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Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues singer and musician. His landmark recordings from 1936–37 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Johnson's shadowy, poorly documented life and death at age 27 have given rise to much legend, including the Faustian myth that he sold his soul at a crossroads to achieve success. As an itinerant performer who played mostly on street corners, in juke joints, and at Saturday night dances, Johnson had little commercial success or public recognition in his lifetime.
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I've Got the Blues But I'm Too Damn Mean to Cry: Protest in Early Blues & Gospel [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Last Fair Deal Gone Down | 2:42 |
Central Park, 1979 [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Love the One You're With | 5:12 |
Cherokee | 14:14 |
Come on in My Kitchen | 5:03 |
Drunken Hearted Man [2015]
Robert Plant & Led Zeppelin: Under the Influence - The Songs That Made Them Rock [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Traveling Riverside Blues | 2:49 |
The Vintage Collection: Blues [2015]
Song | Duration |
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If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day | 2:36 |
Honeymoon Blues | 2:17 |
Hot Hundred: Blues [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Cross Road Blues | 2:30 |
Terraplane Blues | 3:00 |
Come On In My Kitchen | 2:37 |
32-20 Blues | 2:50 |
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day | 2:35 |
Last Fair Deal Gone Down | 2:39 |
Love In Vain | 3:06 |
Preachin’ Blues (Up Jumped The Devil) | 2:20 |
I Just Love the Blues [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Terraplane Blues | 3:01 |
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day | 2:35 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:30 |
Love In Vain | 2:20 |
Come On In My Kitchen | 2:37 |
Last Fair Deal Gone Down | 2:39 |
Me And The Devil Blues | 2:30 |
The Blues [2014]
100 Blues Classics & Greatest Blues Hits [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Hellhound on My Trail | 2:38 |
Sweet Home Chicago | 2:59 |
Preaching Blues | 2:52 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:40 |
Come on in My Kitchen | 2:44 |
Me and the Devil Blues | 2:35 |
Stop Breakin' Down Blues | 2:15 |
Terraplane Blues | 2:59 |
Crossroads | 2:43 |
Blues Infusion, Vol. 10 (100 Essential Tracks) [2013]
Song | Duration |
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They're Red Hot | 3:00 |
Me and the Devil Blues | 2:34 |
Late in the Evening Blues | 3:04 |
I Am a Steady Rolling Man | 2:50 |
Blues Infusion, Vol. 4 (100 Essential Tracks) [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Little Queen of Spades | 2:15 |
32-20 Blues | 2:59 |
Blues Selection, Vol. 4 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Dead Shrimp Blues | 2:35 |
Malted Milk | 2:22 |
Stop Breaking Down Blues | 2:17 |
Britain Blues, Vol. 1: Skiffle, Folk, Rock 'n' Roll and Blues [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Cross Road Blues | 2:31 |
Love In Vain | 2:18 |
Sweet Home Chicago | 3:00 |
Hot 100: Best of the Blues: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Dead Shrimp Blues | 2:36 |
Love in Vain | 2:17 |
Stones in My Passway | 2:16 |
King of the Delta Blues Singers 1 [Remastered] [2013]
Mississippi Bluesmen [3 CD] [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Crossroad Blues | 2:32 |
Come on in My Kitchen | 2:53 |
Sweet Home Chicago | 3:04 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 10: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Malted Milk | 2:51 |
Milkcow`S Calf Blues | 2:50 |
Stop Breaking Down Blues | 2:19 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 3: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Preaching Blues | 2:36 |
Kindhearted Woman Blues | 2:33 |
I'm a Steady Rolling Man | 2:39 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 4: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Stones in My Passway | 2:20 |
