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"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
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His singing, guitar playing and songwriting on his landmark 1936 and 1937 recordings has influenced later generations of musicians.
For 56, p186 "Although neither song ['Cross Road Blues' and 'Ramblin' on My Mind'] became a hit then, they were still widely heard in the Delta."; p221 "Greenwood and Clarksdale where cafes had jukeboxes that could hold ten records of the latest race issues, including his own". 25, 29, 55, 116 Conforth and Wardlow - no issues.
Pages in category "Songs written by Robert Johnson" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Cross Road Blues; D. Dead Shrimp Blues; Drunken ...
The Complete Recordings is a compilation album by American Delta blues musician Robert Johnson.The 41 songs were recorded in two sessions in Dallas and San Antonio, Texas for the American Record Company (ARC) during 1936 and 1937.
Prior to Johnson's recording, the phrase "hellhound on my trail" had been used in various blues songs. [1] Sylvester Weaver's "Devil Blues", recorded in 1927 contains: "Hellhounds start to chase me man, I was a running fool, My ankles caught on fire, couldn't keep my puppies cool" [3] and "Funny Paper" Smith in his 1931 "Howling Wolf Blues No. 3" sang: "I take time when I'm prowlin', an' wipe ...
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Label of Johnson's "Terraplane Blues" on Vocalion Records, his first and most successful single. American blues musician Robert Johnson (1911–1938) recorded 29 songs during his brief career. A total of 59 performances, including alternate takes, were recorded over a period of five days at two makeshift recording studios in Texas.