His shadowy, poorly-documented life and death have given rise to much legend, including the story that he sold his soul to the devil in order to learn to play the blues; and the story that he was given a poisoned beer by a romantic rival.
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2004Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J
(video documentary)
(writer: "Kind Hearted Woman", "They're Red Hot", "Hell Hound on My Trail", "Sweet Home Chicago", "When You Got a Good Friend", "Milk Cow's Calf Blues", "If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day", "Stop Breaking Down", "Little Queen of Spades", "Traveling Riverside Blues", "Terraplane Blues", "Me and the Devil Blues", "From Four Until Late", "Love in Vain", "Ramblin' on My Mind", "Stones in My Passway")
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Eric Clapton
(1992)
(writer: "Walkin' Blues", "Malted Milk")
1992The Search for Robert Johnson
(TV documentary)
(writer: "Preachin' Blues", "Hell Hound On My Trail", "Phonograph Blues", "Terraplane Blues", "They're Red Hot", "Sweet Home Chicago", "Stones In My Pathway", "Honeymoon Blues", "Love In Vain", "Ramblin' on My Mind", "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man", "Cross Road Blues", "Me and the Devil", "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom", "Come on In My Kitchen", "Kindhearted Woman Blues", "Last Fair Deal Gone Down", "32-20 Blues", "Walking Blues", "Malted Milk", "Kind Hearted Woman", "Me and the Devil Blues" / performer: "Preachin' Blues", "Hell Hound On My Trail", "Phonograph Blues", "Terraplane Blues", "Stones In My Pathway", "Honeymoon Blues", "Love In Vain", "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man", "Last Fair Deal Gone Down", "Malted Milk", "Me and the Devil Blues")
His shadowy, poorly-documented life and death have given rise to much legend, including the story that he sold his soul to the devil in order to learn to play the blues; and the story that he was given a poisoned beer by a romantic rival.
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