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Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians.
Apr 2, 2014 · Musician Robert Johnson was born on May 8, 1911, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. A singer and guitarist, Johnson is considered to be one of the greatest blues performers of all time.
Robert Johnson (born c. 1911, Hazlehurst, Mississippi, U.S.—died August 16, 1938, near Greenwood, Mississippi) was an American blues composer, guitarist, and singer whose eerie falsetto singing voice and masterful rhythmic slide guitar influenced both his contemporaries and many later blues and rock musicians.
Oct 31, 2021 · We know now that he was born Robert Leroy Johnson in Hazlehurst, Mississippi sometime in May 1911. He was born out of wedlock after his mother, Julia Major Dodds, had an affair with a field hand named Noah Johnson.
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May 8, 2024 · When Robert Leroy Johnson was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi on or around May 8, 1911, his life was already atypical. His mother, Julia Dodds, had birthed ten children ahead of him – all...
Robert Leroy Johnson was born on May 8, 1911, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, USA, to Julia Major Dodds and Noah Johnson, a laborer in a local sawmill. Robert’s mother was married to Charles Dodds, who had been forced by the locals to leave Hazlehurst. He was living in Memphis as Charles Spencer.
Robert Johnson (born c. 1583, England—died c. 1633, London, England) was a British composer and lutenist, who wrote music for a number of plays, including several by William Shakespeare, and was considered one of England’s leading lutenists.
