Feb 01, 2013 · Way back in 1840, Charles Phillips, one of the finest British barristers of his era, defended Benjamin Courvoisier against a charge that Courvoisier brutally murdered his employer, wealthy man-about-town Lord Russell. Courvoisier privately confessed to Phillips that he was guilty. Nevertheless, Phillips’s aggressive cross examinations suggested that the police …
"The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) is a short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét. He tells of a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the devil and is later defended by Daniel Webster, a fictional version of the noted 19th-century American statesman, lawyer and orator.The narrative refers to factual events in the lives of Webster and his family.
The lawyer's change of character has to be the result of spending fifteen years in solitary confinement. In order to pass the time, and in order to keep from going "stir crazy," the lawyer has ...
Mar 29, 2005 · Famed Lawyer Johnnie Cochran Dead At 67. Most famous for the line, “if the glove does not fit, you must acquit,” legendary defense attorney Johnnie Cochran passed away today. Los Angeles (AP) – Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., the dynamic, eminently quotable attorney whose televised murder defense of O.J. Simpson made him a legal superstar died ...
Robert JohnsonRobert Johnson stands at the crossroads of American music, much as it is rumored that he once stood at a Mississippi crossroads and sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his unique musical gifts.
The one most closely associated with his life is that he sold his soul to the devil at a local crossroads to achieve musical success....Robert JohnsonBornMay 8, 1911 Hazlehurst, Mississippi, U.S.DiedAugust 16, 1938 (aged 27) Greenwood, MississippiGenresBlues Delta bluesOccupation(s)Musician songwriter5 more rows
Johnson died after drinking poisoned whiskey in a juke joint. He had only one moderate hit song during his lifetime (“Terraplane Blues”), but, after Columbia Records released a collection of his recordings, King of the Delta Blues (1961), the man and his music both achieved near-mythic status.
That would probably be enough to dismiss the story of poisoned whiskey entirely if it weren't for one thing: Edwards claims he was there. And as he tells it, Johnson was poisoned by his lover's jealous boyfriend.Jun 21, 2010
FaustFaust, also called Faustus or Doctor Faustus, hero of one of the most durable legends in Western folklore and literature, the story of a German necromancer or astrologer who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power.
According to his brother LeDell, he claimed to have sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads in exchange for his mastery of the guitar. This story was later also associated with Robert Johnson, to whom Tommy Johnson was unrelated.
A death certificate recovered by the researcher Gayle Dean Wardlow showed that he died on Aug. 16, 1938, at a plantation near Greenwood, Miss. The cause was complications of syphilis, according to a note on the back of the certificate that was attributed to the plantation's owner.Oct 21, 2019
It's impossible to trace a first blues singer, but the first recorded blues musician, within the genre which today is recognized as blues, was probably Sylvester “Curly” Weaver, when he recorded Guitar Blues and Guitar Rag in 1923.Dec 15, 2021
Sweet Home Chicago (Sessions for Robert J, 2004) It is certainly his most famous song, and for good reason. It follows the basic structure of the popular blues song “Kokomo Blues,” which had already been recorded by several different blues artists (most notably Kokomo Arnold in 1934).Mar 12, 2021
While it's unknown precisely what killed Johnson, he also suffered from an ulcer which may have contributed to his death. Before being laid to rest in a pine box, Johnson's final words were, “I pray that my redeemer will come and take me from my grave.”Mar 21, 2020
Robert Johnson is known in the Supernatural universe as the man who made a deal to become a famous guitarist. He was introduced in “Crossroad Blues” to bring up the story of crossroad demons and making deals with the devil.Feb 20, 2018
Caletta Craftm. 1931–1938Virginia Travism. 1929–1930Robert Johnson/Spouse
In his speech, Webster denounces slavery. Earlier, he states flatly "A man is not a piece of property." Later, there is this description "And when he talked of those enslaved, and the sorrows of slavery, his voice got like a big bell." Benét acknowledges the evil by having the devil say: "When the first wrong was done to the first Indian, I was there. When the first slaver put out for the Congo, I stood on her deck." As for Webster, "He admitted all the wrong that had ever been done. But he showed how, out of the wrong and the right, the suffering and the starvations, something new had come. And everybody had played a part in it, even the traitors."
October 24, 1936. " The Devil and Daniel Webster " (1936) is a short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét. He tells of a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the devil and is later defended by Daniel Webster, a fictional version of the noted 19th-century American statesman, lawyer and orator.
The story appeared in The Saturday Evening Post (October 24, 1936 ) and was published in book form by Farrar & Rinehart the following year. The story won the O. Henry Award. The author also adapted it in 1938 as a folk opera, with music by Douglas Stuart Moore, a fellow Yale University alumnus.
Farmer Jabez Stone, from the small town of Cross Corners, New Hampshire, is plagued with unending bad luck. He finally says, "it's enough to make a man want to sell his soul to the devil!".
10 Famous People Who Sold Their Soul to Satan. 10. Robert Johnson. Robert Leroy Johnson was an American blues guitarist, songwriter, and singer. Rumors say that Johnson was horrible at the guitar before he made his deal with the Devil. Back then, when Johnson played kinds of music, it was so bad that people would throw stuff at him.
Advertisement. It was usually thought that the person who had made a deal with Devil also promised the Devil to kill children or consecrate them to the Devil at the moment of birth. The contract can be either oral or written. So far, we know that people love to sell their soul to the Devil to be rich and famous.
