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One of the two known photos of Robert Johnson. This portrait was taken by the Hooks Bros. Photography Company in Memphis, Tenn., circa 1935.

Read Mississippi Delta Blues: American Cornerstone Jazz24

February 16, 2010 – Delta blues is powerful music that's also, by turns, stark, poetic, eerie, humorous and beautiful. Jazz24

Listen A Blues and Country Collection for Collectors

April 22, 2006 – A new CD gathers early blues and country recordings, including some never before distributed.

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