# Identify this classic bluesman...

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 24, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-classic-bluesman/554840 "2010-09-24T02:40:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-classic-bluesman/554840/1 "2010-09-24T02:40:00Z")

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I remember hearing a snippet off a classic bluesman on [this](http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/documentaries/robertjohnson.shtml)documentary about Robert Johnson(or one like it, the one I saw/heard may have been on TV).

The gist of the song was about “The devil stalking the land”. Other than that I have nothing, I’m guessing he was a contemporary of Robert Johnson. I’m on a blues tip right now and have drawn a blank identifying him.

Not much to go on, I know. But any ideas ?

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-classic-bluesman/554840/2 "2010-09-24T02:49:18Z")

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Possibly one of these?

> **[Tribute To Johnson, Robert : Hellhound on My Trail: Songs of Robert Johnson...](https://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1658682/a/hellhound+on+my+trail:&frm=www.cduniverse.com)**
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> Tribute To Johnson, Robert : Hellhound on My Trail: Songs of Robert Johnson music CD album at CD Universe, Carey Bell,Taj Mahal,Clarence Brown,James Cotton,Pinetop.

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-classic-bluesman/554840/3 "2010-09-24T02:54:40Z")

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Lonnie Johnson or Tommy Johnson come to mind (neither relations of Robert).