The Man Robert Johnson met at the Crossroads -Part 1 June 2011

In June of 2011 a group of relatives came together in Alabama to commemorate a common bond, the late Isaiah "Ike" Zimmerman, an Alabama native originally from Grady. After making his home in Beauregard, Mississippi in the 1930s, Ike would play at the Cemetary at Midnight and he became a mentor to bluesman guitarist Robert Johnson.
An accomplished blues guitarist and performer himself, Ike Zimmerman and his wife Ruth took Johnson into their home for over a year where Ike generously taught Johnson, then known as R.L., what he knew about the blues. This period of time in RJ life was previously unaccounted for,
In this program Grey Brennan, Marketing Manager at the Alabama Department of Travel and Tourism and Steve Grauberger of ASCA interview two daughters of Ike Zimmerman, Loretha Z. Smith and Nelly Ruth Brown with their sons James Smith and Oscar Brown, to try and find more information about this interesting Alabamian and his relationship to Robert Johnson.

*** My Only question is her age... If she married in 1948 at age 14 then she would be born in 1934... (RL was supposedly there in 1930-1932 time period,,,)***

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[luvthatzeppelin]

Listen at 9:15

Sounds as if Robert may have beel told to go to the Crossroads at Berauregard to meet Ike originally...Where the relationship between the two started... as did the legend...

[luvthatzeppelin]

No problem...

[luvthatzeppelin]

Yes, the picture on the bed is Ike.... The two ladies are his daughters.

[darkglobe111]

Excellent stuff, Luvthatz!!! I share your liking of things bluesy. Thank You for uploading this! KGD

[luvthatzeppelin]

@darkglobe111 Thanks!

This answers alot of questions but it causes me to ask a few also...

Any pictures of Ike with his friends? Son House? Tommy Johnson? Do they have any of his (Ike's ) Guitars, Shoes, Clothes, etc that they could donate to blues museum for exhibit???

No pictures exist of Willie Brown even though he died 12-30-52.... No pictures!

[prometheus919]

@luvthatzeppelin Thanks I will put them both on my channel. Did you get the message I put on the willie brown future blues for you. Im intrested in the willie brown, son house, tommy johnson you refer to, your post

"I have recordings from a laquer 78rpm from Crystal Springs Ms that I believe to be Willie Brown, Tommy Johnson, and Son House.

Son House came to visit two weeks before Browns death"

Can you shed more light on this statement please?

Did you see the "Grandma Blues" link?

[prometheus919]

@luvthatzeppelin Do you mind if I put a copy of these two Ike Zimmerman vids on my channel?

[prometheus919]

is that a picture of him in the vid?