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Sirens of the SupernaturalCrossing Paths with the DevilA young guitarist disappears for months—and returns playing like no human ever could. They say Robert Johnson met the Devil at a lonely Mississippi crossroads—trading his soul for the sound that birthed the blues. But what really happened that night? Was it a deal, a myth, or something darker still? Join us as we journey into the Delta, where music, magic, and the supernatural collide. SOURCES (for show notes)https://www.openculture.com/2020/10/the-legend-of-how-bluesman-robert-johnson-sold-his-soul-to-the-devil-at-the-crossroads.htmlhttps://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/devil-and-robert-johnson.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://nashvilleghosts.com/the-crossroads-the-king-of-delta-blues-the-devil/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/04/05/crossroads/?utm_source=chat...
2025-11-241h 04
Host & Archivist of the Blues — Documenting the Artists, StoriesBruce Conforth - Robert Johnson Biographer & Blues HistorianHis landmark work is Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson, co-authored with Gayle Dean Wardlow. The result of over 50 years of chasing documents, recordings and oral histories, it destroys the crossroads myth and brings us a more complex, brilliant—and human—Robert JohnsonIn this engaging conversation, Bruce Conforth, a lifelong bluesman and ethnomusicologist, shares his journey through the world of music, from his early influences in New Jersey to his pivotal role in the folk revival and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.He discusses the profound impact of Robe...
2025-07-0459 min
Ek Bakhat Ki Baatशैतान को अपनी ज़िंदगी बेच कर गिटार सीखने वाला सिंगर?: एक बखत की बात, Ep 10दुनिया में एक आर्टिस्ट आया था रॉबर्ट जॉनसन नाम का, उसकी ज़िंदगी ऐसी थी कि उससे जुड़ी शैतान की कहानी भी भरोसे लायक लगती है, न पैदा होने की तारीख का पता न ये मालूम मरा कब, उसकी ज़िंदगी के बारे में कुछ भी दावे के साथ नहीं कहा जा सकता, 27 साल की उम्र में उसकी मौत हो गई, शोहरत भी मिली तो दुनिया को छोड़ने के बाद, कैसे रॉबर्ट जॉनसन ने संगीत की दुनिया को हमेशा के लिए बदल दिया और उसके शैतान से जुड़ा किस्सा क्या है, सुनिए एक बखत की बात में, नितिन ठाकुर के साथ. प्रोड्यूसर- कुंदन साउंड मिक्सिंग- कपिल देव सिंह नोट- कहानी को रोचक बनाने के लिए कुछ हिस्सों में नाटकीयता का सहारा लिया गया है. Reference- Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson- Gayle Dean Wardlow
2024-04-1017 min
Can You Believe It?Robert Johnson & The Devil!Episode Notes
In which Robert Johnson does a deal with The Devil at the crossroads in order to become a great blues guitarist.
SOURCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaKkzNqCPnc&t=672s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson
Up Jumped The Devil: The Real Life Of Robert Johnson by Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow
ReMastered: Devil At The Crossroads, director Brian Oakes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_House
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson_recordings#Sessionography
https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/devil-and-robert-johnson.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_and_Mr...
2023-03-0856 min
2022-12-0904 min
Des poches sous les yeux, l'émissionEmission du 25/11/2022
A l’occasion de la Bourse aux disques et à la BD, organisée par Radio Béton, des Poches sous les yeux a déplacé son équipe de chroniqueurs à Mame. Interviews de Hervé Moisan, pour son livre Johnny et moi et de David Bérué, pour son travail d’archiviste et son label Euthanasie Records. Des chroniques : A la recherche de Gil Scott-Heron de Sébastien Piquet & Thomas Maucery, Et le diable a surgi de Bruce Conforth et Gayle Dean Wardlow, Je n’ai pas de projet professionnel de David Snuget Les tout puissants de Mirwais Ahmadzai. Diffusion de A media luz, issue...
2022-11-2256 min
Autumn's OdditiesThe 27 Club: The Devil & Robert JohnsonRobert Johnson was the inaugural member of the 27 Club. He has been called the greatest blues musician of all time and many argue he laid the foundation for what would become rock and roll. His death is contested and his life is infamous because, as rumor has it, Robert Johnson traded his soul to the devil for the ability to play the guitar.Promo: Horrifying HistorySOURCESUp Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson Hardcover – June 4, 2019by Bruce Conforth (Author), Gayle Dean Wardlow (Author) https://www.ncbi.nlm.ni...
2022-04-0133 min
Paperback ReadersPaperback Readers Episode 33
It’s a different kind of episode today—the first one in which we didn’t have a shared read. But we still have some good books to share with you. All books discussed are listed below.Join us in two weeks, when our shared read will be The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr.The Ex Hex by Erin SterlingThe Lincoln Highway by Amor TowlesAs You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary ElwesUp Jumped the Devil: The Real L...
