The young Robert Johnson lived in turmoil. She remarried to Mississippi with her biological mother. He married at the age of sixteen like many children in poor areas, but lost his wife after one year of marriage. The young Robert Johnson experienced the vicissitudes of his life in his turbulent life. Later, he finally began to learn singing and playing guitar with local Blues musicians and roaming performances in exchange for a meager income.
At first, Robert Johnson didn't know how to play the guitar, he only played the harmonica, so after every performance, when the musicians exchanged nonsense, Johnson was always the object of ridicule because of his poor guitar skills. Robert Johnson of Shanghai got angry with his self-esteem and returned to his hometown again, began to practice guitar hard, and got married again. This period of time is actually very short, only a few months, but Johnson's guitar skills have advanced by leaps and bounds, so incredible that the most bizarre legend that has been circulating in the music circle is about him.
It is said that when Robert Johnson returned to his hometown, he wanted to be a great Blues musician because he was ridiculed. So at midnight one day, he was inspired to come to a crossroad near the plantation and met there. A bearded man taught him the guitar. That man is a devil. The devil gave him guitar skills. At the price, the devil took possession of his soul. Robert Johnson agreed to him. So, almost overnight, he started from one The kid who could hardly play the piano became the most powerful Blues guitar master at the time. It is said that every time he plays, his soul is controlled by the demon with excellent playing skills.
In short, after returning, Robert Johnson definitely became the greatest singer and guitar hero in the Blues circle of that era. In 1936 and 37, he walked into the studio twice and recorded a total of 29 songs. These 29 songs have become the most important recordings in the history of Blues. The way he played the piano and the wording of his singing greatly influenced the future development of Blues. Eric Clapton sighed when he heard Robert Johnson's singing: "The most powerful cry that I think you can find in the human voice." (You said the cry of the most powerful person you can hear), if according to Su Shi's words, it is definitely "like resentment like admiration, like crying like complaint The lingering sound is curled and endless."...
Maybe it’s because Johnson sold his soul to the devil and was willing to trade his life for his talent in performance. Less than a year after completing two recordings, he was only 27 years old. Robert Johnson died unexpectedly. There are many theories about his death. Robert Johnson was poisoned and died. It is said that the person who poisoned him was jealous of one of his shopkeepers because he thought Johnson was using the piano to seduce his wife. However, after his death, he did not No one has been prosecuted. His death, including the place where he was buried after death, has been controversial until now, and perhaps, it will always be a mystery.
This mysterious legend is left to everyone, but these 29 songs and some mysterious stories that will never be solved, but he has left more than so much to the music. Delta Blues represented by his style ( Delta Blues), as the purest Blues origin genre, has become the intangible cultural heritage of the United States, and Blues has directly brewed the production of jazz in the years to come, and his playing techniques have directly affected many jazz and blues guitarists. , This point is definitely not to be ignored.
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