SOURCE: "Standing at the Crossroads Between Vinyl and Compact Discs: Reissue Blues Recordings in the 1990s," in Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 105, No. 416, 1992, pp. 215-26.
In the following essay, Pearson discusses the "Robert Johnson myth" and examines the reception of Johnson's work as a recording artist.
This is a free excerpt of 48 words. There are 2,443 words (approx.
8 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.
Read the rest of this Criticism with our Robert Johnson 1911(?)-1938: Critical Essay by Barry Lee Pearson Access Pass.