‘Cross Road Blues’ Music Video Premiere
Today’s premiere commemorates the 100th birthday of late bluesman Robert Johnson. The film, which features illustrations from Brooklyn artist Christopher Darling, centers on the urban myth of the singer-guitarist selling his soul to the devil, a tale fueled by his itinerant lifestyle, otherworldly talent and renowned prowess as a ladies’ man. In celebration of the May 8 anniversary, Sony has released a new box set of Johnson’s late 1930s recordings, The Complete Original Masters: Centennial Edition, which includes a double-disc CD, a DVD of the 1997 documentary The Life and Music of Robert Johnson: Can’t You Hear the Wind Howl? and 12 vinyl reproductions of his original records.
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