Terraplane Blues

Music in this episode:

Robert Johnson - “Terraplane Blues” (1936) (I said it was recorded 100 years ago, it was actually recorded 90 years ago, math is hard)

Stevie Wonder - “Superstition” (1972)

Dan Bubien & the Delta Struts - “Terraplane Blues” (2022)

Eric Clapton - “Terraplane Blues” (2004)

John Lee Hooker - “Boogie Chillen” (1948)

For a nuanced discussion of Robert Johnson and Eric Clapton, I recommend the episode on “Crossroads Blues” from A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs.

For a look at how musicologists are analyzing swing, check out this paper by Milton Mermikides on John Coltrane.