{"product_id":"back-to-the-crossroads-the-roots-of-robert-johnson","title":"Back To The Crossroads : The Roots of Robert Johnson","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection assembles the range of sources that Robert Johnson heard and learned from including songs from his mentor Son House and from other Delta performers and from sources that show aspects of the musical world in which he lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His tastes ranged far and wide and he had a gift for absorbing sounds of all kinds, including from tin pan alley to hillbilly songs. He was a brilliant creative musician who managed a stunningly effective fusion of his Delta roots and the smoother approach of the then prominent contemporary blues artists. As with any genius in any field he was able to produce great work only because he was standing on the shoulders of previous great artists. This collection provides an introduction to a number of them and gives a sense of how Johnson adapted and combined their styles. It presents music that can still excite and inspire us today just as it did to Robert Johnson back in the first golden age of the blues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracks: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolice Station Blues (1932) - Peetie Wheatstraw \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Old Original Kokomo Blues (1934)- Kokomo Arnold \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Cruel Hearted Woman (1934)- Bumble Bee Slim \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Roll and Tumble Blues (1929)-Hambone Willie Newbern \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Life Saver Blues (1927)- Lonnie Johnson \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sitting on Top of the World (1930)- Mississippi Sheiks \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHittin' the Bottle Stomp (1936)- Mississippi Jook Band \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Devil Got My Woman (1931)- Skip James \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e My Black Mama, pt. 1 (1930)- Son House \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Georgia Bound (1929)- Blind Blake \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When the Sun Goes Down (1935)- Leroy Carr \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sissy Man Blues (1935)- Kokomo Arnold \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Your Enemy Cannot Harm You (1926)- Rev E. W. Clayborn \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lead Pencil Blues (1935)- Johnny Temple\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yazoo","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50399288492363,"sku":"2174543","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/94243c39-add5-469d-aec4-8af54e5721e2_c19c2234_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726504020","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/back-to-the-crossroads-the-roots-of-robert-johnson","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}