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Blind Willie Johnson: History and Documents
Learn more about Blind Willie Johnson, and his Documents – our 100th story! read more
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30 Minutes With Satan
I didn’t have much time to spend with him, but it is always interesting sitting in the company of Satan.
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31st Blues Music Awards Nominees
31st Blues Music Awards 2010
It’s that time again – the 2010 Blues Music Awards is right around the corner. If you are a member of Blues.org, you can login to the site and cast your vote for the album and artists that have been nominated.
Among those nominated this year is Marquise Knox, a young bad-ass guitar player, as well as Derek Trucks, and Louisiana Red.
Below is the article as it appears on the blues.org website, listing out the nominees, and giving further information about the event to be held in Memphis this year. Check it out!
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Photos from Inside 508 Park Ave
Robert Johnson, as Well as Others, Recorded at 508 Park Ave. What Was it Like?
508 Park Ave
Robert Johnson made several recordings inside 508 Park Ave. So what is the destiny of this building? Will it be torn down and demolished as the current owners would like? or is there hope it will be saved in the name of history, and the blues? We have covered this topic – and this building – on this site several times. Now, thanks to the Dallas Observer, as well as Dan Finnell, we now have pictures from inside the building, taken during a recent tour.
Keep reading to learn more!
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Robert Johnson's Birthplace to be Restored
Copiah County and the State of Mississippi Plan to Restore Robert’s Old Home
Robert Johnson Birthplace
Although very little of Robert Johnson’s life can be verified, one thing is known – his birthplace of Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Johnson was born in the house pictured to the left, which was built by his stepfather Charles Dodds, a furniture maker. The house had a double-parlor, a long front porch, and a pump that allowed water to flow into the kitchen, which was mostly unheard of in most Southern homes of the era.
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Wait a minute – the Crossroads is for SALE?!?!
Now you can own – literally – a HUGE piece of the Blues pie
For better or for worse, you read the title correctly.
The legendary crossroads, where 49 and 61 intersect in Clarksdale MS, the spot where (allegedly) Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil, where thousands of blues fans pay their homage each year… is for sale.
After an interesting post was made on this site, I contacted the poster and got all the details before the listing has even been made. It’s a thedeltablues excusive, and you heard it here first.
Read more to learn more about the property, what is included in the sale, what the previous owner had planned out for the property, and even the listing price.
