“You can run, you can run, tell my friend boy Willie Brown” With those words, rock’s grandfather and 27s archetype Robert Johnson immortalized bluesman Willie Brown in his prophetic “Cross Road Blues.” Cream (Eric Clapto
Robert Johnson Born: May 8, 1911, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi Died: August 16, 1938, in Greenwood, Mississippi Robert Johnson lived and died in relative obscurity. He was a rootless, restless, sly, street-smart, womanizing, whiskey-drinking hobo with
Jimi Hendrix Born: November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington Died: September 18, 1970, in a London hotel room Bands: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Band of Gypsys The guitar was an extension of Jimi, a fifth limb he relied on as much as others would a