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Crossroads : the life and afterlife of blues legend Robert Johnson

Call Number

  • 921 J688G (CEN)

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Publication Information

Spokane, Wash. : Demers Books, c2008.

Physical Description

xvi, 133 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Contents

  • The life of Robert Johnson
  • The early years
  • Johnson as a young man
  • The walking musician years
  • The recording years
  • Death of a Delta bluesman
  • The afterlife of Robert Johnson
  • Legend of the crossroads
  • John Hammond resurrects Johnson
  • A new audience
  • A global phenomenon
  • The movie that changed the legend
  • The feud over the Johnson photos
  • The complete recordings defies sales expectations
  • A son is found
  • The 3.5-second piece of celluloid.

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