The Deal with The Devil is also called Faustian Bargain or Mephistophelian Bargain. According to traditional Christian belief about witchcraft, the pact is between a person and Satan or a lesser demon. The person offers their soul in exchange for favors from Satan. Those favors vary by the tale but tend to include fame, power, youth, knowledge, or wealth.
Many people even claimed that they saw Paganini’s look-alike during his performance with horns and tails hovering around him. When Paganini died on May 27, 1840 , everyone refused to bury him in Genoa. 8.
Niccolò Paganini. Niccolò Paganini was an Italian violinist, guitarist, and composer. He was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1782. It is considered to this day that he is one of the greatest violinists to have ever lived. He left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique.
Pope Sylvester, also known as Gerbert of Aurillac was a French-born scholar and teacher who served as the bishop of Rome and ruled the Papal States from 999 to his death. He was one of the most learned men of his time. He was well-versed in mathematics, astronomy, and mechanics. Also he is credited with inventing the hydraulic organ, pendulum clock and introducing Arabic numerals to Western Europe.
Christian Bale is one of the greatest actors of our generation. How does he do it? Well, I’m starting to see a pattern here. Back in the day’s people used to say the best people must have sold their soul to the Devil to become great. Because how else could they do it? Nowadays, if you become rich and famous, you’re part of the Illuminati, which worshipping the Devil. I mean, it’s the only logical answer. It’s not like people work hard and can achieve things that no other person ever could.
He married in 1749 and sired 11 children. He became one of the wealthiest men in New Hampshire and this led to later tales of his deal with the devil. In 1769 the mansion he built in a poor Puritan town burned to the ground. Popular belief at the time was that Moulton had a pact with the devil wherein he would fill Moulton’s boots to the brim with gold once a month in return for his soul . It was said that Moulton thought up a clever ploy and placed his boots – with the soles cut off – over a large hole in the ground. The devil, wondering why it was taking so much gold to fill the boots discovered the trick and exacted revenge. It is believed that when Moulton died his body disappeared out of the coffin and was replaced by a box of coins stamped with an image of the devil. Moulton’s coffin was buried with no grave marker and its location is unknown.
Cornelius Agrippa was the most influential writer of renaissance esoterica. He studied law and medicine but never obtained a degree. He was considered a magician, occult writer, theologian, astrologer and alchemist. He was a leader in feminist rights and often defended women accused of witchcraft. He wrote 3 books on the occult that are still in use today. In 1535 he was labeled a heretic and sentenced to death. He escaped and on his way home fell ill and died. After Agrippa’s death, rumors circulated about his having summoned demons. In the most famous of these, Agrippa, upon his deathbed, released a black dog which had been his familiar. This black dog resurfaced in various legends about Faustus, and in Goethe’s version became the “schwarze Pudel” Mephistopheles.
Well versed in mathematics, astronomy, and mechanics; he is credited with inventing the hydraulic organ, pendulum clock, and introducing Arabic numerals to Western Europe. He also wrote books on mathematics, natural science, music, theology and philosophy.
Nicolo Paganini. (born 10-27-1782 – died 5-27-1840) Nicolo Paganini is one of the greatest violin virtuosos to have ever lived. He learned to play the mandolin at 5 and was composing by 7. He started playing publicly at 12 but by 16 he had a breakdown and disappeared into alcoholism.
Tartini was an Italian composer and violinist. He was one of the most instrumental musical composers having written over 400 works. Unlike most of his contemporaries he wrote no church music or operas, he focused most of his work on violin concerti and sonatas. His most infamous piece is called the Devil’s Trill Sonata. The story behind “Devil’s Trill” starts with a dream. Tartini allegedly told the French astronomer Jérôme Lalande that he dreamed that The Devil appeared to him and asked to be his servant. At the end of their lessons Tartini handed the devil his violin to test his skill—the devil immediately began to play with such virtuosity that Tartini felt his breath taken away. When the composer awoke he immediately jotted down the sonata, desperately trying to recapture what he had heard in the dream. Despite the sonata being successful with his audiences, Tartini lamented that the piece was still far from what he had heard in his dream. What he had written was, in his own words: “so inferior to what I had heard, that if I could have subsisted on other means, I would have broken my violin and abandoned music forever.” You can listen to part IV of the piece above – the most difficult section, played by Itzhak Perlman. If you prefer a more techno version of the piece, you can hear Vanessa Mae playing it here.
Father Urbain Granadier was a French Catholic priest who was burned at the stake after being convicted of witchcraft. He served as priest in the church of Sainte Croix in Loudun, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Poitiers. Ignoring his vow of priestly celibacy, he is known to have had sexual relationships with a number of women and to have acquired a reputation as a philanderer. In 1632, a group of nuns from the local Ursuline convent accused him of having bewitched them, sending the demon Asmodai, among others, to commit evil and impudent acts with them. At his trial, the judges, after torturing the priest, introduced documents purportedly signed by Grandier and several demons as evidence that he had made a diabolical pact. They were written backwards in Latin and even included the signature of Satan himself. The text of the pact read as follows (the original can be seen above – click for a larger view):
Tartini allegedly told the French astronomer Jérôme Lalande that he dreamed that The Devil appeared to him and asked to be his servant. At the end of their lessons Tartini handed the devil his violin to test his skill—the devil immediately began to play with such virtuosity that Tartini felt his breath taken away.