Recorded: Place ?, November 27, 1936 Robert Johnson (g) (vcl) Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 — August 16, 1938) is among the most famous of Delta blues musicians. His landmark recordings from 1936–1937 display a remarkable combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that have influenced generations of musicians. Johnsons shadowy, poorly documented life and death at age 27 have given rise to much legend. Considered by some to be the "Grandfather of Rock n Roll", his vocal phrasing, original songs, and guitar style have influenced a broad range of musicians, including Muddy Waters, John Fogerty, Bob Dylan, Johnny Winter, Jimi Hendrix, The Yardbirds, Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers Band, The Rolling Stones, Paul Butterfield, The Band, Neil Young, Warren Zevon, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Robert Palmer, Jack White and Eric Clapton, who called Johnson "the most important blues musician who ever lived". He was also ranked fifth in Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He is an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Robert Johnson was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi probably on May 8, 1911, to Julia Major Dodds and Noah Johnson. Julia was married to Charles Dodds, a relatively prosperous landowner and furniture maker to whom she had borne 10 children. Dodds had been forced by a lynch mob to leave Hazlehurst following a dispute with white landowners. Julia herself left Hazlehurst with baby Robert, but after some two years <b>…<b>

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24 thoughts on “Roots of Blues — Robert Johnson „Preaching Blues"”

  1. andrew crane
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    the gun club has a sweet punk cover of roberts version, i like sun houses original a bit more well depending on my mood i guess

  3. Judd Derwall
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    I read somewhere that Cream used to play it during the 68 farewell tour but unfortunately there are no bootlegs to be found. Pretty impressive to make a song so hard that nobody can cover it.

  4. Nivicoman
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    Lead and rhythm at the same time on the same guitar. Hell of a bluesman.

  5. aledobretociastko
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    Did Clapton ever play this song? I’ve never seen it.

  6. Epsilon15
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    Awesome tune. Gun Club does an even better cover of this.

  8. kenneth hedgewick
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    The day u posted this video was my 18th b day. It was also the day I told my dad ur buying me a guitar for my b day…. Bec of this man. Lol.

  9. BarbecueBobFan
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    This is my favorite Robert Johnson number. I wish Son House and Charley Patton’s recordings for Paramount were as high quality as this.

  10. Cody Moraga
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    There’s something truly astonishing and brilliant about the way Johnson plays. Now listen to Van Helen play "Eruption/You really Got Me Now", then go back and listen to this video of Robert Johnson’s 1937 recording of "Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)", Johnson is -especially for his time- really an incredible and powerful musician, also technically brilliant. His influence to other blues artists of his era to the rockers of the 70’s/80’s has really left a long lasting effect.

  12. musicmoxy1385
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    the most impossible song to play on guitar…a true revolutionary

  17. 1jimibug1
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    Wow I never knew this was recorded on Jimi Hendrix’s birthday! to cool for words…

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