Robert Johnson's son
2004-06-04 18:07:31.945362+00 by Dan Lyke 1 comments
Enough other people have linked to this that I feel kind of guilty copying it here, but Larry had a link to the Yahoo! News publication, Anita Rowland had a link to South Florida Sun-Sentinal version, the original seems to be L.A. Times: Bluesman's Son Gets His Due (included all of those for archive's sake), about the son of Blues legend Robert Johnson getting royalties. It was Larry who interested me by quoting the testimony of 80 year old Eula Mae Williams being questioned by attorney Victor McTeer:
Q: Well, let me, let me share something with you, because I'm really curious about this. Maybe I have a more limited experience. But you're saying to me that you were watching them make love?
A: M-hm.
Q: While you were making love?
A: M-hm.
Q: You don't think that's at all odd?
A: Say what?
Q: Have you ever done that before or since?
A: Yes.
Q: Watch other people make love?
A: Yes, I have done it before. Yes, I've done it after I married. Yes.
Q: You watched other people make love?
A: Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
Q: Other than ... other than Mr. Johnson and Virgie Cain [her married name].
A: Right.
Q: Really?
A: You haven't?
Q: No. Really haven't.
A: I'm sorry for you.
I would pay money to hear the original voices in that exchange.