Trail marker IDs blues musician’s birthplace


February 10, 2008 at 12:00a.m.

HAZLEHURST, Miss. (AP) — A blues trail marker has been unveiled signifying the birthplace of legendary Delta blues musician Robert Johnson.

The city of Hazlehurst unveiled the marker Jan. 31 near the city’s historic train depot. Johnson recorded only 29 songs during two recording sessions in 1936 and 1937.

Johnson wrote “Me and the Devil Blues,” “Crossroads Blues” and “Rambling on My Mind.”