Robert Leroy Johnson is one of the best blues guitarists who ever lived. We know this because we've been to The Crossroads. Not only The Crossroads in Clarksdale, Mississippi where the iconic marker is, but, also to the "real" intersection of old Routes 61 and 49, about a mile from an old cotton plantation where The Shack Up Inn now stands. We walked near midnight down the dusty old road, where according to legend Johnson sold his soul to the devil and became the master. He would have turned 100 on May 8th, 2011. As the date rang in, if you were listening, you might have heard a "happy birthday" tune in the breeze that night.
Friday, May 20, 2011
The Crossroads (5.8.11)
Robert Leroy Johnson is one of the best blues guitarists who ever lived. We know this because we've been to The Crossroads. Not only The Crossroads in Clarksdale, Mississippi where the iconic marker is, but, also to the "real" intersection of old Routes 61 and 49, about a mile from an old cotton plantation where The Shack Up Inn now stands. We walked near midnight down the dusty old road, where according to legend Johnson sold his soul to the devil and became the master. He would have turned 100 on May 8th, 2011. As the date rang in, if you were listening, you might have heard a "happy birthday" tune in the breeze that night.
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