Robert Johnson: Deal with the Devil?

"Legendary Delta bluesman Robert Johnson died at the age of 27 from someone poisioning his drink. Some claimed that he signed a deal with the devil, who had come to collect, and that after three days of excruciating pain, he fell to his hands and knees, howled like a dog, and dropped dead. Well, it's just a story, but a damn good one."

[In 1930, Johnson briefly disappeared and returned with a guitar. Shortly thereafter, he was playing with uncanny proficiency.]

Johnson, Robert (1911-193 American musician [noted for various blues recordings]

[Sources: burnedbythesun.blogspot.com, January 16, 2004]

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