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Can't You Hear the Wind Howl?

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Over time, the life of bluesman Robert Johnson has taken on mythic proportions. Urban legends have him exchanging his soul to the devil for his talent with a guitar, or being poisoned with spiked liquor by a romantic rival. This documentary explores all the rumors still surrounding Johnson. Meanwhile, through interviews with friends and disciples, and dramatic re-enactments featuring a doppelgänger, the film shows there definitely is a mysterious power in the music he played.

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05/26/2008 Hosted by Danny Glover and contains interviews with Son House, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. There are many anecdotes about Robert Johnson who contributes to the myth of the blues like no other player has. Dramatizations show The Crossroads a place where you went alone at midnight if you wanted to become a Bluesman. The Devil would come, tune your guitar for you, and if you accepted it back you would be able to play anything you could think of. The catch was, the Devil now owned your soul, and his music often reflected the worries that he was a hunted man. See more Read all reviews
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Peter W. Meyer

Director

Danny Glover

Narrator

Peter W. Meyer

Writer

Peter W. Meyer

Producer

Thom Havens

Executive Producer

Philipp Nick

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Synopsis Over time, the life of bluesman Robert Johnson has taken on mythic proportions. Urban legends have him exchanging his soul to the devil for his talent with a guitar, or being poisoned with spiked liquor by a romantic rival. This documentary explores all the rumors still surrounding Johnson. Meanwhile, through interviews with friends and disciples, and dramatic re-enactments featuring a doppelgänger, the film shows there definitely is a mysterious power in the music he played.
Director
Peter W. Meyer
Producer
Peter W. Meyer
Screenwriter
Peter W. Meyer
Production Co
Sweet Home Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 25, 2018
Runtime
1h 16m