The Devil at the Crossroads

About this episode

This episode explores the life and mythology of blues legend Robert Johnson and the legend of selling one's soul at a crossroads.

Did blues legend Robert Johnson really sell his soul to the Devil at a Mississippi crossroads? In this episode, we explore the life, music, and enduring mythology surrounding Robert Johnson, tracing the origins of the crossroads legend through Delta folklore, spiritual traditions, and the strange Saturnian history of the Devil's bargain itself. Robert Johnson recordings - Wikipedia https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090888?ref_=ext_shr_lnk https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750913/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk CBC Media Centre - Bio - Rich Terfry https://youtu.be/d_Ji5qf222E?si=x-jMTZVTliKbl50h https://biologyinsights.com/can-frequencies-affect-the-human-body/ Ike Zimmerman - Wikipedia Hoodoo (spirituality) - Wikipedia https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-common-anomaly-podcast/id1790015690?i=1000714953107 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgMTWtQcdAA https://youtu.be/HtWTJz59tzc?si=cxUqigvLKmnlheGe https://buymeacoffee.com/thecommonanomalypodcast 🛒 Old Glory - Iconic music and sports fan merch 💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: ANOMALY3 https://promocode.to/old-glory/anomaly3-uyj

People in this episode

Host: Stuart James

Topics covered

• blues music
• Robert Johnson
• crossroads legend
• Delta folklore
• spiritual traditions
• Devil's bargain

Keywords

• Robert Johnson
• blues
• crossroads
• Devil
• mythology
• folklore
• spirituality

Sponsors

Old Glory

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBC Media Centre, Hoodoo

Books & works: Old Glory

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