbelievable but there was a condition, that condition was Robert Johnson had to give his spirit to the demon but in the legend no one said because no body saw him but when the time was past not to one year he came back with his unbelievable of performance and Blue 'music that everyone never heard before. In 1936 he was record at San Antonio, Texas 'studio songs and songs are sang as sorrowful river which flows from Mississippi 'river through mournful ocean but no one knew songs that he was record in that day became to the legend of Blue 'music for ever because he just died after he made two records. Someone said when he made the legend of Blue the demon came to get his spirit by the contract

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