King Of The Delta Blues Singers
by Robert Johnson

I may be the only person to rank this album #1 but without Robert Johnson & a handful of other Mississippi delta blues singers there wouldn't be any rock and roll. I've been listening to this album for most of my life and I still find new and wonderous things every time I listen to it.

From Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/28/2014 01:55 | #115506 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Arguably the most important body of work in the history of contemporary music. From an anthropological standpoint, this is the missing link. Virtually every significant rock artist can trace their roots back to here...whether they know it or not. (Edited)

In the early 60s, most people had never heard Robert Johnson, and then this compilation came out and it blew everybody’s mind. Bob Dylan liked it so much he included it in the cover of his album Bringing It All Back Home. It’s hidden in a pile of albums and magazines, and only its upper left side is visible. (Edited)

From AleJohnMari 11/13/2008 23:33 | #1735 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

I heard some guy saying one day that he thinks this is overrated. Well, he must had something in his ears. Every artist, guitarist or singer would like to play like this and this recordings will tell you why. Amazing, every time I hear it. He plays and sings better then everyone can handle.

From Kaduken 08/02/2019 16:38 | #240685 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Such a captivating and mysterious glimpse of the progenitor of so much of what rock'n'roll music came to be. These tracks were culled from two recording sessions before his death at the age of 27. We're lucky to have them. The poignancy of the lyrics hint at a man who was wise beyond his time and his age and was able to find beauty from his melancholy. Haunting. (Edited)