The short was premiered on 8 May to mark what would have been the 101st birthday of the blues legend, who died in tragic circumstances aged just 27.
Johnson didn't enjoy commercial success in his lifetime, instead performing in a succession of dances, illegal juke joints and street corners. However, a 1961 LP of collected recordings reached a wider audience, greatly influencing guitarists of the rock 'n' roll era, particularly English artists such as Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Robert Plant and Brian Jones and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones.
The Robert Johnson video is the latest in a series by Music Matters - an organisation which seeks to promote the value of music. Other subjects of the animated videos have been The Beatles, Kate Bush, Elbow, Nina Simone and The Jam.
Watch the Robert Johnson tribute video below.
Johnson didn't enjoy commercial success in his lifetime, instead performing in a succession of dances, illegal juke joints and street corners. However, a 1961 LP of collected recordings reached a wider audience, greatly influencing guitarists of the rock 'n' roll era, particularly English artists such as Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Robert Plant and Brian Jones and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones.
The Robert Johnson video is the latest in a series by Music Matters - an organisation which seeks to promote the value of music. Other subjects of the animated videos have been The Beatles, Kate Bush, Elbow, Nina Simone and The Jam.
Watch the Robert Johnson tribute video below.
