Capt Lightning
Well-known Member
- Location
- Historic Buchan, Scotland
I just bought a double album called "The Devil's music" which features a selection of Memphis and Chicago blues. I've got no idea why it's got that name, but I was intrigued by the story of Robert Johnson. In his early days he was a pretty mediocre musician and disappeared from the music scene for a while. When he returned he he had changed into a great guitarist and the story emerged that he had sat down to rest at a crossroads where he met the Devil and sold his soul for the gift of musicianship. In reality, he possibly just found a good teacher and practised a lot, but it was the story of meeting the Devil that stuck.