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The Robert Johnson "Biography of a phantom" by Mack Mccormick
btasoundsradio:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/718575/biography-of-a-phantom-by-robert-mack-mccormick-with-editors-preface-and-afterword-by-john-w-troutman/
publish date 4/23
David Kaatz:
The drama of In Cold Blood meets the stylings of a Coen brothers film in this long-lost manuscript from musicologist Mack McCormick, whose research on blues icon Robert Johnson’s mysterious life and death became as much of a myth as the musician himself
Sounds like quite the hyperbole to me.
"including 40 unseen black-and-white photographs" !
Although I imagine most of those are of family, places, and acquaintances rather than Johnson himself.
Stuart:
I took it as more of a description of Mack's writing style re: his manuscript, along with the legend and lore surrounding it, but we'll just have to wait and see. "The proof of the pudding," and all that...
"40 previously unpublished photos" is more like it, I would venture to guess. Like Dave says, most of them probably not of Robert, but to visually flesh out some background.
John Troutman is a solid historian who tends to stick to the facts (and whom I've met), so it will be interesting to read what he has to say.
Thanks for the update.
Blues Vintage:
Like I said in the first post of this topic, McCormick had at least one unpublished photo of Robert Johnson (Peter Guralnick saw it).
Taken on the same day where Robert wears the pinstripe suit. It was or is hidden in a safe in Mexico. We'll see if it's in the book.
But great this is finally coming out either way.
Rivers:
Or not, one way or another. I have a lotta stuff hidden in safes in Mexico. Who doesn't? ;D
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