TOMMY JOHNSON 'Big Road Blues' Delta Blues Legend

TOMMY JOHNSON (1896-1956)
" Big Road Blues "

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[Galacticplane]

This is the Blues! Thank you for sharing!

[zeppelinstripes]

Man I just love me some good ole home cooked blues.

[AllBobsAllTheTime]

@kaptainbastard The push for Robert Johnson came in the late 60s after the Cream version of Crossroads and the release of the King of the Delta Blues Singers LPs which everyone snagged.

[kaptainbastard]

@AllBobsAllTheTime canned heat was a lemon jefferson song.robert johnson mostly copied son house and Lonnie Johnson.robert johnsons Blues existed before robert johnson was born.It was that crossroads film with the karaty kid that made robert johnson the famous houshold name.I know it because I was into that type of Blues before the crossroads film came out.robert johnson is just one of many records on my shelve nothing spectacular.

[deewilki]

@AllBobsAllTheTime boy you facetious git i new what you meant and as i said blind owl from canned heat taught son house to play the blues

[AllBobsAllTheTime]

@deewilki Canned Heat, boy - not Johnson himself.

[deewilki]

@AllBobsAllTheTime the blind owl dont measure up this is the guy that re taught son house to play his own tunes and he dont measure up ok you talk pish my friend

[Diosprometheus]

@AllBobsAllTheTime

I doubt many remember them today especially the young cats. You talk to them about stuff from the 60's and their eyes start to glaze over. They learn about music from American Idol, not from dues paying guys like Canned Heat or Ray Charles. Guys like Bob Dylan, or Hank Williams Sr or Jr, or the forgotten Red Foley are American Idols, not the latest winner of that show.

[Diosprometheus]

@SuperBillythepoet

Tommy never had Eric Clapton pushing his popularity.