Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

guitarist

BIRTHDAY May 8, 1911
BIRTH SIGN Taurus
BIRTHPLACE Hazlehurst, GA
AGE ? years old
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ABOUT ROBERT JOHNSON

Mississippi singer and guitarist who is known as the King of the Delta Blues and who sang songs like "When You Got a Good Friend."

He felt a tinge of guilt for pursuing a career in what was termed "Devil's music" instead of farming.

He was ranked #71 on Rolling Stone's Greatest Guitarists of All Time list in 2011.

He married Virginia Travis in 1929 and he had a child with Vergie Mae Smith while living in Martinsville. He married Caletta Craft in 1931.

He inspired a number of legendary musicians including folk icon Bob Dylan .