I loved that Robert Johnson book. I've been digging your book selections for a while now. Mack's book is a great travelogue through the south as well as an interesting and detailed biography. Of course there's a lot of updated info on Johnson since the 70's. Loved all the maps! I had Google Maps open on my computer before and after reading. I took a trip down there from Canada in 2010 and man I want to go back and see more of the delta. Find myself listening to a lot of blues these days - Mississippi Fred McDowell and Junior Kimbrough. I reassessed the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion album with RL Burnside and man it rocks pretty hard. I love the droney blues from the hill country. Robert Johnson influenced so many greats and he was a giant himself. The sides he cut in the late 30's will live forever.
I loved that Robert Johnson book. I've been digging your book selections for a while now. Mack's book is a great travelogue through the south as well as an interesting and detailed biography. Of course there's a lot of updated info on Johnson since the 70's. Loved all the maps! I had Google Maps open on my computer before and after reading. I took a trip down there from Canada in 2010 and man I want to go back and see more of the delta. Find myself listening to a lot of blues these days - Mississippi Fred McDowell and Junior Kimbrough. I reassessed the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion album with RL Burnside and man it rocks pretty hard. I love the droney blues from the hill country. Robert Johnson influenced so many greats and he was a giant himself. The sides he cut in the late 30's will live forever.