April 6, 2022 Records of the Day

The name of Robert Johnson is part history and part legend. Without a doubt he was one of the most influential of the Delta Blues artists of the 1930’s even though he recorded only 29 songs before his death from poisoning in 1938. Perhaps his best known song is “Hell Hound on My Trail.” Released on Vocalion Records in 1937, the 78 is worth up to $10,000.00. His first 78 “I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom” on Conqueror Records can sell for $12,000.00 today.

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