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"Me and the Devil Blues" is a blues song by Robert Johnson. It tells the story of the singer's waking up one morning to the devil knocking on the door, telling him that "it's time to go".[1]

This article is about a song. For the manga series, see Me and the Devil Blues (manga).
"Me and the Devil Blues"
Original 78 record label
Single by Robert Johnson
Released1938 (1938)
RecordedDallas, Texas, June 19, 1937
GenreDelta blues
Length
  • 2:37 (take 1)
  • 2:29 (take 2)
LabelVocalion
Songwriter(s)Robert Johnson
Producer(s)Don Law

The lyrics concluded with the lines "You may bury my body down by the highway side" / "So my old evil spirit can catch a Greyhound bus and ride."[2] Johnson recorded the song, among others, in a warehouse in Dallas, that served as a makeshift recording studio, on June 19, 1937. It was his final recording session.[2]


References


  1. Schroeder, Patricia R. (2004). Robert Johnson, Mythmaking, and Contemporary American Culture. ISBN 978-0252029158 – via Googlebooks. {{cite book}}: External link in |via= (help)
  2. Robert Palmer (1981). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. pp. 116, 124. ISBN 978-0-14-006223-6.

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[de] Me and the Devil Blues

Me and the Devil Blues ist ein Musikstück des US-amerikanischen Delta-Blues-Musikers Robert Johnson, den dieser 1937 bei Vocalion Records aufnahm.
- [en] Me and the Devil Blues


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