Anyone beyond the age of five years who could take this video seriously is probably deranged. Shall we only "do good" because of the fear of eternal punishment? Religion as fire insurance ... what a great motivator.
Son House was a former preacher who quit to play "blues", which most Christian country folk of the time believed was the Devil's music. From all the evidence we have, Son House heard his young protege Robert Johnson playing well, so he stole his crowd and chased him out of town to snuff his new-found competition. House probably used his former religious "authority" to invent the legend of Johnson "selling his soul" just to vilify Johnson and protect his own business.
This Robert Johnson dude has the vintage look & sound down pat! He’s obviously extensively studied the old blues guys from the 20’s & 30’s. I’ve never heard of him before, probably because he needs to get better management & public relations. Like, where’s the magazine & TV interviews, & live performance clips? He could be big. But I bet he listens to rap when he’s by himself at home.
i hope you all know that all these false rumors and crazy preaching against rock and homosexuals and God knows what else has nothing to do with the real message of christianity and nobody should be basing their views of religion off this crap, read the bible instead
Harry Potter is satanic. Rock n Roll started and belonged to the devil. are these bible-thumpin snake handlers for real?! Still cracks me up people believe this silly Christian mythology here in the supposed Age of reason and science.. Nobody ever sold their soul to the devil,because neither soul or devil exists. Jesus didnt rise from the grave, nor did he resurrect a dead man. The carcass of that zealot street preacher has been rotted to dust for over 2000 years. Let it go already!
Idont believe it is a myth considering what the devil has done to rock and roll...the soul is not supported biblically for being eternal no where in scripture will you find immortal and soul together
lolololol... seeing people assume "they must have sold their soul to the devil if they say they lose themselves when they play" makes me laugh...
I lose myself all the time when I play music. When I nail a riff without even thinking, that's just the passion i have for doing what i love come forth. It's like when artists lose themselves in their paintings. If anything, I'd say that's God working through them, not the Devil. God gives us our talents, and the devil has no talent to give anyone.
lolololol... seeing people assume "they must have sold their soul to the devil if they say they lose themselves when they play" makes me laugh...
I lose myself all the time when I play music. When I nail a riff without even thinking, that's just the passion i have for doing what i love come forth. It's like when artists lose themselves in their paintings. If anything, I'd say that's God working through them, not the Devil. God gives us our talents, and the devil has no talent to give anyone.
So sad, You people who don't believe this....Just how did RJ get so good in 6 or 8 months, When He couldn't play a lick before He made the deal? This stuff is real, I hope you come to know Christ before it's too late.
@TheAzmountaineer I didn't say Robert Johnson was a tea partyer. I'm not trolling. This video is Christian propaganda bullshit. You pay attention. Stop twisting my words.
@MontagTheMagician the video has nothing to do with Tea Partiers, and to tie RJ to people that he would no doubt disagree with is just silly. Robert Johnson made the claim himself, obviously a marketing ploy, and you guys can argue over whether he sold his soul or not, whether it's possible or not, etc., I just enjoy the man's music.
@TheAzmountaineer I didn't say this did have anything to do with Tea Partiers. What I meant was it uses their type of twisted mentality and logic.It's called humor. And the selling your soul to the Devil myth doesn't even come from Robert Johnson it comes from Tommy Johnson.
son house is adamant that johnson was only gone like 6 to 8 months, when he came back he had gone from an embarrassing noise maker to a jaw dropping guitar player.
johnsons recordings sold poorly when he live and they were not reissued til 1961 by columbia and that is when keith richards and eric clapton heard him and suddenly the world found out about him. until then only a handful of people knew who he was. this is fact not me saying it so he only influenced rock music not rock n roll. im not going 2 argue about it b cause i think johnson was awesome. this is fact.
robert johnson was seldom heard and after his death almost 4 gotten. fact is he was brilliant but not an influence on rock n roll. 60s white blues artists blasted his name all opver the world and it was then that we learned his incredible talent.
@wildcattamergirl Are you kidding? He inspired every great blues artist, that inspired every great early rock & roll artist. He single handedly turned blues into what was to eventually become rock & roll.
Truth is that NOBODY knows where the crossroads is. It damn sure isn't 61 & 49. Legend says it was closer to Dockery. Clarksdale was just the first town to claim it. If you want to sell your soul to the Devil, You don't need no crossroads.
Its very interesting to me; I've gone down your whole list of artist( as much as I can without subscribing to this crap) and guess what, no Elvis. All or most rock artist sell their souls, correct? Where the hell is the king of rock-n-roll on your who's who list?
Please as a Christian...i'm not saying stop doing your research and work- but PLEASE! DO IT RIGHT there's so much maliciously charged info nobody with a blessed mind can take it seriously...
@ChrisHendrix1988 Facts.? The weird thing is. That guy lived in the town when Robert Johnson left, and he lived in the town when Robert Johnson came back. But miraculousy, you read a book or 2 and you know more than he does -___-. #WayToGo dude.! smh
@ChrisHendrix1988 yeah exactly, this whole "I sold my soul to the Devil" is a folk legend. he probably was defeated by all the critcism, went home and decided "I'll show those guys, they'll see, I'll be the best". Then he hunkered down for two years putting all his effort into his guitar playing an not allowing himself to be demoralized and now look where he is. He made the Devil story up to impress people and create a unique identity for himself.
of course because a black man , could not possibly do what he did he must have done it ... musical ability is an art that transcends all races . . the tone of that clip is racist
Hate to sortof kindof completely destroy your little "theory", but those rumors didn't surface until well after the 6-8 months in question. They came about after his wife died in childbirth, and the whole town blamed him because he was a blues musician (and, to their mind, evil). So, yes he started those rumors as a way of saying "Okay, fine. I'm that...Is that what you wanted to hear?"
The Bible-thumpin' assclown who made this can't imagine anyone creating music as infectiously dynamic & fascinating as Johnson's, so it MUST have come from Ol' Slewfoot!
Let's face facts: Today's Christians - religious fanatics of whatever stripe, really - are virtually incapable of creating great music or art; their strict adherence to unprovable dogma and the wholesome-but-deadly-dull lifestyles it demands simply preclude it. So they make do with Christian "rock" or Jimmy Swaggart records.
2: Robert Johnson was good for his time but he's no match for today's artists.
