The photographer was Mrs. Schultze. She named the photo “A Solo.” I couldn’t learn anything about Mrs. Schultze or the boy in the photograph, other than that she took a picture of him that is perfect for a warm April afternoon.
Camera Craft (1901) by Photographers’ Association of California
old spirituals 
What a sweet photo! Too bad we can’t hear him sing. Looks as if it’s coming from his soul.
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It does, doesn’t it? It’s a very warm picture!
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Lovely! I can almost hear him plucking the strings!
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The photo immediately drew my thoughts to “The Legend of Robert Johnson, ‘The Man Who Sold His Soul To The Devil.’ “ I recommend the video about Robert Johnson on YouTube.
I believe The Charles Daniels Band’s song, “The Devil Went Down To Georgia,” is based on the legend of Robert Johnson albeit it about a fiddle player not a guitarist.
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Robert Johnson is incredible! I love his music. I bought a double CD years ago, and I believe it was everything he ever recorded. You know he died when he was just 27 but nobody’s ever been able to touch him as a guitarist…
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I knew he passed at 27. Of unknown causes, as I recall.
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Yes there’s some controversy about it, but I don’t recall it either… you know the story about meeting the devil at the crossroads came about because he was apparently so-so with the guitar and went away for just a little while and came back playing like we hear him today. It was a supernatural talent!
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Yes! 🎶 It’s got atmosphere, doesn’t it?
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