Terraplane Blues | 2:58 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 6: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Phonograph Blues | 2:35 |
Kind Hearted Woman Blues | 2:12 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 8: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Come on in My Kitchen | 2:22 |
Preachin` Blues | 2:29 |
The Blues Effect: Robert Johnson [2013]
All Time Greatest Blues Songs [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Sweet Home Chicago | 3:04 |
Love In Vain | 2:22 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:50 |
Me and the Devil Blues | 2:33 |
Hellhound On My Trail | 2:50 |
All Time Greatest Blues Songs, Vol. 1 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Sweet Home Chicago | 3:01 |
Love in Vain | 2:26 |
Hellhound on My Trail | 2:35 |
Come On in My Kitchen | 2:48 |
Blues for You, Vol. 3 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Cross Road Blues | 2:41 |
Drunken Hearted Man | 2:27 |
Stones in My Passway | 2:28 |
Blues for You, Vol. 4 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Phonograph Blues | 2:35 |
Dead Shrimp Blues | 2:36 |
Hellhound On My Trail | 2:52 |
Honeymoon Blues | 2:18 |
Classic Original Recordings Presents: Robert Johnson - The Ultimate Collection [2012]
Ramblers, Gamblers, Vagabonds and Revelers [2012]
Song | Duration |
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From Four 'Til Late | 2:26 |
Ramblin' on My Mind | 2:53 |
Little Queen of Spades | 2:15 |
Travelin' Riverside Blues | 2:48 |
Simply Blues [2012] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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I Believe I'll Dust My Broom | 2:58 |
Sweet Home Chicago | 3:02 |
Love In Vain | 2:28 |
Come On In My Kitchen | 2:50 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:41 |
Hellhound On My Trail | 2:38 |
Terraplane Blues | 3:01 |
Stone Roots: The Records That Inspired the Rolling Stones [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Love In Vain | 2:19 |
Stop Breaking Down Blues | 2:25 |
Total Blues: 100 Essential Songs [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Kindhearted Woman Blues | 2:49 |
Sweet Home Chicago | 2:59 |
Vaudeville Blues 1919-1941: Blues Links - Vaudeville & Rural Blues [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Walkin' Blues | 2:31 |
Preachin' Blues | 2:52 |
50 of the Most Influential Blues Songs of the 20th Century [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Crossroads | 2:32 |
Ramblin On My Mind | 2:53 |
Blues Gold [2011]
Bob Dylan Cover To Cover: The Originals, Vol. 2 [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Rambling On My Mind | 2:53 |
I'm a Steady Rollin' Man | 2:35 |
Crossroad Delta Blues: The Best of Robert Johnson [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Terraplane Blues | 2:59 |
Come On in My Kitchen | 3:01 |
Walking Blues | 2:52 |
Last Fair Deal Gone Down | 2:40 |
32-20 Blues | 2:59 |
Kindhearted Woman Blues | 2:33 |
Preaching Blues | 2:36 |
When You Got a Good Friend | 2:24 |
Rambling On My Mind | 2:17 |
Stones in My Passway | 2:20 |
Milkcow's Calf Blues | 2:22 |
Me an d the Devil Blues | 2:17 |
Hellhound On My Trail | 2:28 |
Diggin' Deeper: 200 Legendary Blues Treasures [2011]
Song | Duration |
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When You Got a Good Friend | 2:39 |
Stop Breaking Down Blues | 2:17 |
Come On in My Kitchen | 2:37 |
I Believe I'll Dust My Broom | 2:57 |
Phonograph Blues | 2:39 |
Little Queen of Spades | 2:13 |
I'm a Steady Rollin' Man | 2:36 |
Dead Shrimp Blues | 2:35 |
From Four 'Til Late | 2:23 |
Malted Milk | 2:22 |
The Complete Recordings: The Centennial Collection [2011]
ABC of the Blues: The Ultimate Collection from the Delta to the Big Cities [2010]
Blues: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Crossroad Blues | |
Sweet Home Chicago |
Cover To Cover: The Originals [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Crossroad Blues | 2:40 |
32-20 Blues ["World Gone Missing" Album Sessions] | 2:54 |
Let Me Tell You About the Blues Texas: The Evolution of Texas Blues [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Traveling Riverside Blues | 2:48 |
