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|name = Robert Johnson |
|name = Robert Johnson |
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+ | |category = [[Human]] |
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+ | |status = Deceased {{c|killed by a [[hellhound]]}} <br> [[Soul]] exists in [[Hell]] |
| + | |occupation = Musician |
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| + | {{Quote|I want you to make me the best Blues man ever lived.|Robert Johnson to a [[Crossroad Demon]]|''[[Crossroad Blues]]''}} |
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| − | '''Robert Johnson''' was a blues player. |
+ | '''Robert Johnson''' (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was a blues player. |
==Background== |
==Background== |
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===[[Season 2]]=== |
===[[Season 2]]=== |
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| − | Robert always dreamed of being a great blues player. One night, he made a deal with a [[ |
+ | Robert always dreamed of being a great blues player. One night, he made a deal with a [[Dean's Crossroad Demon|demon]] to make him the greatest blues player. Ten years later, he was killed by a [[hellhound]] for the deal. He was subsequently taken to [[Hell]]. |
==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*[[Season 2]] |
*[[Season 2]] |
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| − | **[[Crossroad Blues]] |
+ | **''[[Crossroad Blues]]'' |
==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| + | [[File:RealRJohnson.jpg|thumb|Robert Johnson, circa 1935.]] |
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| − | *Robert is based on a real man named Robert Leroy Johnson who was also a blues player and mysteriously died at 27 years of age. |
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| + | *[[wikipedia:Robert Johnson|Robert Leroy Johnson]] (May 8, 1911 - August 16, 1938) was a blues player who mysteriously died at 27 years of age. His composition, ''"[[wikipedia:Hellhound on My Trail|Hellhound on My Trail]]"'', is rated as one of the 100 greatest musical works of the 20th century by [[wikipedia:NPR|NPR]]. |
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| + | **Legend has it that Robert sold his soul to a crossroad demon for his skills. In ''[[Rock Never Dies]]'', Lucifer makes a joke about never learning how to play the guitar, possibly a reference to this legend. |
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| + | *Robert Johnson is the first character to make a deal at the [[crossroad]] in [[Supernatural|the show]]. |
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| + | **He is also [[hellhound]]'s first on-screen victim. |
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| + | *Typically, [[Crossroad Demon]]s provide their clients with a period of 10 years. However, for an unknown reason, Robert Johnson was given 8 years (he made a deal in 1930 and the hellhound killed him in 1938). |
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Revision as of 16:24, 12 March 2021
| “ | I want you to make me the best Blues man ever lived. | ” |
Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was a blues player.
Background
Season 2
Robert always dreamed of being a great blues player. One night, he made a deal with a demon to make him the greatest blues player. Ten years later, he was killed by a hellhound for the deal. He was subsequently taken to Hell.
Appearances
Trivia
Robert Johnson, circa 1935.
- Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 - August 16, 1938) was a blues player who mysteriously died at 27 years of age. His composition, "Hellhound on My Trail", is rated as one of the 100 greatest musical works of the 20th century by NPR.
- Legend has it that Robert sold his soul to a crossroad demon for his skills. In Rock Never Dies, Lucifer makes a joke about never learning how to play the guitar, possibly a reference to this legend.
- Robert Johnson is the first character to make a deal at the crossroad in the show.
- He is also hellhound's first on-screen victim.
- Typically, Crossroad Demons provide their clients with a period of 10 years. However, for an unknown reason, Robert Johnson was given 8 years (he made a deal in 1930 and the hellhound killed him in 1938).