Floyd's School of Blues
The Blues Encyclopedia
The people who made the blues, the legends that grew around them, and the songs that quietly became the foundation of almost everything you listen to.
Featured legend
The Crossroads
Robert Johnson went away a so-so guitarist and came back a genius. People said he'd sold his soul to the devil at midnight. Here's where that story really came from.
Featured musician
Robert Johnson
Twenty-nine songs, later recorded by Cream, the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin.
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The Lineage Map
Trace every famous cover back to its source. Elvis, Zeppelin, Nirvana: it all runs back to the blues.
Every entry
The musicians who made the blues, and the legends that grew around them.