3: Christianity is a religion with minimal limitations, the Christians you're talking about sound more like Mormons, Johova's Witness.
4: Only certain sects of Christianity actually make Christian music like Evangelists, Baptists and I see nothing wrong with that, they even have Christian metal.
Point 2: Which of "today's artists"? Madonna? Lady Gaga? Justin Bieber? Today's musical legends like Clapton revere Johnson. There must be a reason for that.
Point 3: I grew up around Pentacostal Christians, and there were plenty of things that were frowned upon, including movies and including virtually all non-Christian music. In some ways, that's not bad, considering all the immoral trash out there, but it's far too restrictive to really enjoy life.
Pop is not the only genre of music that exists, there's rock, blues, jazz etc..You always praise the originator, for instance these days Elvis is crap to most ears yet he receives respect even from Eminem which he also includes as his influence in music. I'm Christian Orthodox and I've never had these limits put on me or anyone,I listen to whatever I like and so does my wife and kid, though I do think listening to Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber should be against all creeds lol
holy crap.... thats all I've got. Thats all our good freind sssolitude has left us... a huge stinking pile of holy crap. but he's squeezed it out with such fervor. its like he's got a righteous deuce that he had to wait to drop the whole time we has editing that movie and and beating off. Holy crap he's made more of them. Here's to Youtube. because without any other distractions SSSolitude would probably end up ripping his dick off.
I just wanna say this. I'm a 17 year old Christian, and Robert Johnson is AWESOME! But if he went away for 6-8 months, he can accomplish a great deal of licks in that amount of time.He was determined. And that Devil thing sounds like a joke when Robert said it. And we don't have solid evidence "IF" he really did it. But until that time, JOHNSON FOREVER!
@mance02 You seem to be a nice person and remember, if you are real christian, that nobody but God can determine who is or isn't saved. So be nice and enjoy life.
Gee, I wonder if the goofballs who made this video got permission to use the clips from the movie "Crossroads". Probably not. I hate Christians like this, the ones who have to point out the faults of others to make themselves look better.
Love the music, but what is this video trying to "expose?" While it can't be confirmed, due to conflicting stories, Johnson most likely learned to play guitar from someone in East Texas.
The whole "deal with the devil" concept makes for a great bedtime story, but nothing more.
We are perfectly imperfect being with a wide range of opinions...this kind of stuff keeps imaginations alive which is where music is born.
Sellin' the soul to the devil to be a better musician to me means lockin' yourself away practicing like"hell" and then the rest is history and legend!
One more thing. Didn't Peetie Wheatstraw bill himself as "The High Sheriff of Hell"? He clearly out ranks Robert on the satanic hierarchy. Don't bother with Robert when Peetie is so much more dangerous.
Again, most of this stuff is myth, metaphor, and legend building. I know he learned from Ike and apparently he learned a tremendous amount. Here's the thing, so long as a plausible alternative explanation exists, one cannot claim a causal relationship. As such, your claim about Robert and the devil is spurious speculation. A literal reading of Robert's legend mistakes myth for fact, something most religious folks do not understand.
BTW the selling of soul thing is kinda odd, it was taken literally. How does the buyer redeem the goods, and why would he/she want souls? Even more so, what is a soul? Actually seems like a bargain for the seller.
Did you ever think Robert's story was metaphor? It's much more interesting to think he sold his soul rather than going to the woodshed for 6 - 8 months. Also, it made people think he was a dangerous man and they left him alone. That could be an asset in rough and tough juke joints. Read what Muddy Waters had to say when he saw Johnson playing on the street.
@DocSuds LOL Robert learned from a man named Ike Zinnerman a friend he met when he went to Ark. Look up interviews by Honey Boy Edwards...he and Willie Brown also knew Ike and heard the real truth when Ike was drunk.
you can't make a deal with the devil over your soul when he already owns it !!!
If you receive JESUS as LORD and savior in your heart, ask him to for give you of your sins, that brakes any contract the devil has on you, AsK JESUS TO SAVE YOU TODAY,,,,,HE WILL!!!!!!
Robert Johnson was the beginning and foundation of the rock/blues genre we have today. If you love rock and or blues, you need to thank Robert Johnson for it.
Robert Johnson was the beginning and foundation of the rock/blues genre we have today. If you love rock and or blues, you need to thank Robert Johnson for it.
As a devout Christian and a Blues player and amature historian, sorry dude, your overreacting on this one. Sad really The legendary crossroads is actually a railroad crossing where two tracks cross.
As a " devout christian" you of all peops should know the possibility is there, If you are a "devout christian" who is caught up in the world you will HAVE to deny the possibility of such things, or face your own failings when it comes to enjoying things that you know you shouldn't be. That really is sad.
this is funny, selling ones soul to the devil at the cross roads is a well known action to aquire things only the devil can give. in the cas of robert johnson the devil aint the judeo-christian devil which doesnt exist. it is the west african legbe-exu eshu. his symbol or veve is a cross. people! robert johnson was a black man from mississippi hoodoo and voodoo is embeded in the culture, i know i am from a long line of hoodoo practitioners from the delta. blues is the devils music.
The blues musician who supposively sold his soul to the devil was actuall TOMMY Johnson, and the legend has wrongly been attributed to Robert Johnson.
What a crock. You Jesus freaks keep on propping up your bigotry and racial hatreds with a text that was written by a church that burned people alive if they dared to speak their mind, whilst amassing a fortune in gold and stolen wealth. If God really exists then you rednecks will be the first in line for judgement.
Robert Johnson just knew how to sell a good story.. he was the Lady Gaga of his era only with talent. Geez man - lighten up!
What a crock. You Jesus freaks keep on propping up your bigotry and racial hatreds with a text that was written by a church that burned people alive if they dared to speak their mind, whilst amassing a fortune in gold and stolen wealth. If God really exists then you rednecks will be the first in line for judgement.
Robert Johnson just knew how to sell a good story.. he was the Lady Gaga of his era only with talent. Geez man - lighten up!
Whatever Robert did it is a spectacular achievement in many ways. Somehow he surrounded himself with enough myth to create a legend beyond anything that era had ever seen. I doesn´t really matter if he was beyond everyone else or just one of the greats. As far as legend he truly surpassed everyone and we are still building upon it. It remonds of the pharaoes who truly DID gain eternal life though not quite the way they had imagined. IMO Roberts acknowledgement is surely worth a soul or two!!!
