Cover: Robert Johnson, the bluesman who recorded only 29 songs before he died, and inspired the intoxicating legend of the "Crossroads," wherein he met the Devil at a crossroads and sold his soul to be a musical genius. Now, a genius mangaka takes on the legend of this central figure in pop music, whom big-name musicians such as Clapton, Dylan and the Rolling Stones all owe their careers to! Middle America in the early 1930s. What will happen to the wandering bluesman RJ, sentenced to lynching in a country town where alcohol is the ultimate sin?! Also starring the legendary gangster Clyde Barrow from the movie "Bonnie and Clyde," this tense and thrilling story delves deeper into a nightmarish world of noir!! Afterword by Mitsuyoshi Azuma.
Inside Flap: There was a bluesman who disappeared from the world nearly 70 years ago, after leaving only 29 songs behind. In the decades since, his name has become a legend, and his blues have become the roots of all kinds of pop music. All who knew this bluesman called him thus...
"The man who sold his soul to the devil"!
Characters
RJ............... Protagonist. Traveling bluesman.
Clyde Barrow............... Escaped convict.
McDonald............... Powerful man in the Prohibition town.
Toby............... McDonald's favorite little boy.
Warren............... McDonald's attendant.
Gilby............... McDonald's attendant.
Sanders............... Sheriff.
Rolan............... Deputy sheriff.
Bernie............... Deputy sheriff in-training.
Conners............... Sheriff's friend.
Ike............... Bluesman. Travelling with RJ.
Roy Thornton............... Self-described newswriter. Clyde's alias.
Contents
14/32-20 Blues (10)
15/If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day (1)
16/If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day (2)
17/If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day (3)
18/If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day (4)
19/If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day (5)
20/If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day (6)
Afterword - Mitsuyoshi Azuma