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Article: Letter confirms site of bluesman's recordings.
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- The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
- Article date:
- January 10, 2006
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Byline: Thor Christensen
DALLAS _ Blues legend Robert Johnson's whole life is shrouded in mystery, from his alleged pact with the devil to how he died to where his body is buried. But at least one riddle _ the Dallas site of his landmark 1937 recordings _ has finally been solved.
For years, historians guessed Johnson cut "Hellhound on My Trail" and other blues classics at 508 Park Ave., a three-story art deco building that still stands two blocks east of Dallas City Hall.
Yet nobody knew for sure. The only person who recorded Robert Johnson, producer Don Law, died 23 years ago without ever writing down the location of the Dallas session _ or so ...