Also, only an idiot would look to a musicians lyrics to understand their life. Songwriters write about all kinds of things that they've never done. It's called creativity and imagination. You Christians of all people should know what imagination is!
There's a major problem with this "selling your soul" theory...lots of rock stars barely know how to play their instruments!! Not compared to accomplished musicians that is. I'm not knocking rock music. I love a lot of it but many of these young bands are pitifully untalented and can't be mistaken for someone with supernatural talents. Why do you suppose that is? Also, if it were possible for anyone to sell their soul and attain such gifts, why are there so many failed musicians out there? lol
@shotgunsteve93 If there was a devil which I doubt there is, wouldn't he do whatever it takes to reap souls? So why wouldn't he offer more musicians so-called contracts? I just don't buy it. I believe in a spirit world though, I just don't buy religious theories such as the devil, hell, etc. I think its all a bunch of nonsense conjured up by people who enjoy controlling brainwashable types through fear & terror. Unfortunately, the pychological damage done to kids by churches takes years to undo.
@Vegas01973 Yeah, I'd think the devil only offers contracts to those who are already born with something special. That is why there are stories about Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, Cobain, Brian Stone, etc all dying young.
The devil fucked them out of the deal...
Though I've heard things like Hendrix was actually GOD who came to visit us on Earth and went back to the Heavens. And I've heard something like John Frusciante is like a today Jesus, he pretty much died and came back like Jesus.
to all who believe in god, you must also believe in the devil because of the duality of good and evil. if you denounce the existence of the devil then why would you need god. the devil justifies the belief in god so that means that you ALL are satanists and god worshipers because you make it real. by the way i was born into catholicism so i have the right to judge. fuck you all.
robert johnson the fucking legend!!! exposed? or you mean immortalized as one of the best musicians of all time. kirk cameron can eat a dick the guy on the homepage of goodfight
The "devil" of these old musicians is not the same Devil as known in Christianity. Not everything in this world is Christian based. However, the perspective of "The Black Man" as a devil or even satan definitely comes from Christian influence and prejudices, as "anything non-Christian is inherently evil". Ignorance of other religious/spiritual practices makes misunderstanding a given...
@Azicpok1 And if you actually believed in the Bible and in The Messiah, you would feel that very same way about your rude and ignorant reply to me. I've studied the Bible, dear. Yet, that has nothing to do with my remarks here. "The Black Man" as believed in by those individuals eventually became called "the devil". However, this "devil" is not the same devil as known to Christianity. Prejudice and ignorance are the only reasons "The Black Man" is called the devil at all.
@Azicpok1 Your immature remarks aside, the point of my reply was to explain how other religions/spiritual practices and beliefs do exist. The "man" believed to be rule the crossroads has no connection whatsoever with the satan of the Bible who tempted The Messiah in the dessert. No relation at all. These beliefs come from African religions. And these deities called "evil" or "devils" because (just as you have shown) fear and ignorance lead to prejudgments and assumptions.
What a Load of TOSH! There is nothing to sell your soul too. This is just the religious prejudice of christians who believe that either God or the Devil owns your soul. Nothing exists to sell your soul too. What a load of shit that this portrays! They cannot equivocally say that there is a God let alone a malevolent being named Satan. Quoting someone's songs to say that they sold their soul to gain musical talent is patently inane and worse defamatory to the memory of a great musician songwriter
@journeyer58 IMO-the narrator of this vid thinks we shouldnt listen to R and R becasue satan is involved. Screw that! Im an Xian and love rock-if i ever "sold my soul" to the devil-it would be just in my mind-it wouldnt have any being on the spritual reality-IF Im a free being, God loves and wants to save, and the spirit world exists.
RJ died at the age of 27....so did 15 other rock stars including Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain. Is there an occult-blues-rock connection???
@chupacabralien2999 I believe so but all these people commenting would lead you to believe it was pure coincidence the stars and space around the earth is enough to prove to me there is a god such a weird strange world
I wouldn't sell my soul to satan for guitar skills or anything else---that just wouldn't turn out good---there's a hell awaiting folks who turn their backs on Jesus
I'm not trying to knock anyone's religious beliefs...I'm religious, in my way...but do the makers of this film really think there's some horned, serpent-eyed guy waiting out in the country to buy souls?
@MetalBassist71 "Yes, good morning, Mr. Satan. I understand that you offer musicians supernatural talent in exchange for their eternal souls. Is that right? Great! Can I sign up? Great! Now, my understanding is that we have to meet at the crossroads at... no? Well, yes, I see your point. At that hour, some isolated spot like that, you never know who you might run into, that's true. Well then, I can come to your office, if... yes, right now would be fine... thank you very much, sir!"
by the way.. you don't make deals. there are no contract. any interaction with the "devil" is purely decision based. a human individual is always faced with a set of choices. one decision usually being recognized as universally "good" or "better" and the other being "bad" or "worse".. there is no "signature in blood" even if any of the artists in these expose's really are working for evil. they are doing it as conscious pawns. and they are just as devoted as the do-gooders out there flaming..
how does this crap get funded? At least there's some priceless historic footage, that's about all this is good for. If you're not from the Delta of the time, best to keep the devil out of your mouth.
If all these it´s true; and the devil created the blues and rock and roll; well... heil satan!!!. Paganini was possesed too (acording the church.), so what music came for god?, Justin biever?!. I´m happy going to hell now.
And Johnson said "I want you to see what I learned". Last I checked the devil don't teach a damn thing, Stop with that devil bullshit, you'd think the best a black man in america in the twenties could ask for from god or the devil is guitar lessons, people lets grow up!
No body sells their soul to the devil, fools.
It was just great PR, dont let these narrow minded people flog you thiers too!
dodgecukc 1 week ago
@CecilTheSeaMonster I hope that was a joke he was born in 1911 and died in 1938.
KSMstrat 1 week ago
Anyone beyond the age of five years who could take this video seriously is probably deranged. Shall we only "do good" because of the fear of eternal punishment? Religion as fire insurance ... what a great motivator.
