King of the Delta Blues Singers, Volume II

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Released nearly a decade after the initial, highly influential 1961 volume, this sequel gathers the remaining master takes and previously unissued alternate recordings from Johnson's mythic 1936-1937 sessions. The collection provides a deeper, slightly more varied look at his complex acoustic fingerpicking and haunting vocal delivery, notably featuring the iconic anthems 'Love in Vain' and 'Sweet Home Chicago'. It solidified his posthumous standing as the absolute foundational cornerstone of modern blues and rock.