King of the Delta Blues Singers

by Robert Johnson

King of the Delta Blues Singers cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1961
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:32
  • Community rating: 5/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This posthumous compilation of Robert Johnson's 1936–37 sessions captures his uniquely intense vocal style and complex guitar work, which together revolutionized the Delta blues sound. Assembled for the 1960s folk revival, 'King of the Delta Blues Singers' became a foundational text for a new generation of musicians, including Bob Dylan and British blues-rock pioneers, cementing Johnson's legendary influence.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Cross Road Blues (02:29)
  2. Terraplane Blues (03:01)
  3. Come On In My Kitchen (02:52)
  4. Walkin' Blues (02:30)
  5. Last Fair Deal Gone Down (02:39)
  6. 32-20 Blues (02:50)
  7. Kind Hearted Woman Blues (02:51)
  8. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day (02:36)
  9. Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) (02:52)
  10. When You Got a Good Friend (02:38)
  11. Ramblin' On My Mind (02:52)
  12. Stones In My Passway (02:28)
  13. Traveling Riverside Blues (02:47)
  14. Milkcow's Calf Blues (02:17)
  15. Me and the Devil Blues (02:34)
  16. Hell Hound On My Trail (02:37)
  17. Traveling Riverside Blues - Alternate Take (02:39)

Credits

  • Robert Johnson - vocals, guitar, harmonica, songwriter
  • John Hammond - producer
  • Vincent Liebler - engineer
  • Don Law - recorded by, compiler, producer (original recordings)
  • Frank Driggs - producer, edited by, reissue producer
  • Burt Goldblatt - artwork by [cover], painting [cover painting]
  • Peter Guralnick - liner notes [reissue]
  • Kevin Boutote - mastered by
  • Lawrence Cohn - reissue producer
  • Stanley Weiss - remastered by

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