Led Zeppelin looked to blues legend Robert Johnson as the originator of their music. But how many of Johnson's compositions did Zeppelin draw from directly?
“How Many More Years,” a mid-tempo blues featuring Ike Turner on piano, was a genuinely innovative track. Robert Palmer said that the guitar by Johnson was the first in music to feature a ...
Our tribute is music, and the foundation of this hotel – you can see it everywhere – is Robert Johnson and Room 414." VandeVate recounted the tale that legendary blues player Robert Johnson ...
The longtime WPFW DJ is looking forward to celebrating Lamont Savoy this October, the holiday season with Alison Crockett, and more. His WPFW program “Southern Soul Rumpin’” was beloved for ...
Learn more. Five-time Grammy-nominated artist Ruthie Foster will perform at Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3. A jazz and blues artist, Foster’s musical journey ...
Robert Ray Johnson, 93, of Titusville, Florida, and formerly of Broadway, VA, died Sept. 24, 2024 at Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, WV. He was born March 4, 1931, at home in Clifton ...
It is now 19 years ago since label founder Thomas Ruf first sent three musicians under contract to his record company on a joint tour as Blues Caravan ... with the Robert Johnson classic “Come On In ...
With an album just released a few weeks ago, blues singer Shemekia Copeland can ... American Cultural Center in Pittsburgh. Pianist Robert Glasper is the headliner on Sept.