Crossroads : the life and afterlife of blues legend Robert Johnson /

Crossroads : the life and afterlife of blues legend Robert Johnson /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Graves, Tom, 1954-
Imprint:	Spokane, Wash. : Demers Books, c2008.
Description:	xvi, 133 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Johnson, Robert, -- 1911-1938. Johnson, Robert, -- 1911-1938. Blues musicians -- Mississippi -- Biography. Blues musicians. Mississippi. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7410365

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ISBN:	9780981600215 (pbk.) 0981600212 (pbk.) 9780922993826 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0922993823 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780981699215 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0981699219 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780981699219 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780922993819 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0922993815 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-127) and index. committed to retain 20170930 20421213 HathiTrust

Table of Contents:

The life of Robert Johnson
The early years
Johnson as a young man
The walking musician years
The recording years
Death of a Delta bluesman
The afterlife of Robert Johnson
Legend of the crossroads
John Hammond resurrects Johnson
A new audience
A global phenomenon
The movie that changed the legend
The feud over the Johnson photos
The complete recordings defies sales expectations
A son is found
The 3.5-second piece of celluloid.