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  "slug": "robert-johnson",
  "name": "Robert Johnson",
  "description": "Robert Johnson appears once in our Blues list, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/robert-johnson/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1936,
    "last": 1936
  },
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    "rank": 1,
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  },
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      "slug": "blues",
      "name": "Blues",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/blues/",
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    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "robert-johnson--cross-road-blues",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/robert-johnson--cross-road-blues/",
      "title": "Cross Road Blues",
      "year": 1936,
      "label": "Vocalion",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "One man, one guitar, and a sense of pursuit that no amount of retelling has managed to domesticate. The myth around Johnson is a distraction from how precise the playing actually is.",
      "alsoOn": [],
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Robert%20Johnson%20Cross%20Road%20Blues",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxi4XkIVWLQ",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
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        "slug": "blues",
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        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/blues/"
      },
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    }
  ],
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}