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Up Jumped the Devil - The Real Life of Robert Johnson (Hardcover)
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Up Jumped the Devil - The Real Life of Robert Johnson (Hardcover)
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Robert Johnson is the subject of the most famous myth about the
blues: he allegedly sold his soul at the crossroads in exchange for
his incredible talent, and this deal led to his death at age 27.
But the actual story of his life remains unknown save for a few
inaccurate anecdotes. Up Jumped the Devil is the result of over 50
years of research. Gayle Dean Wardlow has been interviewing people
who knew Robert Johnson since the early 1960s, and he was the
person who discovered Johnson's death certificate in 1967. Bruce
Conforth began his study of Johnson's life and music in 1970 and
made it his mission to fill in what was still unknown about him. In
this definitive biography, the two authors relied on every
interview, resource and document, most of it material no one has
seen before. As a result, this book not only destroys every myth
that ever surrounded Johnson, but also tells a human story of a
real person. It is the first book about Johnson that documents his
years in Memphis, details his trip to New York, uncovers where and
when his wife Virginia died and the impact this had on him, fully
portrays the other women Johnson was involved with, and tells
exactly how and why he died and who gave him the poison that killed
him. Up Jumped the Devil will astonish blues fans who thought they
knew something about Johnson.
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