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"'''[[Cross Road Blues]]'''" is a song written by the American [[blues]] artist [[Robert Johnson]]. |
"'''[[Cross Road Blues]]'''" is a song written by the American [[blues]] artist [[Robert Johnson]]. He sang it as a solo piece with [[Acoustic guitar#Slide|acoustic slide guitar]] in the [[Delta blues]] <!-- note: article lead uses a hyphen here, but it does not seem necessary, and if some sort of punctuation mark is needed, the en dash may be more appropriate, as per mos:suffixdash -->style. The lyrics describe Johnson's grief at being unable to catch a ride at an intersection before the sun sets.<!-- split sentence due to length (note: article body also uses separate sentences) --> Some have attached a supernatural significance to the song. One of Johnson's two recorded performances was released in 1937 as a single, 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]]. [[Elmore James]] recorded a version of the song in 1954, and another in either 1960 or 1961.<!-- reworded to make more clear how many versions of the song james recorded, and when he recorded them --> In the late 1960s, guitarist [[Eric Clapton]] and his bandmates in the British rock group [[Cream (band)|Cream]] ''(pictured)'' popularized it as "Crossroads".<!-- split sentence due to length (note: article lead also uses separate sentences) --> Their [[blues rock]] interpretation became one of their best-known songs, inspiring many cover versions. {{TFAFULL|Cross Road Blues}} |
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Revision as of 22:59, 16 April 2024
"Cross Road Blues" is a song written by the American blues artist Robert Johnson. He sang it as a solo piece with acoustic slide guitar in the Delta blues style. The lyrics describe Johnson's grief at being unable to catch a ride at an intersection before the sun sets. Some have attached a supernatural significance to the song. One of Johnson's two recorded performances was released in 1937 as a single, 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. Elmore James recorded a version of the song in 1954, and another in either 1960 or 1961. In the late 1960s, guitarist Eric Clapton and his bandmates in the British rock group Cream (pictured) popularized it as "Crossroads". Their blues rock interpretation became one of their best-known songs, inspiring many cover versions. (Full article...)