Author Topic: "New" photo of Robert Johnson (Read 1439 times)

TheLurker · « **on:** 03 February, 2013, 08:51:41 am »

We haven't got photographs of Hildegarde Von Bingen, Palestrino, Gesualdo or half a hundred other influential musos so quite why this pleases me so much I don't know, but it does.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/feb/03/robert-johnson-photograph-identified/print

Rainmaker · « **Reply #1 on:** 03 February, 2013, 09:44:45 am »

I thought you were talking about "flat earth Bob Johnson"!

clarion · « **Reply #2 on:** 03 February, 2013, 10:15:45 am »

Wow. I never thought another photo would turn up.

bobb · « **Reply #3 on:** 04 February, 2013, 10:05:48 am »

I had no idea there were only two previous photos of him!

Next up, they need to find out how he really died!

Peter · « **Reply #4 on:** 04 February, 2013, 10:30:21 am »

Incredible - he's doing a five-fret stretch and his fingers are closed! Some players have incredibly large hands; I think Chuck Berry is another.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #5 on:** 04 February, 2013, 10:52:08 am »

Curiously I watched "Crossroads" the other night.

Bad: Ralph Macchio's mullet.
Good: Ry Cooder's soundtrack.

Rhys W · « **Reply #6 on:** 04 February, 2013, 12:09:49 pm »

Nothing new here, this photograph was written about 4 and a half years ago!

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/11/johnson200811

It's an interesting read.

TheLurker · « **Reply #7 on:** 04 February, 2013, 07:55:52 pm »

I had no idea there were only two previous photos of him!

I thought there was, like Blind Lemon Jefferson, only the one.