Elkahatchee9 1 month ago
Son House was a former preacher who quit to play "blues", which most Christian country folk of the time believed was the Devil's music. From all the evidence we have, Son House heard his young protege Robert Johnson playing well, so he stole his crowd and chased him out of town to snuff his new-found competition. House probably used his former religious "authority" to invent the legend of Johnson "selling his soul" just to vilify Johnson and protect his own business.
robfairson 1 month ago
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This Robert Johnson dude has the vintage look & sound down pat! He’s obviously extensively studied the old blues guys from the 20’s & 30’s. I’ve never heard of him before, probably because he needs to get better management & public relations. Like, where’s the magazine & TV interviews, & live performance clips? He could be big. But I bet he listens to rap when he’s by himself at home.
CecilTheSeaMonster 1 month ago
surely if it were true he'd have played more like Jimi Hendrix. A load of balls, selling his soul, catch yourselves on.
skipgr 1 month ago
You should be embarrassed and ashamed for even thinking about pedaling such hogwash - much less actually doing it !!!
zdime 1 month ago
I love the stupidity of evangelical Christians.
saultrain 1 month ago
this tells u the illuminati is real rip robert johnson what a amazing story,it needs to be a movie
R2TheArTisT 1 month ago
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mongolord11 2 months ago
this is stupid
psyccoII 2 months ago
If Robert sold his soul and in this momment is located in hell, i would sell mine just to see him and spend time with. Honestly.
ihaveallseeingeyes 2 months ago 5
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i hope you all know that all these false rumors and crazy preaching against rock and homosexuals and God knows what else has nothing to do with the real message of christianity and nobody should be basing their views of religion off this crap, read the bible instead
NintendoSinceBirth1 2 months ago
Harry Potter is satanic. Rock n Roll started and belonged to the devil. are these bible-thumpin snake handlers for real?! Still cracks me up people believe this silly Christian mythology here in the supposed Age of reason and science.. Nobody ever sold their soul to the devil,because neither soul or devil exists. Jesus didnt rise from the grave, nor did he resurrect a dead man. The carcass of that zealot street preacher has been rotted to dust for over 2000 years. Let it go already!
MrTamimisa 2 months ago
@MrTamimisa its been under 2000 years soooooooooo (sniff)
JonahSucksMass 2 months ago
@MrTamimisa All hail the Atheist Church. Death to heretic Christians.
Hikikomori013 2 months ago
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA..... religion is hilarious
smckinst1 3 months ago
just pointing out that if rj sold his soul to gain the ability to play guitar:
a) he would be able to shred like guthrie govan
b) the change would have been instantaneous (not 6-8 months like a lower comment
c) his playing would assumedly be soul less and bad
all those assuming that a hypothetical or metaphorical devil does purchase hypothetical or metaphorical souls.
roccckkerrr 3 months ago
christian or not... it IS true... its creepy stuff you guys would be surprised on how real the devil is lol
jameskirkajfa 3 months ago
Ha ha ha... the christians are getting their underware in a knot in these here comments. :)
There are ways to go from nothing to plenty in guitarr playing, I have friends that have done it, and so have I.
No need for some flying spagethi monster.
Just enjoy the music.
FimbulWriter 3 months ago
Idont believe it is a myth considering what the devil has done to rock and roll...the soul is not supported biblically for being eternal no where in scripture will you find immortal and soul together
1struthalways 3 months ago
lies
beerguy1969 3 months ago
lolololol... seeing people assume "they must have sold their soul to the devil if they say they lose themselves when they play" makes me laugh...
I lose myself all the time when I play music. When I nail a riff without even thinking, that's just the passion i have for doing what i love come forth. It's like when artists lose themselves in their paintings. If anything, I'd say that's God working through them, not the Devil. God gives us our talents, and the devil has no talent to give anyone.
IpCrackle 3 months ago
lolololol... seeing people assume "they must have sold their soul to the devil if they say they lose themselves when they play" makes me laugh...
I lose myself all the time when I play music. When I nail a riff without even thinking, that's just the passion i have for doing what i love come forth. It's like when artists lose themselves in their paintings. If anything, I'd say that's God working through them, not the Devil. God gives us our talents, and the devil has no talent to give anyone.
IpCrackle 3 months ago
Back then the only "DEVILS " in Mississippi were the white people...
dudegotbars 4 months ago 3
@dudegotbars u damn right
MrBlackmask27 3 months ago
How can you sell something you do not own?
bebopdad 4 months ago
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handspringmatt 4 months ago
i sold my soul for a Klondike bar
mynamesrickjames 4 months ago 4
So sad, You people who don't believe this....Just how did RJ get so good in 6 or 8 months, When He couldn't play a lick before He made the deal? This stuff is real, I hope you come to know Christ before it's too late.
spaggs64 4 months ago
@spaggs64 It's called practice fool
dubified89 4 months ago
@dubified89 ANY GREAT GUITAR PLAYER WILL TELL YOU.....IT TAKES YEARS...JUST TO GET GOOD AT IT....LET ALONE GREAT. Believe what you want.
spaggs64 4 months ago
@spaggs64 Right.
NEMESIS1JUSTICE4ALL 2 months ago
Total and utter fucking rubbish. Quick! get your foil hats on, here come the aliens!
Who the fuck are the cretins who believe this shit?
Robert Johnson was a great blues singer and player and he didn't sell his soul to the devil for the simple reason there isn't a devil.
There is no God and no Devil...unless you're a nutcase.
This kind of shit should be banned.
Unless you're a nutcas
toomuchrose 4 months ago
If you could sell your soul to be the greatest guitar player ever, there would be alot more people going to hell lol
metalisback 4 months ago 2
HORESHIT
loneranger3169 5 months ago
I don't think its possible to sell your soul lol, Satan is way too busy anyway
thearlkid 5 months ago
this is just a way to make money from gullible people. Twist the truth and cash in. Tea Partyers would love shit like this.
MontagTheMagician 5 months ago 2
@MontagTheMagician - what? Robert Johnson was a Tea Partier? LOL. I know you're just trolling, but you need pay to attention; that's just stupid.
TheAzmountaineer 4 months ago
@TheAzmountaineer I didn't say Robert Johnson was a tea partyer. I'm not trolling. This video is Christian propaganda bullshit. You pay attention. Stop twisting my words.
MontagTheMagician 4 months ago
@MontagTheMagician the video has nothing to do with Tea Partiers, and to tie RJ to people that he would no doubt disagree with is just silly. Robert Johnson made the claim himself, obviously a marketing ploy, and you guys can argue over whether he sold his soul or not, whether it's possible or not, etc., I just enjoy the man's music.
