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Robert Johnson


 

Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911August 16, 1938) is probably the most famous Delta blues singer and guitarist in history. He is also generally regarded (somewhat problematically) as the most influential one.

Films about Robert Johnson

  • Crossroads, 1986 (loosely based on the theme of a blues artist selling his soul to the devil)
  • The Search for Robert Johnson, 1992
  • Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life and Music of Robert Johnson, 1997
  • Hellhounds On My Trail: The Afterlife of Robert Johnson, 2000