Josh Knight Records at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio Texas


Robert Leroy Johnson recorded 16 songs at the Gunter Hotel in November of 1936.
He became known as the King of the Delta Blues Singers.
Original Robert Johnson Album - Recordings - 1936
Inside Room 414 - Gunter Hotel - Nov. 2019



















When visiting San Antonio several years ago, Josh Knight decided to study the intricate sound and delta croon of Johnson’s style.
Knight is recording these same songs on the days Johnson recorded with support of The Sheraton Gunter Hotel staff.

One of the Only Photos Known of Robert Johnson
Josh Knight - After Recording - Nov. 2019





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