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USA 17.9.1994
The American guitarist, singer and composer Robert Lee Johnson was born on 8 May 1911 in Hazlehurst,
Mississippi born. He played harmonica and guitar as a child. By observing well-known blues musician,
he improved his own technique so that he became one of the most sought after guitarists in the Mississippi
Delta in the 1930s.
In his songs Johnson took early approaches of the Delta-Blues and developed it to his own style.
Since Johnson's pieces are composed specifically to the maximum playing time of the shellac disc (3 min),
his compositions are characterized by a strong unity. Johnson is as an original songwriter, who despite
his short career, created a number of blues classics, which are reflected in the repertoire of such
different musicians as Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones.
Robert Johnson is considered one of the great icons of American popular culture but the dissemination of
his songs and his appreciation only started long after his death.
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Robert Johnson died on 16 August 1938 at the age of 27 years in Three Forks, Mississippi.
His birth anniversary comes up again for the 100th time in May 2011.
The video shows the Blues Brothers with the song "Sweet Home Chicago", one of the best-known compositions by Robert Johnson.
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