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1	Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues more books like this by Elijah Wald add to wishlist A close-up look at the life and music of Robert Johnson and his contributions to the evolution of blues music describes his obscurity during his own life, his innovative influence on American popular music, and how the history of blues music was shaped and transformed by white fans with different tastes and standards, in a biography complemented by see all copies from £6.23! new only from £6.23! \| first editions
2	Balancing Heaven and Earth: A Memoir more books like this by Robert A Johnson add to wishlist In this compelling memoir, the bestselling author of "We, He, She" and "Inner Work" shares his mystical visions, his encounters with modern sages, and the wisdom of a lifetime devoted to balancing the inner and the outer, the masculine and the feminine, the eternal and the everyday. see all copies from £7.34! new only from £15.54! \| first editions
3	The Billion Dollar Bet: Robert Johnson and the Inside Story of Black Entertainment Television more books like this by Brett Pulley add to wishlist Praise for "The Billion Dollar BET": 'In a gripping narrative that is both inspirational and cautionary, Brett Pulley tells us how Robert Johnson built Black Entertainment Television into a billion-dollar media empire. In a remarkable feat of reporting, without Johnson's cooperation, Pulley shows what it really takes to get ahead in America today, ... see all copies from £7.34! new only from £11.20! \| signed copies
4	Robert Wood Johnson: The Gentleman Rebel more books like this by Lawrence G Foster add to wishlist The fascinating story of the life and times of Robert Wood Johnson, a creative and dynamic leader who put the public trust before profit. He made Johnson & Johnson one of the world's great companies, then left his fortune to The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve health care in America see all copies from £3.36! new only from £13.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Searching for Robert Johnson more books like this by Peter Guralnick add to wishlist This is an essay on the life and legend of the "King of the Delta Blues Singers". While probably the most influential of all blues singers, he has remained one of the most historically obscure. He was the chief influence upon Muddy Waters and inspiration for Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones and a whole generation of rock and roll. He was well ... see all copies from £2.69! new only from £37.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Me and the Devil Blues, Volume 1: The Unreal Life of Robert Johnson more books like this by Akira Hiramoto, David Ury (Translator) add to wishlist CROSS ROAD BLUES Legend has it that if you take your guitar and stand at a crossroads at the witching hour, the devil will appear. He'll grab your instrument, play a song, and hand it back to you. You'll walk away an expert bluesman, but you'll have to pay the price: your immortal soul. The year is 1929. Deep in the Mississippi Delta, a young ... see all copies from £1.61! new only from £13.44!
7	Love in Vain PB more books like this by Alan Greenberg, Professor Martin Scorsese (Designer) add to wishlist Robert Johnson is considered one of the greatest of the Mississippi Delta blues musicians. This screenplay dramatises his life, music and legend in a readable and vivid manner. It is supplemented with extensive historical notes, a selected discography and previously unpublished photographs. "Love in Vain" is directed by Martin Scorsese for Warner ... see all copies from £12.12! new only from £71.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Searching for Robert Johnson: The Life and Legend of the "King of the Delta Blues Singers" more books like this by Peter Guralnick add to wishlist A blues legend said to have learned his craft from the Devil himself, Mississippi-born early-20th century musician Robert Johnson was a primary influence both on his peers, like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, and on a later generation of young, white artists who formed the backbone of the 1960s' blues boom. Johnson was initially an indifferent ... see all copies from £8.41! new only from £8.75! \| first editions
9	Robert Johnson more books like this by Samuel Barclay Charters add to wishlist One of America's most respected authorities on the blues delves deeply into the recorded legacy of Robert Johnson, transcribing each of his songs with dedicated accuracy and distilling the meaning of every sound and phrase. see all copies from £8.61! first editions
10	Robert Johnson: Lost and Found more books like this by Barry Lee Pearson, Bill McCulloch add to wishlist With just forty-one recordings to his credit, Robert Johnson (1911-38) is a giant in the history of blues music. Johnson's vast influence on twentieth-century American music, combined with his mysterious death at the age of twenty-seven, has allowed speculation and myths to obscure the facts of his life. The most famous of these legends depicts a ... see all copies from £8.91! new only from £8.91!
