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marble falls

(57,102 posts) Sun Jun 20, 2021, 02:34 PM Jun 2021

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Robert Johnson - Crossroads

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Robert Johnson - Crossroads (Original Post) marble falls Jun 2021 OP

Classic. Jagger/Richards knew Johnson's music well. Suspect many others. empedocles Jun 2021 #1

Both the Stones and Zep (and a couple of others) used American Blues songs and claimed ... marble falls Jun 2021 #2

Seems like right be more expensive after the fact. empedocles Jun 2021 #3

You bet it is. Lawyers aren't cheap. marble falls Jun 2021 #4

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

1. Classic. Jagger/Richards knew Johnson's music well. Suspect many others.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 03:28 PM

Jun 2021

Clapton even covered him in his, 'Me and Mr. Johnson'.

[One of my all time favorite albums].

marble falls

(57,102 posts)

2. Both the Stones and Zep (and a couple of others) used American Blues songs and claimed ...

Reply to empedocles (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 07:03 PM

Jun 2021

... ownership. They've all had to buy rights after the fact.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

3. Seems like right be more expensive after the fact.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 07:08 PM

Jun 2021

Richards hearing Johnson, asked Jagger, who was playing 2nd guitar on the Johnson recording.

marble falls

(57,102 posts)

4. You bet it is. Lawyers aren't cheap.

Reply to empedocles (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 07:41 PM

Jun 2021

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