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Peter Guralnick Discusses "Searching for Robert Johnson."

Music writer Peter Guralnick. His new book, "Searching For Robert Johnson," examines the brief life of perhaps the greatest blues musician of all time. In the 20s and 30s, Johnson was "King of the Delta Blues Singers," and a sensation throughout the South. Johnson died at age 27, shot to death by a jealous husband, but his music continued to be studied and copied by artists such as Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones.

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Other segments from the episode on October 20, 1989

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, October 20, 1989: Interview with Paul Shaffer; Interview with Peter Guralnick; Review of the film "Crimes and Misdemeanors."

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