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Tommy Johnson

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Tommy Johnson (born c. 1896, near Terry, Mississippi, U.S.—died November 1, 1956, Crystal Springs, Mississippi) was an American singer-guitarist who was one of the most evocative and influential of blues artists. He is associated with a legend about a bluesman who sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for otherworldly musical talent; the same legend became attached to fellow Mississippian Robert Johnson (no relation). (Why is blues called the Devil’s music?) Born on a...

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