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Robert Johnson Letter [7min @ 13:07]

We may never know if legendary bluesman Robert Johnson actually sold his soul to the devil, or if he was poisoned to death by a jealous husband. But for a man whose twenty-seven year life is shrouded in mystery, there is one thing we now know for sure: the exact location of his classic 1937 Dallas sessions. For years, music historians have long wondered if his legendary final session actually took place in an old Art Deco building in downtown Dallas. Now, thanks to the discovery of a letter written by his only producer, one piece of the Robert Johnson puzzle has been put inn place. Tom Jacobson found the long-lost correspondence. He's a blues enthusiast and researcher from San Diego, California. We reached him in Los Angeles.
Read entire article at CBC Radio One "As It Happens" Part 2