wanna go on with our next one myself." Reviewers commented that the sound quality of the 2011 release was a substantial improvement on the 1990 release. Awards and recognition 1980Blues Hall of Fame: performer 1986Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: early influence 1990Spin magazine: first in its list of "35 Guitar Gods" on the 52nd anniversary of his death 1991Grammy Award: best historical album (The Complete Recordings) 1991Blues Music Award: reissue album (The Complete Recordings) 1994U.S. Postal Service: commemorative stamp 1995Rock and Roll Hall of Fame "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll": "Sweet Home Chicago", "Cross Road Blues", "Hellhound on My Trail", "Love in Vain" 1998Grammy Hall of Fame: "Cross Road Blues" 2000Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame: Blues pioneer 2003National Recording Registry: The Complete Recordings 2003Rolling Stones David Fricke: fifth on his list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" 2006Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award: performer 2008Marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail at his birthplace in Hazlehurst; also, at his presumed gravesite in Greenwood 2010Gibson.com: ninth on its list of "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time" 2014Grammy Hall of Fame: "Sweet Home Chicago 2015Rolling Stone on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" (down from on its 2003 list chosen by David Fricke) In popular culture The season 2 episode 6 of the NBC sci-fi time-travel series Timeless, "King of The Delta Blues", is about the heroes travelling back to San Antonio in 1936 when Robert Johnson and Don Law were recording Johnson's first album in a hotel room. The show features quite a bit of Johnson's singing and playing. References Bibliography External links . State of Mississippi. Bluesman's Son Gets His Due Ellen Barry, Los Angeles Times. June 2, 2004. Johnson Legal Battle. Robert Johnson 1911 births 1938 deaths People from Hazlehurst, Mississippi African-American male singer-songwriters African-American guitarists Delta blues musicians Country blues musicians Country blues singers Blues musicians from Mississippi American blues guitarists American male guitarists American blues singer-songwriters American street performers Slide guitarists Vocalion Records artists Columbia Records artists Juke Joint blues musicians 20th-century American guitarists Singer-songwriters from Mississippi Unsolved deaths in the United States Guitarists from Mississippi Mississippi Blues Trail 20th-century African-American male singers Deal with the Devil