The History of Rhythm & Blues: 1925-1942 [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) | 2:52 |
Blues: Definitive Collection [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Cross Road Blues | 2:39 |
Ramblin' on My Mind | 2:50 |
Love in Vain | 2:25 |
Roots N'Blues: The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Traveling Riverside Blues | 2:48 |
Son House & the Kings of the Delta Blues [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Hellhound on My Trail | 2:42 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:36 |
Love in Vain | 2:25 |
The Blues Biography [2008]
The Blues Roots of the Rolling Stones [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Stop Breakin' Down Blues | 2:17 |
Love in Vain | 2:29 |
When the Levee Breaks: 15 Classic Tracks That Inspired Led Zeppelin [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Traveling Riverside Blues | 2:48 |
Goin' Mad Blues [Membran] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Love in Vain | 2:29 |
Honeymoon Blues | 2:18 |
Little Queen of Spades | 2:17 |
Preaching Blues | 2:53 |
32-20 Blues | 2:54 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:32 |
Come on in My Kitchen | 2:53 |
Kindhearted Woman Blues | 2:52 |
Last of the Great Mississippi Blues Singers [2007]
Mississippi Blues, Vol. 4 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Ramblin' on My Mind | 2:21 |
Come on in My Kitchen | 2:44 |
Terraplane Blues | 3:00 |
Phonograph Blues | 2:36 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:38 |
Walkin' Blues | 2:33 |
Little Queen of Spades | 2:18 |
Drunken Hearted Man | 2:27 |
Stop Breakin' Down Blues | 2:23 |
Traveling Riverside Blues | 2:42 |
Love in Vain | 2:18 |
Little Boy Blue | 3:01 |
The High Price of Soul [2007]
The Road to Robert Johnson [2007]
When the Levee Breaks: Mississippi Blues - Rare Cuts 1926-41 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Traveling Riverside Blues [Take 1] | 2:41 |
Standin' at the Crossroads [2006]
Best of the Blues [Legacy Box] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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When You've Got a Good Friend | 2:39 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:32 |
Crossroad Blues [Pazzazz] [2005]
I'm a Steady Rollin' Man [2005]
The Skeleton Key [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Come On In My Kitchen [The Skeleton Key] | 2:49 |
Up Jumped the Devil [2005]
A Proper Introduction to Robert Johnson: Cross Road Blues [2004]
Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 [2004]
From Four Till Late [2004]
Guitar & Bass [2004]
Song | Duration |
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I Believe I'll Dust My Broom | 3:00 |
Sweet Home Chicago | 2:58 |
Ramblin' on My Mind | 2:52 |
Come on in My Kitchen | 2:51 |
Terraplane Blues | 3:00 |
32-20 Blues | 2:49 |
They're Red Hot | 2:58 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:39 |
Walkin' Blues | 2:29 |
Love in Vain | 2:17 |
Stop Breakin' Down Blues | 2:22 |
Me and the Devil Blues | 2:32 |
Traveling Riverside Blues | 2:46 |
I'm a Steady Rollin' Man | 2:37 |
Stones in My Passway | 2:28 |
Malted Milk | 2:21 |
Hellhound on My Trail [Pazzazz] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Hellhound on My Trail | 2:36 |
Honeymoon Blues | 2:17 |
32 20 Blues | 2:52 |
Dead Shrimp Blues | 2:31 |
They're Red Hot | 2:58 |
Malted Milk | 2:18 |
Walking Blues | 2:29 |
I'm a Steady Rollin' Man | 2:35 |
Hellhound on My Trail [Roots] [2004]
Hellhounds on Their Trail: A History of Blues Guitar 1924-2001 [Box Set] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Cross Road Blues | 2:38 |
King of the Delta Blues, Vol. 2 [2004]
Me and the Devil Blues [Synergy] [2004]
Presenting Robert Johnson [2004]
Robert Johnson [Fruit Tree] [2004]
Robert Johnson: Inspiring Eric [2004]
The Best of Robert Johnson: Traveling Riverside Blues [2004]
The Encyclopaedia of Music: Best of the Blues [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Ramblin' on My Mind | |
I Believe I'll Dust My Broom | |
Sweet Home Chicago |
The Story of the Blues [2004]
The Ultimate Blues Legend [2004]
This Is Mr Johnson [Japan Bonus Track] [2004]