11 view cover	Robert Johnson, Mythmaking, and Contemporary American Culture more books like this by Patricia R Schroeder add to wishlist Suddenly Robert Johnson is everywhere. Though the Mississippi bluesman died young and recorded only twenty-nine songs, the legacy, legend, and lore surrounding him continue to grow. Focusing on these developments, Patricia R. Schroeder's "Robert Johnson, Mythmaking, and Contemporary American Culture" breaks new ground in Johnson scholarship, going ... see all copies from £17.12! new only from £17.12!
12 view cover	Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson more books like this by Tom Graves add to wishlist The result of careful research, this stylish biography of infamous blues musician Robert Johnson reveals the real story behind the mythical talent that made him a musical legend. According to some, Robert Johnson learned guitar by trading his soul away to the Devil at a crossroads in rural Mississippi. When he died at age 27 of a mysterious ... see all copies from £7.26! new only from £7.26!
13 view cover	Me and the Devil Blues, Volume 2: The Unreal Life of Robert Johnson more books like this by Akira Hiramoto, David Ury (Translator) add to wishlist STRANGE FRUIT In Me and the Devil Blues, bluesman Robert Johnson, an American legend, has been completely reimagined. This fictionalized biography takes us deep into the heart of some of the darkest chapters in American history. RJ was a simple farmhand who dreamed of becoming a great bluesman. When RJ made a deal with the devil, he lost his wife ... see all copies from £10.41! new only from £12.77!
14 view cover	Robert L Johnson more books like this by Annie Buckley add to wishlist see all copies from £14.70! new only from £14.70!
15 view cover	The Road to Robert Johnson: The Genesis and Evolution of Blues in the Delta from the Late 1800s Through 1938 more books like this by Edward M Komara add to wishlist This highly anticipated book traces the development of the legendary Robert Johnson's music in light of the people and songs that directly and indirectly influenced him. It includes much information about life in the Delta from the late 1800s to Johnson's controversial death in 1938, and features fascinating historical photos, maps, musical ... see all copies from £7.68! new only from £7.68!
16	Love in Vain: The Life and Legend of Robert Johnson more books like this by Alan Greenberg add to wishlist see all copies from £10.77!
17	Whirlwind: The Godfather of Black Tennis: The Life and Times of Dr. Robert Walter Johnson more books like this by Doug Smith add to wishlist see all copies from £18.17! new only from £48.24! \| first editions
18	Robert Johnson. more books like this by Robert Johnson, Bob Groom add to wishlist see all copies from £8.42! first editions
19 view cover	Remembered yesterdays more books like this by Robert Underwood Johnson add to wishlist 1923. With illustrations. The memoirs of the American poet, translator, and editor of Century Magazine, Robert Underwood Johnson. Johnson was by temperament a latter-day Romantic. His poetic models were the Georgians, Tennyson, the Brownings, Shelley, and Keats. With these last three he shared a passion for Italy serving as the American Ambassador ... see all copies from £15.82! new only from £28.28! \| first editions
20	Johnson Speaks to Us: Professor Robert Clyde Johnson's Lectures on Martin Luther, John Calvin, Sren Kierkegaard, and Karl Barth more books like this by Robert Clyde Johnson add to wishlist see all copies from £31.97! new only from £31.97!
21	Robert Johnson, proprietary & royal Governor of South Carolina more books like this by Richard Philip Sherman add to wishlist see all copies from £13.38! signed copies \| first editions
22	Disciple in prison more books like this by Robert Atlas Johnson add to wishlist see all copies from £7.57!
23	Robert Johnson: Legend of the Delta Blues more books like this by James Patrick add to wishlist Robert Johnson was the most famous of the Delta blues musicians, due to his remarkable combination of voice, guitar, and songwriting talents. Johnsons tragically short life is full of interesting events that are engagingly addressed in this book. see all copies from £11.85! new only from £11.85!
24	Robert Wood Johnson and His Credo: A Living Legacy more books like this by Lawrence G Foster add to wishlist see all copies from £68.64!
25	Argument of the Hon. William Smith in giving judgment on the case of the Hon. Mr. Justice Johnson, in the Court of Exchequer, on the 7th of Feb. 1805. more books like this by Sir William Cusack Smith, bart, Robert Johnson add to wishlist see all copies from £14.00! new only from £14.00!

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