TheAzmountaineer 4 months ago
@TheAzmountaineer I didn't say this did have anything to do with Tea Partiers. What I meant was it uses their type of twisted mentality and logic.It's called humor. And the selling your soul to the Devil myth doesn't even come from Robert Johnson it comes from Tommy Johnson.
MontagTheMagician 4 months ago
What kind of boogieman bullshit is this?
bgwinettemulroney 6 months ago
Whomever made this video philippic is possessed by the demon of dumbass.
abccaldwell1 6 months ago 3
son house is adamant that johnson was only gone like 6 to 8 months, when he came back he had gone from an embarrassing noise maker to a jaw dropping guitar player.
wildcattamergirl 6 months ago
johnsons recordings sold poorly when he live and they were not reissued til 1961 by columbia and that is when keith richards and eric clapton heard him and suddenly the world found out about him. until then only a handful of people knew who he was. this is fact not me saying it so he only influenced rock music not rock n roll. im not going 2 argue about it b cause i think johnson was awesome. this is fact.
wildcattamergirl 6 months ago
Good, more musicians these days should sell there souls to the devil.
Psynyde 6 months ago
whats the name of the song at 2:57 ending at 3:07 i really like that tune but don't know the name can someone help?
asseertedwolf 6 months ago
@asseertedwolf preachin the blues(up jumped the devil) the song is derived from son house preachin the blues part1 and part2 recorded in 1930
prometheus919 5 months ago
robert johnson was seldom heard and after his death almost 4 gotten. fact is he was brilliant but not an influence on rock n roll. 60s white blues artists blasted his name all opver the world and it was then that we learned his incredible talent.
wildcattamergirl 6 months ago
@wildcattamergirl Are you kidding? He inspired every great blues artist, that inspired every great early rock & roll artist. He single handedly turned blues into what was to eventually become rock & roll.
Psynyde 6 months ago
Truth is that NOBODY knows where the crossroads is. It damn sure isn't 61 & 49. Legend says it was closer to Dockery. Clarksdale was just the first town to claim it. If you want to sell your soul to the Devil, You don't need no crossroads.
yazoorising 6 months ago
this is the biggest load of bullshit ive ever heard
warrugul 7 months ago 2
it is also alleged that the gain on the volume of this video is way to high
DivideBuyZer0 7 months ago 30
Thank God for Robert Johnson. What a genius. Let people waste their lives making up devils.
jmverhoef80 7 months ago
lmao watch Honeyboy Edwards at 2:35. 5 bucks says that they had the announcer cut him off cause he said "..and all that bullshit"
kenanhoss 7 months ago
Is it just me or does this announcer sound like a frat boy prick?
kenanhoss 7 months ago
Its very interesting to me; I've gone down your whole list of artist( as much as I can without subscribing to this crap) and guess what, no Elvis. All or most rock artist sell their souls, correct? Where the hell is the king of rock-n-roll on your who's who list?
SAMCON7 7 months ago
satans real
mancsakacarl 7 months ago
Crazy shit
MrSerius5150 8 months ago
Leave it out!!!!
tericson100 8 months ago
Please as a Christian...i'm not saying stop doing your research and work- but PLEASE! DO IT RIGHT there's so much maliciously charged info nobody with a blessed mind can take it seriously...
Spryt07 8 months ago
more like 2 years not 6 to 8 months but im just throwing out facts lol still a good story
ChrisHendrix1988 8 months ago
@ChrisHendrix1988 Facts.? The weird thing is. That guy lived in the town when Robert Johnson left, and he lived in the town when Robert Johnson came back. But miraculousy, you read a book or 2 and you know more than he does -___-. #WayToGo dude.! smh
ImMichaelThomas 8 months ago
@ChrisHendrix1988 yeah exactly, this whole "I sold my soul to the Devil" is a folk legend. he probably was defeated by all the critcism, went home and decided "I'll show those guys, they'll see, I'll be the best". Then he hunkered down for two years putting all his effort into his guitar playing an not allowing himself to be demoralized and now look where he is. He made the Devil story up to impress people and create a unique identity for himself.
Hagashager 6 months ago
If you see the interview with robert johnson's grandson, you'll see the real story. it's similar to this, but they got 1 fact wrong.
brendanman30 9 months ago
of course because a black man , could not possibly do what he did he must have done it ... musical ability is an art that transcends all races . . the tone of that clip is racist
darkstar1345a 9 months ago
Hate to sortof kindof completely destroy your little "theory", but those rumors didn't surface until well after the 6-8 months in question. They came about after his wife died in childbirth, and the whole town blamed him because he was a blues musician (and, to their mind, evil). So, yes he started those rumors as a way of saying "Okay, fine. I'm that...Is that what you wanted to hear?"
doug1119 9 months ago
Not Lucifer/Satan. Papa Legba.
Jcolinsol 9 months ago
The Bible-thumpin' assclown who made this can't imagine anyone creating music as infectiously dynamic & fascinating as Johnson's, so it MUST have come from Ol' Slewfoot!
Let's face facts: Today's Christians - religious fanatics of whatever stripe, really - are virtually incapable of creating great music or art; their strict adherence to unprovable dogma and the wholesome-but-deadly-dull lifestyles it demands simply preclude it. So they make do with Christian "rock" or Jimmy Swaggart records.
AnnihilatingAngel 9 months ago
@AnnihilatingAngel PLus this video is explaining a myth, not presenting it as fact.
japhyryder321 9 months ago
@AnnihilatingAngel
1: Its curiosity not creed that follows myths .
2: Robert Johnson was good for his time but he's no match for today's artists.
3: Christianity is a religion with minimal limitations, the Christians you're talking about sound more like Mormons, Johova's Witness.
4: Only certain sects of Christianity actually make Christian music like Evangelists, Baptists and I see nothing wrong with that, they even have Christian metal.
mackjeez 7 months ago
@mackjeez Point 1: No idea what you mean.
Point 2: Which of "today's artists"? Madonna? Lady Gaga? Justin Bieber? Today's musical legends like Clapton revere Johnson. There must be a reason for that.
