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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musician
gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:active_years
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1929-1938
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:The_Delta_Blues
gptkb:B._B._King
gptkb:The_Rolling_Stones
gptkb:Muddy_Waters
gptkb:King_of_the_Delta_Blues_Singers
gptkb:Eric_Clapton
gptkb:Charley_Patton
gptkb:Son_House
gptkb:The_Mississippi_Sheiks
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:artistic_legacy
gptkb:cultural_icon
American folk music
blues revival
music folklore
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Mississippi_Blues_Trail_Marker
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1911-05-08
May 8, 1911
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Hazlehurst,_Mississippi
gptkb:Hazlehurst,_Mississippi,_USA
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gptkbp:born
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May 8, 1911
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Little_Zion_Missionary_Baptist_Church
Elkhorn Cemetery, Greenwood, Mississippi
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Robert_Johnson_Jr.
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Robert_Johnson_Jr.
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:Bob_Dylan
gptkb:Muddy_Waters
gptkb:Eric_Clapton
gptkb:Sonny_Boy_Williamson_II
gptkb:Johnny_Shines
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Inspiration for films and literature
Influence on rock music
Influence on American music history
Influenced generations of musicians
Cultural icon of the American South
Influence on blues music
Influence on folk music
Subject of numerous biographies and documentaries
Subject of numerous books and documentaries
Considered a foundational figure in blues
Pioneer of the blues genre.
Significant impact on rock music.
Mythologized as a figure who sold his soul to the devil
Influence on the blues genre
Symbol of the 27 Club
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Icon of American music history.
Influence on the development of rock and roll.
Representation of the Delta blues tradition.
Symbol of the blues genre.
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gptkbp:death_date
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1938-08-16
August 16, 1938
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Greenwood,_Mississippi
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gptkbp:died
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August 16, 1938
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gptkbp:famous_for
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gptkb:Sweet_Home_Chicago
gptkb:Hellhound_on_My_Trail
gptkb:Cross_Road_Blues
His songwriting skills
his guitar playing
his songwriting
Myth of the crossroads
His guitar playing and songwriting.
His influence on later musicians.
His mysterious life and death.
His recordings that became classics.
his influence on later musicians
his mysterious life and death
his recordings in the 1930s
His guitar playing technique
His influence on later musicians
His mysterious life and death
myth of selling soul to the devil
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gptkbp:famous_song
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gptkb:Terraplane_Blues
gptkb:Sweet_Home_Chicago
gptkb:Crossroads_Blues
gptkb:Phonograph_Blues
gptkb:Sweet_Home_Chicago_(Live)
gptkb:Broke_Down_Engine_Blues_(Live)
gptkb:If_I_Had_Possession_Over_Judgement_Day_(Live)
gptkb:Last_Fair_Deal_Gone_Down_(Live)
gptkb:Phonograph_Blues_(Live)
gptkb:Stones_in_My_Passway_(Live)
gptkb:Walking_Blues_(Live)
gptkb:Hellhound_on_My_Trail
gptkb:32-20_Blues
gptkb:32-20_Blues_(Live)
gptkb:Canned_Heat_Blues
gptkb:Come_On_in_My_Kitchen_(Live)
gptkb:Cross_Road_Blues
gptkb:Cross_Road_Blues_(Live)
gptkb:Cross_Road_Blues_(Studio)
gptkb:Dust_My_Broom
gptkb:Dust_My_Broom_(Live)
gptkb:Hellhound_on_My_Trail_(Live)
gptkb:I’m_a_Steady_Rollin’_Man
gptkb:I_Believe_I'll_Dust_My_Broom
gptkb:If_I_Had_Possession_Over_Judgement_Day
gptkb:Last_Fair_Deal_Gone_Down
gptkb:Love_in_Vain_(Live)
gptkb:Me_and_the_Devil_Blues
gptkb:Me_and_the_Devil_Blues_(Live)
gptkb:Preaching_Blues_(Live)
gptkb:Ramblin'_on_My_Mind
gptkb:Stones_in_My_Passway
gptkb:Traveling_Riverside_Blues
gptkb:Walking_Blues
gptkb:Milkcow's_Calf_Blues
gptkb:Love_in_Vain
gptkb:Preaching_Blues_(Up_Jumped_the_Devil)
gptkb:I_Believe_I'll_Dust_My_Broom_(Studio)
gptkb:Me_and_the_Devil_Blues_(Studio)
gptkb:Milkcow's_Calf_Blues_(Studio)
gptkb:Phonograph_Blues_(Studio)
gptkb:Ramblin'_on_My_Mind_(Studio)
gptkb:Stones_in_My_Passway_(Studio)
gptkb:Walking_Blues_(Studio)
gptkb:Sitting_on_Top_of_the_World
gptkb:Sittin'_on_Top_of_the_World
Malted Milk
I Want to Be Loved
Broke Down Engine
Come On in My Kitchen
I'm a Steady Rollin' Man
You’re So Fine
Come On In My Kitchen
Broke Down Engine Blues
32-20 Blues (Studio)
Last Fair Deal Gone Down (Studio)
You Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
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gptkbp:genre
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Blues
blues
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gptkbp:has_lore
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Sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads.
