A Twenty Seven Year old Robert Johnson recorded 36 of the most influential songs in The Idiom of The Blues. The year was 1936 and Today nearly Seventy years later his Music and Mastery lives on, to thrill and chill the hearts and minds of millions of followers of The Blues. If you are not aware of his music and lyrics pay him a visit and meet one of the Music Giants of the 20th Century.
First a Trickle then a Flood.The Birth of the Blues in Britain
As the original Blues artists from the Delta,Chicago and Texas struggled to make their Music heard a few records were discovered by young British kids in the early sixties.The impact of these remarkable sounds on this generation took on a life all of its own and in a couple of years the Blues was the talking point of all Kids interested in music.It was cool to be into R’n’B and to know even a few of the names.What followed changed the World of Music for ever