Me and the devil

Una de las grandes leyendas del blues, apodado "el rey del delta blues" o "el abuelo del rock and roll", una biografía confusa, una vida corta (1911-1938) y desgraciada, 2 fotos y 29 canciones le bastaron para convertirse en uno de los grandes de la historia del blues, cuyas canciones han sido versionadas por Led Zeppelin, Cream, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray, the Yardbirds entre otros.

El gran mito dice que Robert Johnson le vende el alma al diablo en un "cruce de caminos" para ser el mejor guitarrista de blues (pues sólo tocaba la armónica y era un guitarrista mediocre) y después de un año desaparecido, llega Robert Johnson convertido en un gran guitarrista y con su fantasmagórica voz y sus letras, le fueron suficientes para crear el mito que hasta hoy perdura. Keith Richards, recuerda la primera vez que escuchó un disco de Robert Johnson en casa de Brian Jones, «¿Quién es ese?»; «Robert Johnson» «Vale, pero… ¿Quién es el otro tipo que toca con él?». No podía creer que fuese una sola guitarra.

Veamos algunas canciones del "músico más importante músico de blues que haya vivido" según el mismísimo Eric Clapton:

Letra:

I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees
I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees
Asked the Lord above, have mercy now, save poor Bob if you please

Standin' at the crossroads, tried to flag a ride
Whee-hee, I tried to flag a ride
Didn't nobody seem to know me, everybody pass me by

Standin' at the crossroads, risin' sun goin' down
Standin' at the crossroads baby, the risin' sun goin' down
I believe to my soul now, po' Bob is sinkin' down

You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown
You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown
That I got the crossroad blues this mornin', Lord, baby I'm sinkin' down

I went to the crossroad, mama, I looked east and west
I went to the crossroad, babe, I looked east and west
Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman, ooh well, babe, in my distress

Letra. Me and the devil.

Early this morning

When you knocked upon my door
Early this morning, oooo
When you knocked upon my door
And I said hello Satan
I believe it's time to go

Me and the Devil
Was walkin' side by side
Me and the Devil, woooo
Was walking side by side
And I'm going to beat my woman
'Til I get satisfied

She said you don't see why
That she would dog me 'round
(Spoken:) Now baby you know you ain't doin' me right don'tcha
She say you don't see why, whoooo
That she would dog me 'round
It must-a be that old evil spirit
So deep down in the ground

You may bury my body
Down by the highway side
(Spoken:) Baby, I don't care where you bury my body when I'm dead and gone
You may bury my body, woooo
Down by the highway side
So my old evil spirit
Can get a Greyhound bus and ride

Si les gustó, este es el link para descargar su obra:

http://www.taringa.net/posts/musica/1038640/Robert-Johnson---The-complete-Recordings.html

Y aquí un disco entero de Eric Clapton en honor a RJ:

http://www.taringa.net/posts/tv-peliculas-series/4837024/E_Clapton---Me-and-Mr-Johnson-_CD_Video_Yapa_.html