Being a huge fan of Blues music, Chris Rea went back to Mississippi, with a view to meeting Robert Johnson, in the early 20th century , he arrived at a crossroads where upon arrival he stepped out of the Turdis and introduced himself to Robert, asked for an autograph and could he and Robert jam together, however a local nosey Parker spotted the pair, and as time travel in a plastic portable loo is a hot & sweaty business, the observer saw a red skinned man with a goatee beard playing guitar with Robert and then getting a signature from him, ran back to town and told everyone there that he’d just seen that young Robert Johnson, down at the crossroads selling his soul to the devil, in exchange for guitar lessons, further confirmed when Robert Johnson performed Stainsby Girls at a local juke joint.
The myth persists to this day that the Devil gave Robert Johnson his guitar skills
