JOHNSON, ROBERT. Bluesman ( in Hazel-hurst, Mississippi; in Greenwood, Mississippi). Little is known of his life except that he was an itinerant bluesman. During the years 1933-35 he traveled with
Johnny Shines
and
Walter Horton
. He made some forty-one recordings during the years 1936-37, which established him as one of the seminal blues figures. His style development was influenced by Eddie (Son
) House, and he in turn exerted enormous influence upon his contemporaries,...