[Harp-L] The Color of Three Forks country store where Robert Johnson was poisoned.

[William Donoghue <fessormojo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Has anyone heard anything about the color of paint on the outside of the country 
store at Routs 82 and 49E near Greenwood Mississippi where Robert Johnson was 
poisoned?   I am researching Sonny Boy Williamson's life for his biography and I 
think I have interviewed someone who was in that same room in 1938 but not on 
the night Robert Johnson was there. Sonny Boy took her there to hear him play 
and sing.

Yesterday, I spoke with three of Sonny Boy's relatives each of which had a piece 
of a Sonny Boy secret that has not come out but all of which confirm each 
other's story. I know more of Sonny Boy's relatives than they do! I'm starting 
to feel like family as I did with Robert Lockwood Jr.'s family. It's a 
priviledge and an honor to piece together Sonny Boy's real story which appears 
to be more interesting and fascinating that even he knew and certainly better 
than the idle speculation that is sprinkled on most of the liner notes with some 
real facts.

By the way, I have added quite a bit of new information and perspectives on 
Sonny Boy's life, some of which ties together the many stories about him and 
even things he would not talk about when he was alive.

Anyway, does anyone know any details about Three Forks? I know the sign is at 
the Delta Blues Museum and the building was torn down and what was left was 
moved nearby so that a familiy could live in it. I also believe that it was at 
the crossroads of 82 and 49E if you want to look at some bushes.

Bill Donoghue host, www.sonnyboy.com 

William E. Donoghue
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Healdsburg CA 95448
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206-954-4762 cell


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