We explore the origins of the legend of Robert Johnson, the man who sold his soul to the devil to become a Delta blues guitar ...

Delta blues grew up into modern Chicago blues ... Initially it was black music played by black people for black people. Only a few early performers, like Bessie Smith, who sold a lot of records ...

Writer and musician Emma John travels south to find the beat—and birthplace—of a special kind of Mississippi music.

Combined with the African rhythms, these musical styles were the foundation of blues. The Delta blues, first recorded in the 1920s, was one of the earliest types of blues music and originated in ...

In the early years of the 20th century ... For though Robert Johnson has been named a master of the Delta blues style — a later influence on many blues and rock 'n' roll musicians from Eric ...

Delta blues grew up into modern Chicago blues ... Initially it was black music played by black people for black people. Only a few early performers, like Bessie Smith, who sold a lot of records ...