Daily Black History Facts - August 16, 1938: Robert L. Johnson died near Greenwood, Mississippi, of unknown causes. He was 27. Robert Leroy Johnson was a blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His
![The Devil and Robert Johnson: Did the Blues Legend Really Sell His Soul at the Crossroads? | HowStuffWorks The Devil and Robert Johnson: Did the Blues Legend Really Sell His Soul at the Crossroads? | HowStuffWorks](https://cdn.hswstatic.com/gif/Robert_Johnson-1.jpg)
The Devil and Robert Johnson: Did the Blues Legend Really Sell His Soul at the Crossroads? | HowStuffWorks
In the Canon of the Blues, His Songs Are Really Top of the Heap”: Walter Trout Explains Why Robert Johnson Is Considered in a League of His Own
![Super Clean! 2011 Gibson Robert Johnson Signature “Crossroads” L-1 Acoustic Parlor Guitar Vintage Sunburst + OHSC & Papers - Lovies Guitars Super Clean! 2011 Gibson Robert Johnson Signature “Crossroads” L-1 Acoustic Parlor Guitar Vintage Sunburst + OHSC & Papers - Lovies Guitars](https://loviesguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_6460.jpg)
Super Clean! 2011 Gibson Robert Johnson Signature “Crossroads” L-1 Acoustic Parlor Guitar Vintage Sunburst + OHSC & Papers - Lovies Guitars
![File:Gibson L-1 Robert Johnson style guitar & Banjo - 2012 Northwest Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Gibson L-1 Robert Johnson style guitar & Banjo - 2012 Northwest Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Gibson_L-1_Robert_Johnson_style_guitar_%26_Banjo_-_2012_Northwest_Handmade_Musical_Instrument_Exhibit.jpg)