The Search for Robert Johnson (1992)
Robert Johnson was one of the most legendary and mysterious Delta Bluesmiths of all time. Little is known about his life, but his music has influenced many different artists, like Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. Now, John Hammond Jr., son of legendary record producer John H. Hammond, who also organized a concert for Robert Johnson right before he died, goes to the Deep South to learn more about this amazing man, trying to find information about Johnson's birth date, place and parents, his early musical development, performances and travels, romances, his mythic "pact with the devil," his untimely murder in his late twenties, the discovery of possible offspring, and the uncertainty over where Johnson is buried. Throughout, Johnson's music is both foreground and background, from recordings of Johnson and as performed on camera by Hammond, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Johnny Shines.
The movie The Search for Robert Johnson, released in 1992, features 23 songs from artists like Robert Johnson, Son House, John Hammond and Honeyboy Edwards. What is your favorite song from The Search for Robert Johnson?
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Songs from The Search for Robert Johnson
- Preachin' Blues
- Robert Johnson
- Hell Hound On My Trail
- Robert Johnson
- Phonograph Blues
- Robert Johnson
- Terraplane Blues
- Robert Johnson
- Death Letter Blues
- Son House
- They're Red Hot
- John Hammond
- Sweet Home Chicago
- Honeyboy Edwards
- Stones In My Pathway
- Robert Johnson
- Honeymoon Blues
- Robert Johnson
- Love In Vain
- Robert Johnson
- Ramblin' on My Mind
- John Hammond
- I'm a Steady Rollin' Man
- Robert Johnson
- Cross Road Blues
- John Hammond
- Me and the Devil
- John Hammond
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
- Johnny Shines
- Come on In My Kitchen
- John Hammond
- Kindhearted Woman Blues
- Johnny Shines
- Last Fair Deal Gone Down
- Robert Johnson
- 32-20 Blues
- John Hammond
- Walking Blues
- John Hammond and Honeyboy Edwards
- Malted Milk
- Robert Johnson
- Kind Hearted Woman
- John Hammond
- Me and the Devil Blues
- Robert Johnson
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