Point 3: I grew up around Pentacostal Christians, and there were plenty of things that were frowned upon, including movies and including virtually all non-Christian music. In some ways, that's not bad, considering all the immoral trash out there, but it's far too restrictive to really enjoy life.
AnnihilatingAngel 7 months ago
@AnnihilatingAngel
Pop is not the only genre of music that exists, there's rock, blues, jazz etc..You always praise the originator, for instance these days Elvis is crap to most ears yet he receives respect even from Eminem which he also includes as his influence in music. I'm Christian Orthodox and I've never had these limits put on me or anyone,I listen to whatever I like and so does my wife and kid, though I do think listening to Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber should be against all creeds lol
mackjeez 7 months ago
@mackjeez Robert Johnson is "not match for today's artists"? You really need to educate yourself before you make an absurd statement like that.
cthomas6091 7 months ago
@cthomas6091
Absurd? Robert Johnson was an innovator but his peers have surpassed him in every way.
mackjeez 7 months ago
Robert Johnson is the shit. Revolutionized music.
Indigo656 9 months ago
holy crap.... thats all I've got. Thats all our good freind sssolitude has left us... a huge stinking pile of holy crap. but he's squeezed it out with such fervor. its like he's got a righteous deuce that he had to wait to drop the whole time we has editing that movie and and beating off. Holy crap he's made more of them. Here's to Youtube. because without any other distractions SSSolitude would probably end up ripping his dick off.
tigerbloodrock 9 months ago
I just wanna say this. I'm a 17 year old Christian, and Robert Johnson is AWESOME! But if he went away for 6-8 months, he can accomplish a great deal of licks in that amount of time.He was determined. And that Devil thing sounds like a joke when Robert said it. And we don't have solid evidence "IF" he really did it. But until that time, JOHNSON FOREVER!
mance02 9 months ago
@mance02 You seem to be a nice person and remember, if you are real christian, that nobody but God can determine who is or isn't saved. So be nice and enjoy life.
WALTKRIEG 9 months ago
robert johnson is the first hendrix...or hendrix was the secound robert johnson
BordiniBlues85 9 months ago
99 people sold their souls to the devil
BordiniBlues85 9 months ago
This video was obviously made by a religious idiot , what religion ? it does not matter they are all obviously out of their minds!
deltabluesdavidraye 9 months ago
All those guys smoked one too many doobies. And that song about walking with the devil is obviously about his old lady.
skiporamadeducci 10 months ago
Gee, I wonder if the goofballs who made this video got permission to use the clips from the movie "Crossroads". Probably not. I hate Christians like this, the ones who have to point out the faults of others to make themselves look better.
Mikey5406 10 months ago
Love the music, but what is this video trying to "expose?" While it can't be confirmed, due to conflicting stories, Johnson most likely learned to play guitar from someone in East Texas.
The whole "deal with the devil" concept makes for a great bedtime story, but nothing more.
We are perfectly imperfect being with a wide range of opinions...this kind of stuff keeps imaginations alive which is where music is born.
kdvicious 10 months ago
Everybody loves a good myth.
jontv 10 months ago 5
Sellin' the soul to the devil to be a better musician to me means lockin' yourself away practicing like"hell" and then the rest is history and legend!
fngrpkn06 10 months ago
Peetie billed himself as both the Devil's Son-in-law and the High Sheriff of Hell.
DocSuds 10 months ago
Horse manure. He died young and very little known, and dirt poor. Some fame. And Satan does not make bargains he keeps. He's a liar. so are you.
slownoman 10 months ago
sound like he was talking about the white american devil
ohiocash330 10 months ago
One more thing. Didn't Peetie Wheatstraw bill himself as "The High Sheriff of Hell"? He clearly out ranks Robert on the satanic hierarchy. Don't bother with Robert when Peetie is so much more dangerous.
DocSuds 10 months ago
@DocSuds I thought Peetie called himself "The Devil's Son-in-law."
vinegaroon1 10 months ago
Again, most of this stuff is myth, metaphor, and legend building. I know he learned from Ike and apparently he learned a tremendous amount. Here's the thing, so long as a plausible alternative explanation exists, one cannot claim a causal relationship. As such, your claim about Robert and the devil is spurious speculation. A literal reading of Robert's legend mistakes myth for fact, something most religious folks do not understand.
DocSuds 10 months ago
Robert Johnson exposed as what?
BTW the selling of soul thing is kinda odd, it was taken literally. How does the buyer redeem the goods, and why would he/she want souls? Even more so, what is a soul? Actually seems like a bargain for the seller.
Retardretroguy 10 months ago
Did you ever think Robert's story was metaphor? It's much more interesting to think he sold his soul rather than going to the woodshed for 6 - 8 months. Also, it made people think he was a dangerous man and they left him alone. That could be an asset in rough and tough juke joints. Read what Muddy Waters had to say when he saw Johnson playing on the street.
This is selectively edited tripe.
DocSuds 11 months ago
@DocSuds LOL Robert learned from a man named Ike Zinnerman a friend he met when he went to Ark. Look up interviews by Honey Boy Edwards...he and Willie Brown also knew Ike and heard the real truth when Ike was drunk.
bakedsushi 10 months ago
you can't make a deal with the devil over your soul when he already owns it !!!
If you receive JESUS as LORD and savior in your heart, ask him to for give you of your sins, that brakes any contract the devil has on you, AsK JESUS TO SAVE YOU TODAY,,,,,HE WILL!!!!!!
Bigdsbbq 11 months ago
97 people have no idea what music means.
EXTERMINETOR 11 months ago
Actually Bo Didley is considered the father of Rock n roll.
TylerDurden2100 11 months ago
i wanna go visit the crossroad and Robert Johnson's grave and and play the crossroad song as a tribute
TheSynyster1996 11 months ago
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Robert Johnson was the beginning and foundation of the rock/blues genre we have today. If you love rock and or blues, you need to thank Robert Johnson for it.
Pitdawg58 11 months ago
Robert Johnson was the beginning and foundation of the rock/blues genre we have today. If you love rock and or blues, you need to thank Robert Johnson for it.
