{"product_id":"searching-for-robert-johnson-the-life-and-legend-of-the-king-of-the-delta-blues-singers-paperback","title":"Searching for Robert Johnson: The Life and Legend of the King of the Delta Blues Singers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Guralnick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic critic, author, and screenwriter Peter Guarlnick illuminates the life and legend of blues guitarist Robert Johnson in this extended essay.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was probably the most influential of all bluesman. And yet Robert Johnson remained virtually unknown to a wider audience until the release of his complete recordings in 1990, fifty-two years after his death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnquestionably the main influence on Muddy Waters and an entire generation of rock 'n' roll and blues musicians including Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones, Johnson is known for the ferocity and originality of his work, and for the tormented sensibility that lay behind it. Poisoned by a jealous husband at the age of twenty-seven, widely believed to have sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his musical gifts, Robert Johnson has long enjoyed a myth that has at times overshadowed his music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis brilliant ode to the \"King of the Delta Blues\" evokes the place and time that gave birth to the man and the myth and gracefully mirrors the world and artistry of Robert Johnson himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I finished the book feeling that, if only for a brief moment, Robert Johnson had stepped out of the mists.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Guralnick\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the hugely successful book on Elvis Presley, \u003ci\u003eLast Train to Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in West Newbury, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 7.66 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694449561663,"sku":"9780452279490","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/91d0dad8075b1db180838c0bb65c4cad.webp?v=1765001472","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/searching-for-robert-johnson-the-life-and-legend-of-the-king-of-the-delta-blues-singers-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}