| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
type |
TVTItem |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
label |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
page |
RobertJohnsonTheCompleteRecordings |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
comment |
Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Complete Recordings is a compilation album by Robert Johnson, released in 1990. Recorded in the mid-1930's, it collects all his work, except for one alternate take of "Travelling Riverside Blues". In that regard it replaces and surpasses the first two compilation albums released under his name: King Of The Delta Blues Singers, Volume I from 1961 and Volume II from 1970.Apart from the musical qualities the historical importance of this excellent compilation can't be overstated enough. It is per definition the most essential Blues record ever made and the tracks presented here inspired countless blues, Folk Music and Blues Rock singers who followed in Johnson's footsteps. Several of the songs are also Covered Up to this day. "The Complete Recordings" won the 1991 Grammy Award for "Best Historical Album", was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame a year later and in 2003 the National Recording Registry included it in their collection for its "cultural, historical and aesthetical significance".Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })In 2011 the album was remastered as The Centennial Collection, with a changed track order and with the missing alternate take of "Traveling Riverside Blues" added. The original 1990 album placed the alternate takes side-by-side with the master tracks, instead of at the end of the discs. In all incarnations this album is one of the most essential and timeless musical works in existence. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
fetched |
2022-09-05T20:12:57Z |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
parsed |
2022-09-05T20:12:57Z |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
processingComment |
Dropped link to DoubleEntendre: Not a Feature - ITEM |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
processingComment |
Dropped link to MuddyWaters: Not a Feature - ITEM |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
isPartOf |
DBTropes |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1876ce6c |
type |
At the Crossroads |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1876ce6c |
comment |
At the Crossroads: "Cross Road Blues," while ostensibly about a failed attempt to hitch a ride, is often linked to the legend that Johnson made a Deal with the Devil for the ability to play music (a legend more supported by his "Me and the Devil Blues"). |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1876ce6c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1876ce6c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1876ce6c |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1c3423d6 |
type |
The Quest |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1c3423d6 |
comment |
The Quest: "Dust My Broom" |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1c3423d6 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1c3423d6 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1c3423d6 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1f37a427 |
type |
Face on the Cover |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1f37a427 |
comment |
Face on the Cover: A shot of Johnson posing with his guitar, one of only two verified photographs of him. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1f37a427 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1f37a427 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1f37a427 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1fc8335e |
type |
Deal with the Devil |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1fc8335e |
comment |
Deal with the Devil: "Me and the Devil Blues" is the reason the legend about Johnson selling his soul to the devil exists. It features the protagonist meeting the devil and being tempted about the afterlife in Hell. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1fc8335e |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1fc8335e |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_1fc8335e |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_2439b588 |
type |
As the Good Book Says... |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_2439b588 |
comment |
As the Good Book Says...: "If I Had Possession over Judgment Day", "Cross Road Blues" and "Me and the Devil" all talk about devil imagery, redemption and paying for your sins. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_2439b588 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_2439b588 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_2439b588 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_25e44fa8 |
type |
There's No Place Like Home |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_25e44fa8 |
comment |
There's No Place Like Home: "Sweet Home Chicago", where Johnson asks his sweetheart if she wants to come home with him to Chicago. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_25e44fa8 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_25e44fa8 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_25e44fa8 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_26b2747 |
type |
Alliterative Title |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_26b2747 |
comment |
Alliterative Title: "Malted Milk". |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_26b2747 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_26b2747 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_26b2747 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_27e9edc |
type |
Undercrank |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_27e9edc |
comment |
Undercrank: Some researchers claim that Johnson's recordings were significantly sped up due to being recorded at a different speed than the standard 78 rpm, and have tried to slow them down to discover what he really sounded like. Make up your own mind. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_27e9edc |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_27e9edc |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_27e9edc |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_32821ceb |
type |
The Unintelligible |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_32821ceb |
comment |
The Unintelligible: Johnson sometimes garbled his lyrics and the audio quality doesn't help much either in deciphering what he sings sometimes. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_32821ceb |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_32821ceb |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_32821ceb |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_397569de |
type |
Time Marches On |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_397569de |
comment |
Time Marches On: "Phonograph Blues". Younger people will probably be wondering what it is. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_397569de |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_397569de |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_397569de |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_3aec9e5e |
