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Robert Johnson went down to the crossroads and, according to legend, sold his soul to the devil for world-changing talent. Ralph Macchio went down to the crossroads and, well, shredded the blues into ...

When blues musician Robert Johnson disappeared from the Mississippi Delta for months in the early 1930s, fellow musicians said he left with mediocre skills. But when he returned, he could play the ...