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My Take
Robert Johnson recorded for barely two years, died at twenty-seven, and left behind a handful of sides and even fewer photographs — yet rock and roll as we know it is unimaginable without him. The crossroads legend amuses me less than what it conceals: a young man from Hazlehurst, Mississippi who practiced his way into sounding supernatural. Listen past the surface noise of those 1936-37 recordings and you hear a complete musical architecture — bass line, rhythm, and lead from one guitar and one voice. The Grammy honors and Hall of Fame inductions came decades too late, of course. Real influence does not wait for permission, and his never did.
Overview
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His singing, guitar playing and songwriting on his landmark 1936 and 1937 recordings have influenced later generations of musicians.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robert Johnson
- Name (Japanese)
- ロバート・ジョンソン
- Reading
- ろばーと・じょんそん
- Born
- May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Boar
- Origin
- Hazlehurst, Mississippi, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / blues singer / singer-songwriter / street artist / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2006 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1986 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Guitarist — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.