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Robert Johnson – The Centennial Collection (2-CD)

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Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Twenty-nine songs. That's the entirety of Robert Johnson's documented output, recorded across two sessions in 1936 and 1937, yet those recordings reshaped the entire trajectory of American music. The mythology surrounding him, the crossroads, the deal with the devil, the mysterious 1938 death at 27, has always threatened to overshadow what matters most: the raw, restless genius of a guitarist and vocalist who sounded like no one before him and like everyone who came after.

One hundred years ago, a child was born in Mississippi a poor, African-American boy who would grow up, learn to sing and play the blues, and eventually achieve worldwide renown. In the decades after his death, he has become known as the King of the Delta Blues Singers, his music expanding in influence to the point that rock stars of the greatest magnitude the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers all sing his praise and have recorded his songs. That child was Robert Johnson. THE CENTENNIAL COLLECTION is an update of the Grammy-winning, 2-CD box set that caused a r emarkable media sensation and sold over a million copies when released in 1990. The discs will again include all 42 of Johnsons recorded tracks (including alternate takes) remastered using technological advances of the past twenty years. In addition, new essays, photographs, information and testimonials from various music legends will be included in the accompanying booklet. It is by far the most empowering body of work in American history to emerge from one solitary blues figure.

Tracklist

Disc 1

1. Kind Hearted Woman Blues (2:55)
2. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom (3:02)
3. Sweet Home Chicago (3:02)
4. Ramblin' On My Mind (2:25)
5. When You Got A Good Friend (2:41)
6. Come On In My Kitchen (2:47)
7. Terraplane Blues (3:03)
8. Phonograph Blues (2:43)
9. 32-20 Blues (2:53)
10. They're Red Hot (3:02)
11. Dead Shrimp Blues (2:35)
12. Cross Road Blues (2:43)
13. Walkin' Blues (2:33)
14. Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2:41)
15. Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil) (2:55)
16. If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day (2:40)
17. Kind Hearted Woman Blues (2:33)
18. Ramblin' On My Mind (2:55)
19. When You Got A Good Friend (2:55)
20. Come On In My Kitchen (2:55)
21. Phonograph Blues (2:37)
22. Cross Road Blues (2:32)

Disc 2

1. Stones In My Passway (2:32)
2. I'm A Steady Rollin' Man (2:40)
3. From Four Until Late (2:28)
4. Hell Hound On My Trail (2:40)
5. Little Queen Of Spades (2:16)
6. Malted Milk (2:25)
7. Drunken Hearted Man (2:32)
8. Me And The Devil Blues (2:38)
9. Stop Breakin' Down Blues (2:26)
10. Traveling Riverside Blues (2:43)
11. Honeymoon Blues (2:21)
12. Love In Vain Blues (2:21)
13. Milkcow's Calf Blues (2:26)
14. Little Queen Of Spades (2:24)
15. Drunken Hearted Man (2:31)
16. Me And The Devil Blues (2:37)
17. Stop Breakin' Down Blues (2:21)
18. Traveling Riverside Blues (2:56)
19. Love In Vain Blues (2:29)
20. Milkcow's Calf Blues (2:19)

Alternates

1. Guitar Figure—Test Groove Before Traveling Riverside Blues
2. Johnson Speaks—Test Groove Before Love In Vain Blues

UPC: 886978590725
Label: Sony Legacy
Release Date: 4.26.11
Format: CD