In Passage 1, the author describes the life and influence of blues guitarist
Robert Johnson. In Passage 2, the author provides a brief history of the blues.
PASSAGE 1
There is little information available about the legendary blues guitarist
Robert Johnson, and the information that
is
available is as much rumor
as fact. What is undisputable, however, is Johnson’s impact on the
world of rock and roll. Some consider Johnson the father of modern
rock; his influence extends to artists from Muddy Waters to Led Zep-
pelin, from the Rolling Stones to the Allman Brothers Band. Eric
Clapton, arguably the greatest living rock guitarist, has said that
“Robert Johnson to me is the most important blues musician who ever
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