Pitdawg58 11 months ago
can you tell me whats the song at 2.58.thanks
Eddie09Grant 11 months ago
@Eddie09Grant
preaching blues(up jumped the devil)
franklyso 10 months ago
arkansas, yes sir
GuitarsAreMagic 11 months ago
no. I think its just folklore
rghunnicutt 11 months ago
As a devout Christian and a Blues player and amature historian, sorry dude, your overreacting on this one. Sad really The legendary crossroads is actually a railroad crossing where two tracks cross.
rghunnicutt 11 months ago
As a devout Christian and a Blues player and amature historian, sorry dude, your overreacting on this one. Sad really
rghunnicutt 11 months ago
@rghunnicutt So you don't beleive it's possible?
TheGin151 11 months ago
@rghunnicutt
As a " devout christian" you of all peops should know the possibility is there, If you are a "devout christian" who is caught up in the world you will HAVE to deny the possibility of such things, or face your own failings when it comes to enjoying things that you know you shouldn't be. That really is sad.
bigjohnfl 11 months ago
this is funny, selling ones soul to the devil at the cross roads is a well known action to aquire things only the devil can give. in the cas of robert johnson the devil aint the judeo-christian devil which doesnt exist. it is the west african legbe-exu eshu. his symbol or veve is a cross. people! robert johnson was a black man from mississippi hoodoo and voodoo is embeded in the culture, i know i am from a long line of hoodoo practitioners from the delta. blues is the devils music.
oldschoolsituationz 1 year ago
The blues musician who supposively sold his soul to the devil was actuall TOMMY Johnson, and the legend has wrongly been attributed to Robert Johnson.
CoolerKing37 1 year ago
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What a crock. You Jesus freaks keep on propping up your bigotry and racial hatreds with a text that was written by a church that burned people alive if they dared to speak their mind, whilst amassing a fortune in gold and stolen wealth. If God really exists then you rednecks will be the first in line for judgement.
Robert Johnson just knew how to sell a good story.. he was the Lady Gaga of his era only with talent. Geez man - lighten up!
AdelaideDavid 1 year ago
What a crock. You Jesus freaks keep on propping up your bigotry and racial hatreds with a text that was written by a church that burned people alive if they dared to speak their mind, whilst amassing a fortune in gold and stolen wealth. If God really exists then you rednecks will be the first in line for judgement.
Robert Johnson just knew how to sell a good story.. he was the Lady Gaga of his era only with talent. Geez man - lighten up!
AdelaideDavid 1 year ago
Whats a soul?
Thejugglingbum 1 year ago
Whatever Robert did it is a spectacular achievement in many ways. Somehow he surrounded himself with enough myth to create a legend beyond anything that era had ever seen. I doesn´t really matter if he was beyond everyone else or just one of the greats. As far as legend he truly surpassed everyone and we are still building upon it. It remonds of the pharaoes who truly DID gain eternal life though not quite the way they had imagined. IMO Roberts acknowledgement is surely worth a soul or two!!!
ClonerKing 1 year ago
i believe the narrator is the great mike bloomfield!
gibsongold1970 1 year ago
If he sold his soul to play that stuff, then good. Thank him.
His gift of music to the world and rock'n'roll's eventual creation in exchange for his whole soul seems pretty selfless to me.
But seriously, come on, guys, it's a folk tale.
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RealRockandRoll 1 year ago
Also, only an idiot would look to a musicians lyrics to understand their life. Songwriters write about all kinds of things that they've never done. It's called creativity and imagination. You Christians of all people should know what imagination is!
Vegas01973 1 year ago
There's a major problem with this "selling your soul" theory...lots of rock stars barely know how to play their instruments!! Not compared to accomplished musicians that is. I'm not knocking rock music. I love a lot of it but many of these young bands are pitifully untalented and can't be mistaken for someone with supernatural talents. Why do you suppose that is? Also, if it were possible for anyone to sell their soul and attain such gifts, why are there so many failed musicians out there? lol
Vegas01973 1 year ago
@Vegas01973 I highly doubt the Devil offers up contracts to every musician out there.
shotgunsteve93 1 year ago
@shotgunsteve93 If there was a devil which I doubt there is, wouldn't he do whatever it takes to reap souls? So why wouldn't he offer more musicians so-called contracts? I just don't buy it. I believe in a spirit world though, I just don't buy religious theories such as the devil, hell, etc. I think its all a bunch of nonsense conjured up by people who enjoy controlling brainwashable types through fear & terror. Unfortunately, the pychological damage done to kids by churches takes years to undo.
Vegas01973 1 year ago
@Vegas01973 Yeah, I'd think the devil only offers contracts to those who are already born with something special. That is why there are stories about Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, Cobain, Brian Stone, etc all dying young.
The devil fucked them out of the deal...
Though I've heard things like Hendrix was actually GOD who came to visit us on Earth and went back to the Heavens. And I've heard something like John Frusciante is like a today Jesus, he pretty much died and came back like Jesus.
MusicalRelease 1 year ago
to all who believe in god, you must also believe in the devil because of the duality of good and evil. if you denounce the existence of the devil then why would you need god. the devil justifies the belief in god so that means that you ALL are satanists and god worshipers because you make it real. by the way i was born into catholicism so i have the right to judge. fuck you all.
nazzapolion 1 year ago
it's called a placebo. ;D
XD. Just kiddin' this motherfucker is playing guitar with Satan in hell right now.
RawrInYawrHeart 1 year ago
the only thing exposed here are religious maniacs suffering from paranoia.
Robert Johnson had more soul than the idiots believing the hype that's one thing for sure.
fivethumbsfrank 1 year ago
absolute nonsense& i am a Jeus Christian
ParanormalStories 1 year ago
robert johnson the fucking legend!!! exposed? or you mean immortalized as one of the best musicians of all time. kirk cameron can eat a dick the guy on the homepage of goodfight
xsrg13 1 year ago
what i dont get is if he sold his siul to teh devil how come you hear so much damm soul in his playing
jahstp 1 year ago
is this video trying to make him look bad? it just makes him that much cooler
TheGhostofGeddyLee 1 year ago 2
The "devil" of these old musicians is not the same Devil as known in Christianity. Not everything in this world is Christian based. However, the perspective of "The Black Man" as a devil or even satan definitely comes from Christian influence and prejudices, as "anything non-Christian is inherently evil". Ignorance of other religious/spiritual practices makes misunderstanding a given...
