Nothing will see us through the age we're entering but high consciousness, and that comes hard. We don't have a good, modern myth yet, and we need one.

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To celebrate Johnson's 100th birthday May 8 2011 Sony Legacy released a re-mastered 2-CD set of all 42 Robert Johnson recordings extant entitled Robert Johnson: The Centennial Collection. Examples of the influence he had on English blues and blues-rock musicians and musical groups include:
Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones introduced bandmate Keith Richards to his first Robert Johnson album.

It was only after the reissue of his recordings in 1961 on the LP King of the Delta Blues Singers that his work reached a wider audience. His landmark recordings from 1936–37 display a combination of singing guitar skills and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians.