From a Rolling Stone biography on Robert Johnson.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artis ... /biography

Quote-"It was at this time that he took up with Estella Coleman and unofficially adopted her son Robert Lockwood Jr., who was to become a respected bluesman himself, using the name Robert Jr. Lockwood. Johnson toured up and down the Mississippi, as far north as New York and Canada. It also was during this time that his stature grew, and he became protective and jealous of his playing style."

Rrom a Wikipedia boigraphy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Joh ... t_musician

"From 1932 to his death in 1938, Johnson lived his life in a manner that makes biography scarcely possible. He moved frequently between such large centers as Memphis and Helena, Arkansas and the smaller towns of the Mississippi Delta and neighboring regions of Mississippi and Arkansas.[18] On occasion, he travelled much further. Fellow blues musician Johnny Shines accompanied him to Chicago, Texas, New York, Canada, Kentucky, Indiana.[19] David Honeyboy Edwards shared a musical engagement with him in St Louis"

Negative Creep, Do you still think it is unlikely that RJ could have owned two guitars during his lifetime? If you do, give yourself a slap. To use this premise to refute the authenticity of the photograph is idiotic.

I don't care whether you think the latest photo is genuine or not, I'm not sure myself, but I refuse to engage in this inane argument with you any longer.

You are entitled to change your mind about the photograph but your post is ridiculous.

You're telling me that a musician who owned several automobiles, toured extensively for several years to places as far reaching as Canada is unlikely to have ever held in his hands more than one guitar. huh???

Thanks for your input 63supro. I actually think the restored version of the photo looks pretty good and on the Johnson Foundation website,they have a version with Johnny Shines left in.
Any more rational people out there ? ....................someone please.