taoofgravity 1 year ago
@taoofgravity if you actually read the bible all that you typed there would be absolute nonsense
Azicpok1 1 year ago
@Azicpok1 And if you actually believed in the Bible and in The Messiah, you would feel that very same way about your rude and ignorant reply to me. I've studied the Bible, dear. Yet, that has nothing to do with my remarks here. "The Black Man" as believed in by those individuals eventually became called "the devil". However, this "devil" is not the same devil as known to Christianity. Prejudice and ignorance are the only reasons "The Black Man" is called the devil at all.
taoofgravity 1 year ago
@Azicpok1 Your immature remarks aside, the point of my reply was to explain how other religions/spiritual practices and beliefs do exist. The "man" believed to be rule the crossroads has no connection whatsoever with the satan of the Bible who tempted The Messiah in the dessert. No relation at all. These beliefs come from African religions. And these deities called "evil" or "devils" because (just as you have shown) fear and ignorance lead to prejudgments and assumptions.
taoofgravity 1 year ago
What a Load of TOSH! There is nothing to sell your soul too. This is just the religious prejudice of christians who believe that either God or the Devil owns your soul. Nothing exists to sell your soul too. What a load of shit that this portrays! They cannot equivocally say that there is a God let alone a malevolent being named Satan. Quoting someone's songs to say that they sold their soul to gain musical talent is patently inane and worse defamatory to the memory of a great musician songwriter
journeyer58 1 year ago
@journeyer58 IMO-the narrator of this vid thinks we shouldnt listen to R and R becasue satan is involved. Screw that! Im an Xian and love rock-if i ever "sold my soul" to the devil-it would be just in my mind-it wouldnt have any being on the spritual reality-IF Im a free being, God loves and wants to save, and the spirit world exists.
ScrapGoldBass 1 year ago
F-ing Awsome !!
wisesatyr72 1 year ago
RJ died at the age of 27....so did 15 other rock stars including Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain. Is there an occult-blues-rock connection???
chupacabralien2999 1 year ago
@chupacabralien2999 I believe so but all these people commenting would lead you to believe it was pure coincidence the stars and space around the earth is enough to prove to me there is a god such a weird strange world
Azicpok1 1 year ago
What's the Led Zeppelin song at the end of the video?? Is it on Song Remains the Same?
crabbypatty419 1 year ago
I wouldn't sell my soul to satan for guitar skills or anything else---that just wouldn't turn out good---there's a hell awaiting folks who turn their backs on Jesus
micmoable 1 year ago
@micmoable sure there is.
emosdieslow 1 year ago
I'm not trying to knock anyone's religious beliefs...I'm religious, in my way...but do the makers of this film really think there's some horned, serpent-eyed guy waiting out in the country to buy souls?
MckyMseNTarotCrds 1 year ago
Hail Satan.
MetalBassist71 1 year ago
@MetalBassist71 "Yes, good morning, Mr. Satan. I understand that you offer musicians supernatural talent in exchange for their eternal souls. Is that right? Great! Can I sign up? Great! Now, my understanding is that we have to meet at the crossroads at... no? Well, yes, I see your point. At that hour, some isolated spot like that, you never know who you might run into, that's true. Well then, I can come to your office, if... yes, right now would be fine... thank you very much, sir!"
TheKingOfSkiffle 1 year ago
Look at this pic of him, looks like a demonic smokey face above the headstock....
uspsionic 1 year ago
did eric clapton sell his soul
MatthewThompson14 1 year ago
@MatthewThompson14 Nah. He just sold out. Fuck his solo work.
CoolerKing37 1 year ago
by the way.. you don't make deals. there are no contract. any interaction with the "devil" is purely decision based. a human individual is always faced with a set of choices. one decision usually being recognized as universally "good" or "better" and the other being "bad" or "worse".. there is no "signature in blood" even if any of the artists in these expose's really are working for evil. they are doing it as conscious pawns. and they are just as devoted as the do-gooders out there flaming..
octopuscollective 1 year ago
haha. the narrator sounds so intense. "as he channeled music from the spirit world at will."
octopuscollective 1 year ago 9
@octopuscollective The narrator sounds like he was high on coke, or he was just Hyper
bakedsushi 10 months ago
At least this cracker-made bull has some good footage in it.
lightlyone 1 year ago
little richards and the beatles copied the ooh bit
raymartin10 1 year ago
how does this crap get funded? At least there's some priceless historic footage, that's about all this is good for. If you're not from the Delta of the time, best to keep the devil out of your mouth.
Damez76 1 year ago
this is absolutely the most foolish and stunningly ignorant piece of film I have seen in some time.
blahbl4hblahtoo 1 year ago
expone esta pelotudo!!!!!!!!!!
fuenteovejuna2000 1 year ago
If all these it´s true; and the devil created the blues and rock and roll; well... heil satan!!!. Paganini was possesed too (acording the church.), so what music came for god?, Justin biever?!. I´m happy going to hell now.
diazconias 1 year ago
what is the song at 3 min in
criderone 1 year ago
selling your soul to satan was a rather common claim by delta bluesmen as a way to enhance their image, Tommy Johnson claimed the same thing.
emmers57 1 year ago
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emmers57 1 year ago
If you replace hellhound and devil with cracker-ass mississippi law man, hell I understand exactly what this brother is saying!
chibanyc25 1 year ago
And Johnson said "I want you to see what I learned". Last I checked the devil don't teach a damn thing, Stop with that devil bullshit, you'd think the best a black man in america in the twenties could ask for from god or the devil is guitar lessons, people lets grow up!
chibanyc25 1 year ago
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The Devil has all the best music!
heroehat 1 year ago
the movie parts are from "crossroads" 1986
Aralmo640 1 year ago
This is nonsense. Christianity is made up, it would be impossible for him to have had sold his 'soul' to something that does not even exist.
qwertypoiu4321 1 year ago
@qwertypoiu4321 hahahaha epic comment...... xD
juegas 1 year ago
satans ma bitch
stefanscally 1 year ago
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niggaT42000 1 year ago
hmmm, very instructional.
CultOfTheGuitar 1 year ago
He just practiced for 12 hours everyday for 6-8 months.
Oilasor925 1 year ago 24
Satan Rules.............lol
CletusColtrane 1 year ago
Robert Johnson is a bad azz mofo
CletusColtrane 1 year ago
@CletusColtrane
CletusColtrane 1 year ago
Do you think showing this wanting anyone going to be christian? Ironically You're really advertising Satan. :P
jokxe 1 year ago