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-====== Hellhound on my Trail ======+<WRAP center round info 60%> 
 +//The Serpent and the Fire// (pp. 292-293) \\ 
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 +====== Hellhound on my Trail by Robert Johnson ======
  
-Poem: Hellhound on my Trail (pg 292) 
  
-Written by Robert Johnson (1911-1938) USA+<WRAP center round info 60%>
  
-Lineated by Eric Sackheim (1931-2001)+Poem/Song: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellhound_on_My_Trail|Hellhound on my Trail]]
  
 +Author/Musician: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson|Robert Johnson]] (1911-1938) 
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 ====== Background on Writer ====== ====== Background on Writer ======
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 Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 - August 1, 1938) was an American musician and songwriter, specifically known for the Blues genre that was emerging in the early twentieth century and gaining traction. He was so good at what he did that some refer to his as the “first ever rock star”.  Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 - August 1, 1938) was an American musician and songwriter, specifically known for the Blues genre that was emerging in the early twentieth century and gaining traction. He was so good at what he did that some refer to his as the “first ever rock star”. 
  
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-In 1975, Eric Sackheim published //The Blues Line: Blues Lyrics from Leadbelly to Muddy Waters//, an anthology of blues lyrics which features nearly three hundred songs from over one hundred singers across the United States. This collection traces the origins of blues from the rural South to its eventual migration to more urban areas such as Memphis, St. Louis and Chicago. Within this anthology, Robert Johnson's "Hellhound on my Trail" is lineated into poem form.+In 1975, Eric Sackheim published //The Blues Line: Blues Lyrics from Leadbelly to Muddy Waters//, an anthology of blues lyrics which features nearly three hundred songs from over one hundred singers across the United States. This collection traces the origins of blues from the rural South to its eventual migration to more urban areas such as Memphis, St. Louis and Chicago. Within this anthology, Robert Johnson's "Hellhound on my Trail" is lineated into poetic form.
  
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 [[https://www.nicksremovals.co.uk/blog/robert-johnson-at-the-crossroads/#:~:text=Not%20an%20iota%20of%20this%20proves%20much,the%20idea%20that%20it%20happened%20in%20Rosedale.|Robert Johnson]] [[https://www.nicksremovals.co.uk/blog/robert-johnson-at-the-crossroads/#:~:text=Not%20an%20iota%20of%20this%20proves%20much,the%20idea%20that%20it%20happened%20in%20Rosedale.|Robert Johnson]]
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