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Robert Johnson, the legendary blues guitarist, sold his soul at the crossroads in Clarksdale, Mississippi, for musical greatness. Ryan Coogler's latest film, Sinners , resonates with that story, exploring ambition and sacrifice. His 'King of the Delta Blues Singers' LP epitomises that story.

The legendary Robert Johnson (1911-1938) stands at the crossroads of American music and the first modern bluesman to progress country blues of the Mississippi Delta to an urban sensibility. Johnson was a songwriter of searing depth and a guitar player with a commanding ability that inspired every blues artist that followed in his wake. The blues giant's legacy is deeply enveloped in myth and several songs from this LP were repeatedly covered throughout the blues-rock explosion of the 1960's by many artists, notably Eric Clapton, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, and ZZ Top, among many others.

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Cross Road Blues [aka Crossroads]
Terraplane Blues
Come On In My Kitchen
Walkin' Blues
Last Fair Deal Gone Down
32-20 Blues
Kind Hearted Woman Blues
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)
When You Got A Good Friend
Rambling On My Mind/ Stones In My Passway
Travelin' Riverside Blues
Milkcow's Calf Blues
Me And The Devil Blues
Hellhound On My Trail
Love In Vain Blues
Sweet Home Chicago