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Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson

Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson


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The result of careful research, this stylish biography of infamous blues musician Robert Johnson reveals the real story behind the mythical talent that made him a musical legend. According to some, Robert Johnson learned guitar by trading his soul away to the Devil at a crossroads in rural Mississippi. When he died at age 27 of a mysterious poisoning, many superstitious fans came to believe that the Devil had returned to take his due. This diligent study of Johnson's life debunks these myths, while emphasizing the effect that Johnson, said to be the greatest blues musician who ever lived, has had on modern musicians and fans of the blues.

Table of Contents:
Contents: History of the Thermionic Valve; Operation of the Electron Tube; Wiring Tube Circuits; CD/Line Amplifier; Hi-Fi Amplifier; General-Purpose Line Amplifier; Pick-Up/Line Amplifier with SRPP Output; Hi-Fi Output Amplifier with 2xEL34; Class A Stereo Output Amplifier with 2xKT88; Miscellaneous Amplifiers; Guitar/Keyboard Amplifiers; Guitar Amplifier with Transistor Input; Voltage Regulation with Valves; Heater-Voltage Supplies; SRPP Amplifier for CD Players; Track Layouts of PCBs.

About the Author :
Tom Graves is the author of "Pullers" and has written articles for "American History," "Musician," "The New Leader, The New York Times Book Review," "The Oxford American," "Rolling Stone," and "The Washington Post Book World." He lives in Memphis, Tennessee. Steve LaVere is a music historian and a Grammy Award-winning record producer.

Review :
"Graves applies the lively narration of music journalism to this briefbiography of Delta blues guitarist Robert Johnson." --"Book News Inc". "Anyone who is aware of Robert Johnson's contribution to blues and rock music will want this book. It is as true a picture of the man as we will ever have." --"Blues Society of Tulsa" "Graves' study is well researched and entertaining, and worth a read by anyone interested in Johnson and his remarkable legacy." --"Dirty Linen" magazine "Graves'. . . aim in this brief but handy clearinghouse of a book is to separate fact from fiction and set the record straight, a job even Johnson's friends in the 1930s had trouble doing." --"Memphis "magazine "This short book is an interesting study . . . of Robert Johnson's life but also in the legends surrounding his life and death. Graves is adept at retelling the facts." --"BluesWax" "The most complete and accurate book so far on Robert Johnson . . . an interesting and absorbing book that not only will be of interest to new fans, but will fill in some gaps for longtime fans." --Blues Bytes online magazine ""Crossroads "is well researched, informative and easy to read. . . . An enjoyable read that separates the man from the myth." --"Blues Review" magazine


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780981600215
  • Publisher: DeMers Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Demers Books LLC
  • Height: 140 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 204 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0981600212
  • Publisher Date: 01 Oct 2008
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson
  • Width: 215 mm


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