Robert Johnson is a central figure of The Blues! In this episode, Markus and Ray discuss Johnson and those Blues artists who preceded him. We discuss Johnson’s life and some of his contemporaries, but also dig back on Leadbelly, Bessie Smith, Big Bill Broonzy, Charlie Patton, “The Mississippis” (John and Fred), Blind Blake, Blind Willie McTell, and Blind Lemon Jefferson.