For the record - May 3, 2011

Robert Johnson: In the May 1 Arts & Books section, an article about blues musician Robert Johnson and the centennial of his birth described Steve LaVere as a historian, Johnson authority and lawyer who championed his music and worked to establish the rights of Johnson’s son, Claud, as the legitimate heir to his estate. LaVere is not a lawyer.

Bin Laden obituary: The obituary of Osama Bin Laden in the May 2 Section A incorrectly reported the date of his Al Qaeda network’s terrorist attacks on the United States as Sept. 11, 2011. The attacks took place in 2001. Additionally, the obituary omitted the day Bin Laden was killed. It was early Monday in Pakistan.

Bin Laden and U.S. politics: A photo caption accompanying an article in the May 2 Section A about the possible effects of the death of Osama bin Laden on U.S. politics and public opinion erred in stating that Saddam Hussein was captured in 2004. As the article noted, Hussein was captured in 2003.