The Legend of Robert Johnson

Delta blues legend Robert Johnson is one of the greatest singer/songwriters to ever live. It's hard to tell you what song or album to listen to since it could take a sampleing of his entire catalog to find out how great he is. That's why I recommend the Robert Johnson Complete Recordings (from Colombia Records).

Thomas Johnson (Tommy from O, Brother Where Art Thou) once claimed the Robert Johnson had sold his soul to the Devil at a crossroads. In turn the Devil took Robert's guitar, tuned it, and showed him how to play (the same story Tommy attributes to himself in the film).

Some of my favorite covers of Robert Johnson songs include "Went Down to the Crossroads" by Eric Clapton off his Unplugged album and "Hot Tamales" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.