Interstate Brickface, King of the One-String Guitar

Tim Cavanaugh | 3.15.2004 2:23 AM

New at Reason: Recent popular music revisionism has made mincemeat of the old image that classic bluesmen were unlettered savants. But when the new history tries to send Robert Johson back to hell, Jeff Taylor pulls the plug.

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Interstate Brickface, King of the One-String Guitar

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