type |
Properly Paranoid |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_3aec9e5e |
comment |
Properly Paranoid: "Malted Milk" |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_3aec9e5e |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_3aec9e5e |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_3aec9e5e |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_3eee0728 |
type |
Captain Obvious |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_3eee0728 |
comment |
Captain Obvious: "Sweet Home Chicago" |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_3eee0728 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_3eee0728 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_3eee0728 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_4e7c4536 |
type |
Wham Line |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_4e7c4536 |
comment |
Wham Line: "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_4e7c4536 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_4e7c4536 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_4e7c4536 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_4f995f60 |
type |
Train-Station Goodbye |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_4f995f60 |
comment |
Train-Station Goodbye: "Love in Vain" |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_4f995f60 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_4f995f60 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_4f995f60 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_5a268981 |
type |
Three Chords and the Truth |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_5a268981 |
comment |
Three Chords and the Truth: This album proves that less is sometimes more. Nevertheless some songs sound the same, like "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" and "Me and the Devil". |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_5a268981 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_5a268981 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_5a268981 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6053dc28 |
type |
Record Producer |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6053dc28 |
comment |
Record Producer: Don Law. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6053dc28 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6053dc28 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6053dc28 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_61d6784f |
type |
Misogyny Song |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_61d6784f |
comment |
Misogyny Song: "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_61d6784f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_61d6784f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_61d6784f |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6774150c |
type |
If I Can't Have You… |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6774150c |
comment |
If I Can't Have You…: "32-20 Blues". The 32-20 was a model of revolver. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6774150c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6774150c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6774150c |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_67784113 |
type |
Non-Appearing Title |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_67784113 |
comment |
Non-Appearing Title: "Walking Blues". |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_67784113 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_67784113 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_67784113 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_67d722d8 |
type |
A Storm Is Coming |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_67d722d8 |
comment |
A Storm Is Coming: "Come On in My Kitchen" |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_67d722d8 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_67d722d8 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_67d722d8 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6ceb0471 |
type |
UnrequitedLove |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6ceb0471 |
comment |
Unrequited Love: "Kind Hearted Woman Blues". |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6ceb0471 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6ceb0471 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_6ceb0471 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_71067de4 |
type |
12-Bar Blues |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_71067de4 |
comment |
12-Bar Blues: "Crossroad Blues", "Love in Vain", "Sweet Home Chicago",... |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_71067de4 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_71067de4 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_71067de4 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_72852a93 |
type |
Henpecked Husband |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_72852a93 |
comment |
Henpecked Husband: "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" "Dust My Broom" |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_72852a93 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_72852a93 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_72852a93 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_7315fd38 |
type |
Covers Always Lie |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_7315fd38 |
comment |
Covers Always Lie: It is the most complete collection of Johnson's work around, except for one missing alternate take of "Travelling Riverside Blues". This was restored when the album was remastered as The Centennial Collection. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_7315fd38 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_7315fd38 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_7315fd38 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_7bef792a |
type |
BreakUpSong |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_7bef792a |
comment |
Break Up Song: Whenever a woman is mentioned in Johnson's songs it's usually someone who treats him bad, for example "Walkin' Blues": |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_7bef792a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_7bef792a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_7bef792a |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_85bcc5a8 |
type |
Lampshaded Double Entendre |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_85bcc5a8 |
comment |
Lampshaded Double Entendre: As mentioned above, "Travelin' Riverside Blues". |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_85bcc5a8 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_85bcc5a8 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_85bcc5a8 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_8ad0bc24 |
type |
Something Blues |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_8ad0bc24 |
comment |
Something Blues: "Kind Hearted Woman Blues", "Terraplane Blues", "Phonograph Blues", "32-20 Blues", "Dead Shrimp Blues", "Cross Road Blues", "Walkin' Blues", "Preaching Blues", "Me and the Devil Blues", "Stop Breaking Down Blues", "Travelling Riverside Blues", "Honeymoon Blues" and "Milkcow's Calf Blues". |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_8ad0bc24 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_8ad0bc24 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_8ad0bc24 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_9e9c53ee |