sold his soul to the devil
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Robert Johnson
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:John_Lee_Hooker
gptkb:Bob_Dylan
gptkb:Muddy_Waters
gptkb:Keith_Richards
gptkb:Eric_Clapton
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:jazz_music
gptkb:Albert_King
gptkb:Chris_Stapleton
gptkb:John_Mayer
gptkb:John_Lee_Hooker
gptkb:B._B._King
gptkb:The_Black_Keys
gptkb:The_Rolling_Stones
gptkb:Bob_Dylan
gptkb:Jimi_Hendrix
gptkb:Muddy_Waters
gptkb:Susan_Tedeschi
gptkb:The_Allman_Brothers_Band
gptkb:Derek_Trucks
gptkb:Keith_Richards
gptkb:Eric_Clapton
gptkb:Robert_Plant
gptkb:Jack_White
gptkb:Billy_Gibbons
gptkb:Buddy_Guy
gptkb:Stevie_Ray_Vaughan
gptkb:Gary_Clark_Jr.
gptkb:Taj_Mahal
gptkb:Johnny_Winter
gptkb:Luther_Dickinson
gptkb:Keb'_Mo'
gptkb:Joe_Bonamassa
gptkb:rock_music
gptkb:T-Bone_Walker
country music
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Charley_Patton
gptkb:Skip_James
gptkb:Delta_blues
gptkb:Son_House
gptkb:Blind_Lemon_Jefferson
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:guitar
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Hellhound_on_My_Trail
gptkb:Cross_Road_Blues
gptkb:Delta_blues
songwriting
guitar playing
His role in the history of American music
His enigmatic life story
His haunting vocal style
His influence on the development of rock and roll
His unique guitar playing style
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gptkbp:label
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gptkb:Vocalion_Records
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gptkbp:legacy
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Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Influence on rock music
Influence on blues music
Influence on rock and roll
Myth of the crossroads
Influence on subsequent generations of musicians
Influential figure in the development of blues music.
Influence on modern blues
Symbol of the 27 Club
Pioneer of the blues genre
Cultural icon of the Delta blues
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gptkbp:music_style
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Complex guitar arrangements.
Emotional vocal delivery.
Slide guitar technique.
Storytelling in lyrics.
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:King_of_the_Delta_Blues
gptkb:The_King_of_the_Delta_Blues
gptkb:King_of_the_Delta_Blues_Singers
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gptkbp:notable_album
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gptkb:King_of_the_Delta_Blues_Singers
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gptkbp:notable_burials
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gptkb:Little_Zion_Missionary_Baptist_Church
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gptkbp:notable_song
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gptkb:Terraplane_Blues
gptkb:Sweet_Home_Chicago
gptkb:Hellhound_on_My_Trail
gptkb:Cross_Road_Blues
gptkb:Dust_My_Broom
gptkb:I_Believe_I'll_Dust_My_Broom
gptkb:If_I_Had_Possession_Over_Judgement_Day
gptkb:Me_and_the_Devil_Blues
gptkb:Ramblin'_on_My_Mind
gptkb:Love_in_Vain
gptkb:Preaching_Blues_(Up_Jumped_the_Devil)
Come On in My Kitchen
Come On In My Kitchen
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:musician
gptkb:singer-songwriter
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gptkbp:posthumous_recognition
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gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee
gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:previous_album
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gptkb:Robert_Johnson:_The_Centennial_Collection
gptkb:Robert_Johnson:_The_Complete_Recordings
gptkb:The_Complete_Recordings_(1936-1937)
gptkb:The_Definitive_Robert_Johnson
gptkb:King_of_the_Delta_Blues_Singers
gptkb:The_Complete_Recordings
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gptkbp:record_label
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gptkb:Vocalion_Records
gptkb:ARC_Records
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gptkbp:recorded_in
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13 sessions
29 songs
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gptkbp:recording_location
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gptkb:Jackson,_Mississippi
gptkb:Grafton,_Wisconsin
gptkb:San_Antonio,_Texas
gptkb:Gunter_Hotel,_San_Antonio,_Texas
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gptkbp:recording_year
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1936
1937
1936-1937
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gptkbp:recordings
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Field recordings.
Solo acoustic performances.
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gptkbp:spouse
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Virginia Travis
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:Delta_blues
slide guitar
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bob_Dylan
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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