2021-11-0900 min
Rock N Roll LibrarianUp Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert JohnsonThis episode Rock N Roll Librarian Shelley Sorenson and Rock N Roll Archaeologist Christian Swain go down the big muddy river and deep into the delta to discuss Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow’s new book ‘Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson’. This time, while on our Mississippi adventure, we will play many of the few Robert Johnson recordings and couple that with samples from famous acolytes throughout the rock n roll era to show just how influential this guy was to the latter music.Robert Johnson’s recordings, made in 1936 and 1937, have profo...
2019-10-171h 27
The TLS PodcastUnromancing the Romantics"The sociable side of nineteenth-century musical life is not acknowledged as often as it should be..." – Laura Tunbridge discusses the interconnected, complicated and often contradictory myths and realities that link Chopin, Schumann and Brahms; the TLS's music editor Lucy Dallas takes us through a selection of other pieces on music in this week's issue, including new histories of the blues and the poetic pop of Kate Bush and the Pet Shop Boys; when Irving Sandler wrote his seminal history of abstract expressionism, he neglected to mention Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, Grace Hartigan and Elaine de Kooning – Jenni Quil...
2019-07-1853 min
Discover Thousands of Digital Audiobooks for Your LibraryListen to Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson by Gayle Dean Wardlow, Bruce ConforthPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383159 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson
Author: Gayle Dean Wardlow, Bruce Conforth
Narrator: Leon Nixon
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 34 minutes
Release date: June 4, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2
Genres: Arts & Entertainment
Publisher's Summary: Robert Johnson is the subject of the most famous myth about the blues: he allegedly sold his soul at the crossroads in exchange for his incredible talent, and this deal led to his death at age...
2019-06-048h 34
Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentUp Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson by Gayle Dean Wardlow, Bruce ConforthPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383159 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson Author: Gayle Dean Wardlow, Bruce Conforth Narrator: Leon Nixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 34 minutes Release date: June 4, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Robert Johnson is the subject of the most famous myth about the blues: he allegedly sold his soul at the crossroads in exchange for his incredible talent, and this deal led to his death at age twenty-seven. But the actual story of his life...
2019-06-0430 min
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music NerdsEp075: The Death & Burial of Robert JohnsonRobert Johnson's death is surrounded with speculation and mystery however blues historian Gayle Dean Wardlow shares the facts around this part of music history. Plus we play a track from the Hayes McMullan album "Everyday Seem Like Murder Here". If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related. Web | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
2017-04-1237 minThe Vinyl Guide - Podcast for Record CollectorsEp075: The Death & Burial of Robert JohnsonRobert Johnson's death is surrounded with speculation and mystery however blues historian Gayle Dean Wardlow shares the facts around this part of music history. Plus we play a track from the Hayes McMullan album "Everyday Seem Like Murder Here". If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related. Web | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
2017-04-1237 minThe Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music NerdsEp075: The Death & Burial of Robert JohnsonRobert Johnson's death is surrounded with speculation and mystery however blues historian Gayle Dean Wardlow shares the facts around this part of music history. Plus we play a track from the Hayes McMullan album "Everyday Seem Like Murder Here". If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related. Web | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
2017-04-1237 min
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music NerdsEp074: Delta Blues Historian Gayle Dean WardlowGayle Dean Wardlow started a record collection in the 1960s by knocking on doors in the deep south but soon he was also collecting stories and facts about the blues musicians he loved, including Charlie Patton, Son House, Robert Johnson, Willie Brown & more. Today we talk to Mr Wardlow about these musicians and their wild stories plus we discuss a rarely known bluesman Hayes McMullan who's material has just only just been released. If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate...
2017-04-101h 05The Vinyl Guide - Podcast for Record CollectorsEp074: Delta Blues Historian Gayle Dean WardlowGayle Dean Wardlow started a record collection in the 1960s by knocking on doors in the deep south but soon he was also collecting stories and facts about the blues musicians he loved, including Charlie Patton, Son House, Robert Johnson, Willie Brown & more. Today we talk to Mr Wardlow about these musicians and their wild stories plus we discuss a rarely known bluesman Hayes McMullan who's material has just only just been released. If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate...
2017-04-101h 05The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music NerdsEp074: Delta Blues Historian Gayle Dean WardlowGayle Dean Wardlow started a record collection in the 1960s by knocking on doors in the deep south but soon he was also collecting stories and facts about the blues musicians he loved, including Charlie Patton, Son House, Robert Johnson, Willie Brown & more. Today we talk to Mr Wardlow about these musicians and their wild stories plus we discuss a rarely known bluesman Hayes McMullan who's material has just only just been released. If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate...
2017-04-101h 05