Robert Johnson recordings
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American blues musician Robert Johnson recorded 29 songs during his brief career. A total of 59 performances, including alternate takes, were recorded over a period of five days at two makeshift recor
Label of Johnson's "Terraplane Blues" on Vocalion Records, his first and most successful single
Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas, in 2010
The Country Blues
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The Country Blues is a seminal album released on Folkways Records in 1959, catalogue RF 1. Compiled by Samuel Charters from 78-rpm recordings, it accompanied his book of the same name to provide examp
Robert Johnson recordings
…single), was the first of his recordings to appear on an album. Folkways Records included it on a compilation of songs by early blues musicians, titled The Country Blues. In 1961, Columbia released King of the Delta Blues Singers, the first album to feature Johnson exclusively. It includes a mix of recordings originally…
The Country Blues