Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson achieved a little fame in his day. The Delta Blues guitarist and singer had two recording sessions in 1936 and 1937. In 1938, a producer sought him out to perform at Carnegie hall, but hadn’t realized that Johnson had died. In 1961, Columbia Records assembled his recordings and released them in an album called “King of the Delta Blues Singers.” The album became an instant classic and his work has influenced such artists as Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards and Robert Plant.