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A fact from The Search for Robert Johnson appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 August 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the 1991 documentary The Search for Robert Johnson shows the first interview with Claude Johnson, who in 1998 was legally declared Delta blues legend Robert Johnson's son?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/August.

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Film length, VHS length, DVD length[edit]

Some sources say 52 minutes, which makes sense for a TV broadcast, and agrees with the VHS length. DVD releases indicate 72 minutes. But the DVD-based online video, hosted at the manufacturer's website, is 52 minutes. I'm assuming that 52 is the actual time. --Lexein (talk) 07:01, 7 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

External links are confusing[edit]

I don't understand how a documentary can list the Category:Slide guitarists!! Aren't those categories there to establish factual information about the musicians in their biographies? I couldn't believe Robert Johnson was listed in that Category and then this documentary was, too! Can someone clarify policy here, because there are a lot of other categories that have nothing to do with thia article but have everything to do with the musician's biographies. Thank you. --Leahtwosaints (talk) 03:14, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Aw, don't yell (!!). If there is a mistake in the categories, feel free to correct. I claim no absolute authority or expertise about applying category wikilinks. In truth, when creating this article, I copied RJ's categories over verbatim, as I previously indicated in a hidden comment. FYI in the hierarchy of pillar/arbcom/policy/guideline/essay/consensus, "policy" hasn't been breached here, some guideline or other may have been. When a documentary contains music, what cat does it go in? --Lexein (talk) 02:26, 30 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WP:FILM Assessment[edit]

Per a request at Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Assessment, I have reviewed this article to determine if it should be upgraded from Start class. As the article only consists of the synopsis and reception, I don't believe this qualifies for C class. I would recommend adding additional details such as production, home media, splitting off the awards from the reception into a separate accolades section, and including any other relevant details that are available about the documentary. Consider taking a look at the Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Spotlight articles for ideas for expansion. This article is well-sourced, see if any other details can be harvested from the current sourcing for further article expansion. Once expanded, this article can be upgraded to C class. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 21:28, 11 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hm. No production information is available. No awards were granted. Home media is covered. Oh well. --Lexein (talk) 22:41, 11 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Credits[edit]

Here are all the credits. We do not usually list "Associate producers", and no "writer" is listed. http://imgur.com/a/HOXLK#0 --Lexein (talk) 18:17, 30 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]