Robert Johnson: The King Of Blues

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Mississippi is the state that it is today mainly because of the people in Mississippi. Mississippi is known for many things like slavery, cotton, juke joints, food, and other things especially the blues. There were a few people that made Mississippi famous for blues today. Such as Robert Johnson who is from Hazlehurst, Ms he’s one of the most famous Delta Blues musicians. Some call him the Godfather of rock and roll. Some say he sold his sold to the devil at a crossroad in the Delta in exchange for mastery of the guitar. He had the chance to record several records in Texas and he even traveled through Mississippi Delta and Arkansas. By that time he had died but six of his records had been released in the South as “race records”. His death occurred on August 16, 1938, exactly at the age 27 at a crossroad near Greenwood, MS; however, there is not an exactly known reason why or how he died. He was ranked 5th on the Rolling Stone’s list of 100 Greatest Guitarist of all time. …show more content…

King better known as B. B. King or “The King of Blues,” was born in Itta Bena, MS, and is widely considered to be one of the most respected blues musicians of all time. He was also ranked third on the Rolling Stone’s list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time. His style combines gospel and the blues. His music including innovative guitar playing, became a model for many blues performers in the 1960’s. B.B King played at least 15,000 performances in over 52 years of entertaining. In 2002 he signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and lessons to children in the public

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