12’ Bar Ramblin’ #26 'Robert Johnson' with Stefan Matussek 13.03.2018

The romanticized image of a blues musician: a young ambitious musician meets the
devil on a dusty crossroad to sell his soul in exchange for mastery of the
blues. This cliché stems from a legend surrounding the extremely talented and
influential Robert Johnson. A mysterious blues master who's poorly documented
life ended at the young age of 27, leaving the world with a handful of
recordings that shaped music of the 20th century in quite a significant way.
While he was not all too famous during his lifetime, his posthumous influence is
unparalleled in the genre. Countless blues and rock musicians have covered his
songs and cited him as a major influence. This episode is dedicated to possibly
the most important blues musician that ever lived.