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Man, Myth, Music: Blues Legend’s Story Hits Stage

The story of a blues legend from Mississippi will play out Friday night on the stage of the Saenger Theater in downtown Hattiesburg.

“Robert Johnson: The Man, the Myth & the Music” – starring blues musician Vasti Jackson – focuses on the events surrounding the much fabled life of Johnson and presents some of his more obscure tunes.

Jackson said it is important that people understand the play will not just be “a guy on the porch with an acoustic guitar.”

“The play’s going to be a great forum for edutainment,” he said. “It’s going to provide a lot of information and a lot of music.”

Read more at HattiesburgAmerican.com.

Blues musician Vasti Jackson will portray blues legend Robert Johnson in the play Robert Johnson: The Man, the Myth & the Music

World-renowned blues musician Vasti Jackson will portray blues legend Robert Johnson in the play “Robert Johnson: The Man, the Myth & the Music” at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Saenger Theater.