Century of the Blues: The Definitve Country Blues Collection [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) | 2:53 |
Kind Hearted Woman Blues | 2:53 |
I Heard It on NPR: Jazz for Blue Nights/At Home in the World/Shake These Blues [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Love in Vain | 2:24 |
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Feel Like Going Home [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Traveling Riverside Blues | 2:46 |
Hellhound on My Trail | 2:37 |
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Robert Johnson [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Walkin' Blues | 2:30 |
Come on in My Kitchen | 2:51 |
I Believe I'll Dust My Broom | 2:59 |
Stop Breakin' Down Blues | 2:17 |
Traveling Riverside Blues | 2:41 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:39 |
Sweet Home Chicago | 2:59 |
Hellhound on My Trail | 2:36 |
Kind Hearted Woman Blues | 2:51 |
Malted Milk | 2:22 |
Ramblin' on My Mind | 2:52 |
32-20 Blues | 2:49 |
Love in Vain | 2:22 |
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Warming by the Devil's Fire [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Sweet Home Chicago | 2:59 |
Roots of Rock [Acrobat] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Walkin' Blues | 2:30 |
Stop Breaking Down Blues | 2:17 |
Cross Roads | 2:41 |
Blues Twinpack [2002]
Song | Duration |
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32.20 Blues | 2:54 |
Honeymoon Blues | 2:17 |
Love in Vain | 2:21 |
Come on in My Kitchen | 2:49 |
Malted Milk | 2:19 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:40 |
Me and the Devil Blues | 2:35 |
Sweet Home Chicago | 3:01 |
Drunken Hearted Man | 2:27 |
Terraplane Blues | 3:01 |
Stones in My Passway | 2:28 |
I'm a Steady Rollin' Man | 2:37 |
They're Red Hot | 2:59 |
From Four Till Late | 2:23 |
Crossroad Blues [Legacy] [2002]
His Recorded Legacy: The 29 Songs [2002]
San Antonio to Dallas: 1936-1937 [2002]
The Last of the Great Blues Singers [2002]
Me & the Devil [2001]
Robert Johnson [Dressed to Kill] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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32.20 Blues | 2:54 |
Honeymoon Blues | 2:17 |
Love in Vain | 2:21 |
Come on in My Kitchen | 2:49 |
Malted Milk | 2:19 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:40 |
Me and the Devil Blues | 2:35 |
Phonograph Blues | 2:40 |
Walking Blues | 2:30 |
Sweet Home Chicago | 3:01 |
Drunken Hearted Man | 2:27 |
Terraplane Blues | 3:01 |
Stones in My Passway | 2:28 |
Hellhound on My Trail | 2:37 |
I'm a Steady Rollin' Man | 2:37 |
They're Red Hot | 2:59 |
From Four Till Late | 2:23 |
Roots of Rock [Yazoo 2001] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Walkin' Blues | 2:30 |
Stop Breakin' Down Blues | 2:17 |
Cross Roads | 2:41 |
Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America [Box Set] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Cross Road Blues | 2:40 |
The Blues [Recording Arts] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Cross Road Blues | 2:40 |
Sweet Home Chicago | 3:03 |
Love in Vain | 2:24 |
The Encyclopedia of Early Blues Classics [2 Disc] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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I Believe I'll Dust My Broom | 2:59 |
Classic Blues, Vol. 5 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Little Queen of Spades | 2:14 |
Dead Shrimp Blues | 2:29 |
Honeymoon Blues | 2:15 |
Classic Blues, Vol. 7 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Milkcow's Calf Blues | 2:19 |
Terraplane Blues | 2:59 |
From Four Till Late | 2:22 |
Classic Blues, Vol. 8 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Last Fair Deal Gone Down | 2:38 |
I Believe I'll Dust My Broom | 2:55 |
Crossrads Blues [Past Perfect] [2000]
Every Day I Have the Blues [Goldies Box] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Hellhound on My Trail | 2:37 |
Kindhearted Woman Blues | 2:52 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:40 |
Genius of the Blues [2000]
Great [2000]
Nothing But the Blues [Import] [2000]
The Country Blues Roots of Eric Clapton [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Rambling on My Mind | 2:52 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:40 |
