Acoustic Blues
Robert Johnson (public domain)
Today we mark the birthdate of Robert Johnson - Father of the Delta Blues. His recordings of "Cross Road Blues," "Love in Vain," "Sweet Home Chicago" and others became blues blueprints influencing everyone from Muddy Waters to The Rolling Stones to Eric Clapton. Johnson performed and recorded before electric guitars became popular. So let's have your favorite acoustic blues. We'll spin a set after 9 a.m.
UPDATE Today's set:
Muddy Waters "Louisiana Blues"
Bonnie Raitt "Love Me Like a Man"
Doc Watson "Deep River Blues"
The Grateful Dead "Deep Elem Blues"
Sponsored by the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT, featuring "Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist." brucemuseum.org.
