@ChiBluesHistory Alas... Like much of the lore surrounding the Blues pioneers, due to the nature of life in the American South, back then - documentation of events is hazy at best. Much like the legend of the Crossroads itself, we find ourselves in the shadowy borderlands of myth & history.
Robert Johnson used to busk in front of Hirsberg's Drugstore in Friars Point - where a young Muddy Waters saw him play on one single occasion. It left an indelible impression on the future Blues legend.
My #mattpike Warlord accompanied me down to the Crossroads & beyond.
@gibsonguitar I know the big-money move would be to grab a well-known Burst like Greenie, Pearly Gates, or the Beano Burst... But Robert Johnson's lost L-1 would have me goin' down to the Crossroads to strike a deal.