Day 2, Gravemarker #2 of Robert Johnson

            There were three rumored cemeteries and no one was completely sure which one was the right one and the only clue offered by his death certificate was that he was buried at "Zion Baptist Church." 

The famed Mississippi bluesman from Hazelhurst who supposedly sold his soul to the devil in exchange for talent to sing the blues. This exchanged occurred at the "Crossroads" near Clarksdale. Johnson died at age 27 in Greenwood after being poisoned by a woman's husband after his wife's alleged affair with Johnson. He died in Leflore County, Mississippi. All three grave sites are also in Leflore County.

Based on his death certificate, in 1991 Sony/Columbia Records (after their release of Johnson's collection) and the Mt. Zion Fund pitched in and purchased the obelisk and placed it on the grounds. 
 
However, bluesman David "Honeyboy" Edwards, who was with Johnson when he died, claims that Johnson's sister moved his remains to Payne Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in nearby Quito.
 
Recent evidence seems to suggest that his grave is actually up north at the Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church outside Greenwood.

Taken on: March 17, 2014

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