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Iconic Guitarists

Robert Johnson

★  Profile

Robert Johnson, born in Mississippi around 1911, is the most mythologized figure in the history of the blues, a Delta guitarist and singer whose small body of recorded work became one of the most influential…

▼  Legendary Performance

Robert Johnson never played Carnegie Hall or Madison Square Garden. His stages were the roadhouses, juke joints, and street corners of the Mississippi Delta, where he performed for audiences who wanted…

⚙  Gear of the Greats

Robert Johnson's equipment was modest by any standard, but in his hands it produced sounds that have influenced every subsequent generation of guitarists. He is most associated with the Gibson L-1, a…

♫  Signature Technique

Robert Johnson's technique was so advanced for his time that some listeners in the 1930s assumed he had made a deal with the devil at a crossroads. The more rational explanation is that he was a relentlessly…