ICYMI: Robert Johnson Stood Outside the Mainstream of 1930s Blues

This is a re-posting of Nate Wilcox's 2018 interview with author Elijah Wald about his book “Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues” In this episode, Elijah explains his ground-breaking revisionist history of the blues, why Robert Johnson was virtually ignored by blues fans of his own era and how he emerged as a legend in the 1960's and beyond. Let It Roll is Proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices