Robert Johnson, who is considered to be the father of rock-n-roll, is said to have sold his soul in Clarksdale, Mississippi at the crossroads. Robert sang songs like "Hell Hounds On My Trail" to show the fear he had of Satan collecting. Robert would often get drunk and curse God. Right before he died, he went insane and started barking and howling like a dog. The people that new him best said there was a time where he couldn't play guitar or sing and then he disappeared for several months only to return with extra ordinary talent that could be defined as supernatural but supernatural from Satan. During this time, he was said to have sold his soul to Satan.
Sadly, there are a lot of famous rock stars who have followed Johnson. Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin has stated that he has gone to the same crossroads and put dirt in a jar. I'll save that for another story down the road.
Robert Johnson started the trend that would lead to the paradigm of early death syndrome in the rock-n-roll world.
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