In this episode, Hailee is bewitched with rock and roll myths, legends and curses. Who created Rock and Roll? It’s a question that has been heavily debated and there are many possible answers. Rock has certainly had a very turbulent history. Close calls, plane crashes, heavy use of drugs and alcohol, mysterious deaths, just to name a few. Join us this week as week as Hailee tells the tale of Robert Johnson who may have sold his soul at the crossroads to become an amazing musician, the 27 club, which claims the lives of numerous rock and roll legends at the age of 27 and the Buddy Holly Curse.For more information and a full list of our sources, visit our website. Recommended titles: One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London Take a Walk on the Dark Side: Rock and Roll Myths, Legends, and Curses by R. Gary Patterson What We Don't Talk about When We Talk about Fat by Aubrey Gordon The Day you Begin by Jacqueline Woodson Jookin': The Rise of Social Dance Formations in African-American Culture by Katrina Hazzard-Gordon The Walrus Was Paul: The Great Beatle Death Clues by R. Gary Patterson Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues by Elijah Wald Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll by the editors of Rolling Stone The Devil and the Bluebird by Jennifer Mason-Black If you're interested in purchasing the books mentioned in this episode, visit our bookshop.org affiliate shop. Links:Netflix documentary - ReMastered: Devil at the CrossroadsRobert Johnson Biography

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