Love in Vain: A Vision of Robert Johnson Alan Greenberg
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Nobody back in 1934 dreamed about being a poor bluesman simply to keep . Sep 5, 2011 - They used to call what Muddy Waters did electric blues. What would that make this sizzling new arc-flash of Todd Rundgren-played Robert Johnson tunes? Love in Vain: A Vision of Robert Johnson. Mar 12, 2014 - Of course some of that vision is real, guys like Robert Johnson did hitch-hike and stow away on trains, but like a lot of folks who enter the music industry they had visions of fortune, fame, and all the perks that go with it. Johnson's influence on rock is hard to miss too. May 9, 2014 - Robert Johnson records. Very little is known of Johnson's early life with any certainty. May 20, 2014 - Notable among these sides are "Terraplane Blues," "Love in Vain," "Sweet Home Chicago," "Cross Roads Blues," "Come on in My Kitchen," and "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom," all of which have been covered by other artists. The chorus to Love in Vain is infectious, and stands only a stone's throw away from rock and roll. Johnson's recordings were released on several labels: "Milkcow's Calf Blues" on Perfect Records (top), "Love in Vain Blues" on Vocalion Records (middle), and "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" by Conqueror Records (bottom). In Jackson, Mississippi, around 1936, Johnson sought out H. Two modern collections of these recordings have been particularly influential to contemporary . €�Martin Scorsese, Love In Vain: A Vision of Robert Johnson. Oct 25, 2012 - The thing about Robert Johnson was that he only existed on his records. He was pure legend.” —Martin Scorsese. Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues.