Robert Johnson: Legend of the Delta Blues
- ISBN-10
- 1433942747
- ISBN-13
- 9781433942747
- Series
- Robert Johnson
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-01-01
- Publisher
- Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
- Author
- Joseph Patrick
Description
Robert Johnson was the most famous of the Delta blues musicians, due to his remarkable combination of voice, guitar, and songwriting talents. Johnson’s tragically short life is full of interesting events that are engagingly addressed in this book.
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