{"product_id":"016351207012","title":"ROOTS OF ROBERT JOHNSON: VARIOUS – BACK TO THE CROSSROADS - LP •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 016351207012 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: YAZOO \u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: March 8, 2024\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection assembles the range of sources that Robert Johnson heard and learned from including songs from his mentor Son House and from other Delta performers and from sources that show aspects of the musical world in which he lived. His tastes ranged far and wide and he had a gift for absorbing sounds of all kinds, including from tin pan alley to hillbilly songs. He was a brilliant creative musician who managed a stunningly effective fusion of his Delta roots and the smoother approach of the then prominent contemporary blues artists. As with any genius in any field he was able to produce great work only because he was standing on the shoulders of previous great artists. This collection provides an introduction to a number of them and gives a sense of how Johnson adapted and combined their styles. It presents music that can still excite and inspire us today just as it did to Robert Johnson back in the first golden ageof the blues.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e1. SIDE A: PEETIE WHEATSTRAW Police Station Blues (1932)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e2. KOKOMO ARNOLD Old Original Kokomo Blues (1934)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e3. BUMBLE BEE SLIM Cruel Hearted Woman (1934)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e4. HAMBONE WILLIE NEWBERN Roll and Tumble Blues (1929)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e5. LONNIE JOHNSON Life Saver Blues (1927)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e6. MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS Sitting on Top of the World (1930)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e7. MISSISSIPPI JOOK BAND Hittin' the Bottle Stomp (1936)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e8. SIDE B: SKIP JAMES Devil Got My Woman (1931)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e9. SON HOUSE My Black Mama, pt. 1 (1930)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e10. BLIND BLAKE Georgia Bound (1929)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e11. LEROY CARR When the Sun Goes Down (1935)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e12. KOKOMO ARNOLD Sissy Man Blues (1935)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e13. REV. E.W. CLAYBORN Your Enemy Cannot Harm You (1926)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e14. JOHNNY TEMPLE Lead Pencil Blues (1935)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"YAZOO","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":44306400804963,"sku":"016351207012","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/Image_922bd76c-8d80-4fd3-b67f-f8434aeda457.jpg?v=1783053084","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/016351207012","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}