Robert Johnson's Deal With the Devil

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 836 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In 1931, Robert Johnson walked into a juke joint in Banks, Mississippi with a guitar strapped to his back. Only a little less than a year before he mysteriously disappeared from the Delta after being teased for his lack of musicianship. But now Robert Johnson was back and he was ready to take the stage and show everyone in that juke what he could do, displaying a musical mastery that left everyone shocked. From that day on, the legend of Robert Johnson has become one of the most notorious pieces of lore in American music-- a myth that claims Robert Johnson went down to the crossroads at midnight and sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for an otherworldy ability to play the blues. Want to Listen to Southern Gothic Ad-Free? Patreon: Ad-Free Episodes, Premium Releases, Bonus Content & More Southern Gothic Premium on Spotify Southern Gothic Premium on Apple Podcasts Into History: History Without Interruption Connect with Southern Gothic Media: Website: SouthernGothicMedia.com Merch Store: https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/merch Pinterest: @SouthernGothicMedia Facebook: @SouthernGothicMedia Instagram: @SouthernGothicMedia X: @SoGoPodcast Advertise on this podcast: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know what that is.
0:04.0	An ice cold beer.
0:07.0	What's different?
0:09.0	It's Budweiser.
0:11.0	Food longer for a refreshing, smooth taste.
0:15.0	Like no other.
0:20.0	Cheers to that. Budweiser, like no other Cheers to that
0:22.6	Budweiser
0:23.6	Like no other
0:25.6	Please drink responsibly
0:26.6	For the facts visit drinkaware.co.com.
0:28.6	U.K
0:30.6	Southern Gothic is a podcast that explores the history behind some of the American South's darkest days,
0:46.6	greatest mysteries, and most chilling ghost stories. The Northwestern part of this state of Mississippi,
0:55.0	bounded by the Mississippi River to the west
1:13.6	and the Yazoo River to the east, is a distinct geographic and cultural region known as the Mississippi Delta.
1:22.6	This truly unique part of the country boasts flat expansive alluvial plains,
1:29.3	created by centuries of flooding and sediment deposits from the Mississippi River,
1:34.7	resulting in some of the most fertile soil in the country,
1:39.1	making it a historically important area for agriculture,
1:43.0	particularly the farming of cotton. So as you might expect,
1:47.8	it also has an unfortunate and complex history that includes slavery, sharecropping, and racial
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