Searching for Robert Johnson by Peter Guralnick

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Searching for Robert Johnson by Peter Guralnick

Robert Johnson, while probably the most influential of all blues guitarists, is also one of the most obscure. Recognized as an influence on musicians like Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones, Johnson was poisoned by a jealous husband in 1938--at the age of twenty-seven. This untimely death, his supposed bargain with the devil that enabled him to play guitar, and the ferocity and tormented originality of his work have given rise to a legend that has inspired a Hollywood movie and numerous stories. Peter Guralnick's extended essay about the life of the man and the myth, and of the place and time that produced both, illuminates much of the obscurity around Johnson without forfeiting any of the mystery.

The prize-winning two-volume biography of Elvis Presley, Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love, Sweet Soul Music, and Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke are among Peter Guralnick's works. He created and co-produced the documentary Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll, received a Grammy on his liner notes for Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, and wrote the scripts for the Grammy-winning documentary Sam Cooke/Legend and Martin Scorsese's blues documentary Feel Like Coming Home. Sam Phillips: The Guy Who Created Rock 'n' Roll is his most recent book.

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ISBN 13	9780452279490
ISBN 10	0452279496
Title	Searching for Robert Johnson
Author	Peter Guralnick
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	1998-08-01
Number of pages	96
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