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I went to the crossroads. I fell down on my knees. I fell down at the crossroads. I’m clumsy and trip over things with ease. Ask the Lord Above have mercy. Let me at least come back from the crossroads with a neat story. And indeed, I went to the crossroads fully knowing what story I wanted to cover, but this sounded like it’d be a fun comedic bit to play out, so I went to the crossroads and asked anyway. And now my knees are scraped and my fur is dirty.
Where was I? Oh yes, the topic of tonight’s terrifying and tantalizing tale; the legend of the man literally designated by the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame as the world’s First Ever Rock Star. He’s one of the most influential blues musicians to come out of the Mississippi Delta, but perhaps more famous than his contribution to music history canon is the legend that surrounds this mysterious singer. For indeed, very little is verifiable and known about this musician’s life, but many claim that his rose to fame came at the cost of his immortal soul, after a fateful encounter with the Devil Himself at the Crossroads. Tonight, dear guests, it’s time to talk about Robert Johnson. And, more specifically (you’ll have to forgive me for burying the lede), the actual history of this amazing musician, who, in my opinion, never actually met with the Devil actually.
You can support Foxxo Esoterica on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ForsetiFox or at KoFi at https://ko-fi.com/forsetifox. You can also follow me on Twitter at @forsetifox and TikTok @forsyfox. All editing, research, recording, and music is done by myself, and the fox artwork is done by @sunelchikito on Twitter, @shadypixel on Twitter, @MLW on FurAffinity and @moutaindewdrawer on FurAffinity as well.
The sources for this video include:
-The Robert Johnson Blues Foundation, for many different reasons. https://robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/biography/
-The book “Brother Robert: Growing Up With Robert Johnson” written by Annya C. Anderson
-The book “Searching for Robert Johnson,” written by Peter Guralnick
-The book “Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey, written by Robert “Mack” MacCormick
-The article “Why the English buried Suicides at Crossroads” article written by Kabir on the website Medium https://medium.com/the-collector/why-the-english-buried-suicides-at-crossroads-ecc12fef4122#:~:text=Why%20crossroads%20were%20chosen%20as,considered%20susceptible%20to%20demonic%20control.
-Wikipedia
-Google Images, for the Images
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By Forseti FoxI went to the crossroads. I fell down on my knees. I fell down at the crossroads. I’m clumsy and trip over things with ease. Ask the Lord Above have mercy. Let me at least come back from the crossroads with a neat story. And indeed, I went to the crossroads fully knowing what story I wanted to cover, but this sounded like it’d be a fun comedic bit to play out, so I went to the crossroads and asked anyway. And now my knees are scraped and my fur is dirty.
Where was I? Oh yes, the topic of tonight’s terrifying and tantalizing tale; the legend of the man literally designated by the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame as the world’s First Ever Rock Star. He’s one of the most influential blues musicians to come out of the Mississippi Delta, but perhaps more famous than his contribution to music history canon is the legend that surrounds this mysterious singer. For indeed, very little is verifiable and known about this musician’s life, but many claim that his rose to fame came at the cost of his immortal soul, after a fateful encounter with the Devil Himself at the Crossroads. Tonight, dear guests, it’s time to talk about Robert Johnson. And, more specifically (you’ll have to forgive me for burying the lede), the actual history of this amazing musician, who, in my opinion, never actually met with the Devil actually.
You can support Foxxo Esoterica on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ForsetiFox or at KoFi at https://ko-fi.com/forsetifox. You can also follow me on Twitter at @forsetifox and TikTok @forsyfox. All editing, research, recording, and music is done by myself, and the fox artwork is done by @sunelchikito on Twitter, @shadypixel on Twitter, @MLW on FurAffinity and @moutaindewdrawer on FurAffinity as well.
The sources for this video include:
-The Robert Johnson Blues Foundation, for many different reasons. https://robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/biography/
-The book “Brother Robert: Growing Up With Robert Johnson” written by Annya C. Anderson
-The book “Searching for Robert Johnson,” written by Peter Guralnick
-The book “Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey, written by Robert “Mack” MacCormick
-The article “Why the English buried Suicides at Crossroads” article written by Kabir on the website Medium https://medium.com/the-collector/why-the-english-buried-suicides-at-crossroads-ecc12fef4122#:~:text=Why%20crossroads%20were%20chosen%20as,considered%20susceptible%20to%20demonic%20control.
-Wikipedia
-Google Images, for the Images