Delta Blues Legend: Masterworks, Vol. 13 [1999]
Steady Rollin' Man [1999]
Beg, Borrow or Steal: The Origins, Music and Influence of Robert Johnson [1998]
Blues Legends [Mastertone Box] [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Come on in My Kitchen | 2:48 |
Phonograph Blues | 2:39 |
Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) | 2:57 |
When You Got a Good Friend | 2:52 |
Blues Legends [Mastertone] [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Come on in My Kitchen | 2:48 |
Walkin' Blues | 2:35 |
Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) | 2:57 |
Complete Collection [1998]
Gold Collection [1998]
Masters [1998]
Blues Legends [Master Songs] [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Stop Breakin' Down Blues | |
Crossroad Blues | |
Rambling on My Mind |
King of the Delta Blues [Columbia/Legacy] [1997]
All Time Blues Classics [1996]
Love in Vain [1996]
Song | Duration |
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I'm a Steady Rollin' Man | |
Sweet Home Chicago | |
Kind Hearted Woman Blues | |
Stop Breakin' Down Blues | |
Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) | |
Terraplane Blues |
Platinum Collection: Blues, Blues, Blues [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Phonograph Blues | 2:36 |
Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) | 2:54 |
Walkin' Blues | 2:32 |
Roll and Tumble Blues: The Essential Recordings of Slide Guitar Blues [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Terraplane Blues | 3:03 |
Teachin the Blues: Clapton Influences [1996]
Song | Duration |
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I'm a Steady Rollin' Man | 2:38 |
Rambling on My Mind [Take 1] | 2:53 |
Cross Road Blues [Take 2] | 2:32 |
Led Zeppelin's Sources of Inspiration [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Come on in My Kitchen | |
Traveling Riverside Blues |
The Story of the Blues [Friedman/Fairfax] [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Come on in My Kitchen | 2:38 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:41 |
The Very Best of Charly Blues Masterworks [1994]
Song | Duration |
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If I Had Possession over Judgement Day | 2:34 |
The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers [1993]
Song | Duration |
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I Believe I'll Dust My Broom | 2:59 |
Cross Road Blues | 2:31 |
The Greatest in Country Blues (1927-1936), Vol. 2 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) | 3:21 |
The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives, & Steel, Vol. 1 [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Traveling Riverside Blues [#] | 2:48 |
Delta Blues, Vol. 1 [1990]
Delta Blues, Vol. 2 [1990]
The Complete Recordings [1990]
Country Blues Bottleneck Guitar Classics: 1926-1937 [1972]
Song | Duration |
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Milkcow's Calf Blues [Take 2] | 2:25 |
King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 2 [1970]
King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 2 [Bonus Track] [1970]
King of the Delta Blues Singers [1961]
100 Years of Jazz: A Celebration Through Ten Masterpieces
Blues Giants: Robert Johnson
Cross Road Blues [24 Blue]
Delta Blues Goin' North, Mississippi Country Blues, Vol. 1
Song | Duration |
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Rambling on My Mind | |
Come on in My Kitchen | |
Phonograph Blues | |
Cross Road Blues | |
Little Queen of Spades | |
Drunken Hearted Man | |
Stop Breakin' Down Blues | |
Love in Vain |
Love in Vain
Nothing But the Blues: Cross Road Blues
The Music That Rocked Us
Song | Duration |
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Traveling Riverside Blues | 2:49 |
Come On In My Kitchen | 2:54 |
Sweet Home Chicago | 3:01 |
The Very Best of Robert Johnson: The Millenium Edition
Song | Duration |
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I Believe I'll Dust My Broom | |
Sweet Home Chicago | |
Terraplane Blues |
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