Buddy Red is an old soul. Schooled on Delta blues, the funk and soul of James Brown and Bootsy Collins, as a teen, it was Freddie Mercury who had a cosmic impact on the Atlanta-born singer, songwriter ...
Blues legend Robert Johnson’s unmatched talent, eerie lyrics, and mysterious death at 27 fueled the myth that he sold his soul to the Devil at a crossroads—cementing his eternal influence on music.
Michael Christopher said 2Pac compared signing with Death Row Records to Robert Johnson’s crossroads deal in which he sold his soul. Tupac Shakur signed his Death Row Records contract inside a New ...