type |
One-Man Song |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_9e9c53ee |
comment |
One-Man Song: "Drunken Hearted Man". |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_9e9c53ee |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_9e9c53ee |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_9e9c53ee |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_ad3e13c5 |
type |
The Loins Sleep Tonight |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_ad3e13c5 |
comment |
The Loins Sleep Tonight: "Dead Shrimp Blues" is an extended metaphor about impotence. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_ad3e13c5 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_ad3e13c5 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_ad3e13c5 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_b134a27d |
type |
Distinct Double Album |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_b134a27d |
comment |
Distinct Double Album: Disc 1 of The Centennial Collection contains Johnson's Nov 1936 San Antonio recordings, while Disc 2 has the June 1937 Dallas Recordings. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_b134a27d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_b134a27d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_b134a27d |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_b58c6c9d |
type |
Cover Album |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_b58c6c9d |
comment |
Cover Album: Many songs on this albums already existed in some form or another and were played by earlier blues artists, but often in different arrangements, with different titles and lyrics. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_b58c6c9d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_b58c6c9d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_b58c6c9d |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_bf64a255 |
type |
Rock Me, Asmodeus! |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_bf64a255 |
comment |
Rock Me, Asmodeus!: "Me and the Devil Blues" is one of the earliest incarnations of this trope. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_bf64a255 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_bf64a255 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_bf64a255 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_c2d07094 |
type |
Blues |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_c2d07094 |
comment |
Blues: More specifically, Delta Blues. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_c2d07094 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_c2d07094 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_c2d07094 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_c75df49a |
type |
Shout-Out |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_c75df49a |
comment |
Shout-Out: Songs compiled on this album have been covered by artists as diverse as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, The Faces The Rolling Stones, Cream, Eric Clapton, Derek and the Dominos, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Todd Rundgren, Red Hot Chili Peppers, ZZ Top, The White Stripes,... A copy of "King of the Delta Blues Singers" can be seen on the cover of Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_c75df49a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_c75df49a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_c75df49a |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_d028ca10 |
type |
Deliberately Monochrome |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_d028ca10 |
comment |
Deliberately Monochrome: Unavoidable, seeing that this photo of Johnson was taken in the 1930s and only one of two that certainly depicts him. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_d028ca10 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_d028ca10 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_d028ca10 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_dbfe8427 |
type |
Intercourse with You |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_dbfe8427 |
comment |
Intercourse with You: Several songs reference it but in a thinly veiled version as the subject was taboo back then. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_dbfe8427 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_dbfe8427 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_dbfe8427 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_df237522 |
type |
Hellhound |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_df237522 |
comment |
Hellhound: "Hellhound on My Trail". |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_df237522 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_df237522 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_df237522 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_e9f517e1 |
type |
Artistic License – Geography |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_e9f517e1 |
comment |
Artistic License – Geography: There's still lots of debate over the chorus of "Sweet Home Chicago": "Oh, baby don't you wanna go?/Back to the land of California/To my sweet home, Chicago." The consensus is that this wasn't a mistake on Johnson's part, but there are endless guesses as to why he wrote it that way. The song's supposed to be about a road trip from California to Chicago. Or he was combining two places that people in the Mississippi Delta wanted to move to. Or the song's Unreliable Narrator doesn't know that Chicago isn't in California. Or Johnson was giving a Shout-Out to friends/relatives who lived in the small California towns of Chicago Park or Port Chicago. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_e9f517e1 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_e9f517e1 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_e9f517e1 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_effa6875 |
type |
Refrain from Assuming |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_effa6875 |
comment |
Refrain from Assuming: "Sweet Home Chicago" namedrops California more than Chicago, so it's not really an anthem to that city. "Terraplane Blues" has nothing to do with aeroplanes, but is about a car model named "Terraplane". And it's nothing even about cars either, because the song is a metaphor for sex. |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_effa6875 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_effa6875 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_effa6875 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_name |
type |
ItemName |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_name |
comment |
|
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_name |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_name |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
hasFeature |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_name |
| | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) / int_name |
itemName |
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (Music) |
