The Myth of the Crossroads: Faustian Bargains, Cultural Appropriation, and the Narratological Erosion of the Blues in Modern Cinema The legend of the crossroads — a site where the mundane meets the metaphysical and where musical mastery is purchased at the cost of the immortal soul — stands as the preeminent myth of American mu…

Two “deal with the Blues Devil” movies, two very different problems.
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