Archive for the tag 'robert johnson'

Oct 10 2008

A History of Robert Johnson

Published by Phillip under music & audio, phillip's room

Anyone read the Vanity Fair article by Frank DiGiacomo called Portrait of a Phantom? It begins with the story of a guy finding what he believes might be a photograph of Robert Johnson and his efforts to authenticate it.
In the seven decades since his mysterious death, bluesman Robert Johnson’s legend has grown — the tragically [...]

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Jan 17 2005

Slow Down, Mr. Johnson

Published by Phillip under music & audio, phillip's room

This is a response to J-Walk’s recent post about Robert Johnson. (Read the post, read the essay, read the comments on J-Walk’s post, then read on.)
Robert Johnson’s “32-20 Blues” is 2:54 long. Play it back 20% slower, and it becomes 3:29 in length. But when we play back the slowed-down version, what does it sound [...]

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