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Ike Zinnerman and His Graveyard
Ike Learned atop the Stones
Research and Deduction Reveal the Graveyard Ike Zinnerman practiced in.
It has long been told that Ike ZInnerman told Robert Johnson he learned to play the guitar by sitting atop the tombstones in a graveyard. While this seems a little creepy, and lends to the whole devil at the crossroads legend, it was more than likely just a quiet place to practice.
Read further to learn the name and location where Ike would practice, and possibly took legendary Robert Johnson to teach.
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Tommy Johnson – Life and Death
Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson Lived and Died by the Blues
According to Tommy’s brother Ledell, Tommy Johnson lived and died by the blues. Playing on the road, secret marriages, busting up guitars, and even jamming with Patton. Some even claim Tommy taught Patton the famous “Pony Blues”.
Get as close as you can to Tommy Johnson via this detailed report by his brother, coupled with research by Wardlow and others. Tommy, was in fact, a man of the Delta blues.
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Robert Johnson Made a Demo?
Is it True Robert Johnson Made and Shopped Around a Demo? Apparently, Yes.
Read about the fact that Robert Johnson did indeed record a demo, on record, and shopped it around to various places. Back in the 1930′s, these were called audition records. Read on to find out the history of this recording, and the song Johnson used on his one-track demo.
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Charley Patton Death Certificate
Charley Patton
Charley Patton’s Death Certificate is Sure to Clear a Few Things Up
Where did he die? When, and with whom? How did he die, and what really killed him? These are questions that are answered as we take a look at Charley Patton’s death certificate. Although there are still mysteries left to solve, this document helps shed some light.
Take a look and not only see the document for yourself, but hear some of the interesting stories told surrounding Charley’s death.
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Robert Johnson – Poison Didn't Kill Him! – Part 2
Poison Couldn’t Have Killed Robert Johnson
I strongly believe, as do others, that Robert Johnson was not poisoned that faithful night in August 1938. Personally, I believe Marfan’s Syndrome had more to do with it than anything else. To read about it, please review Part 1 of this series.
However, new evidence has been brought to light that it it medically impossible for him to have been poisoned.
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Playing For Change
A little off beat, but worth mentioning
The good people over at Playing For Change have put together a project worth mentioning. Basically, in a nut shell, they traveled the world over recording street musicians. What they do is basically record a musician, then take that mix to another performer on the other side of the world and let them add their music to it.
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Did Robert Johnson Exist? – Part 2
Robert Johnson’s Death Certificate is a Fake!
For Part 2, let’s take a close look at the the death certificate of Robert Johnson. In order to view it with a “clear eye”, let’s examine it piece by piece, instead of looking at it as a whole. Below is a picture of the certificate, with each section we will analyze circled and numbered.
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Did Robert Johnson Exist? – Part 1
Was Robert Johnson Real? Well, kind of….
Of course, we know from 29 songs and two recording sessions that Robert Johnson existed. But, truth be told, that is about all we know- THAT Robert Johnson existed. There are so many questions left unanswered. For example, why does Son House, a legendary bluesman familiar with Johnson, not recognize his photos? How many Robert Johnson’s were there in the Delta in the 1930′s? Why are there so many discrepancies on the death certificate? (Part 2) Was the man poisoned at the three forks bar the Robert Johnson we know? Why does Honeyboy Edwards know so much, and solidify most of the legend?
