Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues 1937 (2015/2025) [Official Digital Download]

"Cross Road Blues" (commonly known as "Crossroads") is a song written by the American blues artist Robert Johnson. He performed it solo with his vocal and acoustic slide guitar in the Delta blues style. The song has become part of the Robert Johnson mythology as referring to the place where he sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for musical genius. This is based largely on folklore of the American South that identifies a crossroads as the site where Faustian bargains can be made, as the lyrics do not contain any references to Satan.

"Cross Road Blues" may have been in Johnson's repertoire since 1932 and, on November 27, 1936, he recorded two takes of the song. One was released in 1937 as a single that was heard mainly in the Mississippi Delta area. The second, which reached a wider audience, was included on King of the Delta Blues Singers, a compilation album of some of Johnson's songs released in 1961 during the American folk music revival.

Over the years, several bluesmen have recorded versions of the song, usually as ensemble pieces with electrified guitars. Elmore James' recordings in 1954 and 1960–1961 have been identified as perhaps the most significant of the earlier renditions. The guitarist Eric Clapton and the British rock group Cream popularized the song as "Crossroads" on their 1968 Wheels of Fire album, and their fiery blues rock interpretation became one of their best-known songs and inspired many cover versions.

TRACKLIST

1. Robert Johnson - Kindhearted Women Blues
2. Robert Johnson - I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
3. Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago
4. Robert Johnson - Rambling on My Mind
5. Robert Johnson - When You Got a Friend
6. Robert Johnson - Come on In My Kitchen
7. Robert Johnson - Terraplane Blues
8. Robert Johnson - Phonograph Blues
9. Robert Johnson - 30-20 Blues
10. Robert Johnson - They're Red Hot
11. Robert Johnson - Dead Shrimp Blues
12. Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues
13. Robert Johnson - Walking Blues
14. Robert Johnson - Last Fair Deal Gone Down
15. Robert Johnson - Preaching Blues
16. Robert Johnson - If I Had Possession Over Judgemen
17. Robert Johnson - Stones In My Passway
18. Robert Johnson - I'm a Steady Rollin' Man



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