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Robert Leroy Johnson was an American male guitarist, singer-songwriter, composer, and street artist. Born in Hazlehurst in 1911, he worked within the Delta blues, country blues, and folk genres. His musical career spanned from 1929 until his death in 1938. He performed using the guitar and his voice, recording for Columbia Records.
Johnson died in Greenwood in 1938 due to homicide. He is recognized as part of the 27 Club. His contributions to music have been acknowledged through the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He spoke and wrote in English.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1911
- Active to
- 1938
Discography
- Cross Road Blues / Rambling on My Mind1936
- Kind Hearted Woman / Terraplane Blues1936
- Shellac Test Pressing1936
- Walking Blues / Sweet Home Chicago1936
- 32-20 Blues / Last Fair Deal Gone Down1937
- Come On In My Kitchen / They’re Red Hot1937
- Hellhound on My Trail / From Four Till Late1937
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom / Dead Shrimp Blues1937
- Little Queen of Spades / Me and the Devil Blues1937
- Malted Milk / Milkcow’s Calf Blues1937
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 727,601
- Total plays
- 10,910,643
Tags
There are several artists by the name Robert Johnson: 1. An American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter (1911-1938) amongst the most famous of Delta blues musicians; ranked fifth in Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time; considered by some to be the "Grandfather of Rock 'n' Roll" 2. An English lutenist and composer of the late Tudorian and early Jacobean eras (c.1580-c.1634) 3. A 1970s Memphis-based American guitarist <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Robert+Johnson
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- 27 Club
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hazlehurst
- Place of death
- Greenwood
- Occupation
- street artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- country blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Image
- Robert Johnson grave, Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church Mississippi.jpg
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- Commons category
- Robert Johnson (musician)
- date of birth
- 1911-05-08
- date of death
- 1938-08-13
- topic's main category
- Category:Robert Johnson
- manner of death
- homicide
- start of work period
- 1929-00-00
- name in native language
- Robert Leroy Johnson
- topic has template
- Template:Robert Johnson
- end of work period
- 1938-00-00
- short name
- Robert Johnson
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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Article · Nederlands
Robert Leroy Johnson (Hazlehurst (Mississippi), 8 mei 1911 – (Mississippi), 16 augustus 1938) was een Amerikaanse bluesartiest. Hoewel hij vroegtijdig op 27-jarige leeftijd overleed en een twintigtal nummers heeft nagelaten, is hij een voorbeeld voor veel blueszangers en -gitaristen. Johnson had tijdens zijn leven slechts een bescheiden hit met de naam “Terraplane Blues”. Nadat Columbia Records in 1961 de lp “King of the Delta Blues” uitbracht werd hij bekend onder een breder publiek. Johnsons belang voor de muziekgeschiedenis ligt in de mix die hij maakte van bestaande Delta blues en andere invloeden. Kenmerkend is de ritmische, doorrollende gitaarmuziek. Tijdens zijn leven speelde hij met latere bluesgiganten als Muddy Waters en Howlin' Wolf. Het blad Rolling Stone plaatste hem in 2003 op plaats 71 van de meest gewaardeerde gitaristen aller tijden. Ook werd hij opgenomen in de Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.
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