Colors …
This is a Voyage into Sound
inst. of change (ELECTRIC GUITAR)
the players
INSTRUMENTS
“Crossroad Blues”
1936 — Robert Johnson
((( Birthplace )))
Robert Johnson (photo booth)
joe mazzola (top)
Ani DiFranco explores the different music and cultures she encounters along the Missippi River, from Minnesota to New Orleans.
Wayward Son
Robert Johnson — Decades after his death in 1938, Robert Johnson was barely known. When King of the Delta Blues Singers was released in 1961, Johnson was then known to a younger generation, and the record became THE HOLY WRIT for Rock N Roll guitarists and songwriters at the time. Included in those who credit Johnson as having been an inspiration were: Bob Dylan and all the Yardbirds, especially the guitarists, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck.
The record was everything known of Robert Johnson’s to exist — 29 songs he recorded in 1936 and 1937.
“The vibrations from the loudspeaker made my hair stand up. The stabbing sounds could almost break a window.”
— Bob Dylan
recalling his first hearing King of the Delta Blues Singers.
‘King of the Delta Blues Singers‘
“Ramblin’ on My Mind”
“Traveling Riverside Blues”
“Me And The Devil Blues”
Robert Johnson
((( Side by Side )))
Blues Evolution
Before, during, and after Robert Johnson, The Blues has been firmly rooted in The Mississippi Delta … where the first seeds were planted.
“Crossroads”
1975 — Eric Clapton
E.C. Was Here
((( The White Way )))
—xyZ!