History of the Blues- Pt 3 (Tommy Johnson,Son House,Peetie Wheatstraw,Lonnie Johnson,Duke Ellington)
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Uploaded by TheYardbirdsWorld on Nov 20, 2010
The Blues http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_blues
Robert Johnson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson_(musician)
00:42 Tommy Johnson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Johnson_(blues_musician)
1:48 Son House interview about God vs the Devil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_House
2:23 The story of Tommy Johnson meeting the Devil at The Crossroads.To enhance his fame, Johnson cultivated a sinister persona. According to his brother LeDell, he claimed to have sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his mastery of the guitar. This story was later also associated with Robert Johnson, to whom he was unrelated. Tommy Johnson also played tricks with his guitar, playing it between his legs and behind his head, and throwing it in the air while playing.
3:23 Peetie Wheatstraw http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peetie_Wheatstraw
4:47 Lonnie Johnson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie_Johnson
6:27 Louis Armstrong -West End Blues http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong
9:45 Duke Ellington-Ko Ko http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Ellington
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@solszew You got it right. Tommy Johnson was first. Then i think Robert embellished Tommy's story.
TheYardbirdsWorld 5 months ago
@ruotze
No, Robert Johnson came along later. Tommy Johnson was the first I know of who told the famous crossroads story. Later, RJ mythologized himself with the same story.
solszew 5 months ago
Isn't he confusin Tommy Johnson with Robert Johnson ?!
ruotze 6 months ago
thank you very much for posting this vid. :-)
19ConanSmith78 6 months ago