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Robert Johnson

Me and the Devil Blues

1937 · via Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson wrote “Me and the Devil Blues” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1937. Also recorded by Cowboy Junkies (released 1986), Widespread Panic (released 1990) and The Doors (released 1969), among 60 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Robert Johnson – Me and the Devil Blues
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Start with Johnson's own 1937 side, then drop the needle on The Doors' 1969 take. Same song, three decades apart, and it still sounds like it's looking over its shoulder.

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Credited writer: Robert Johnson.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1937.

Other recordings on file · first release year

60 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Robert Johnson wrote "Me and the Devil Blues." Which band, one most listeners never connect with him, put their own recording of it on tape?The Doors
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