Cross Road Blues

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"Cross Road Blues" is a seminal 1936 Delta blues song by Robert Johnson that has become one of the most influential and mythologized recordings in blues and rock history.

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Cross Road Blues canonical 6
Crossroads Blues 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Delta blues song
song
alsoKnownAs Crossroads
Crossroads Blues
linked to: Cross Road Blues
composer Robert Johnson
countryOfOrigin United States
coveredBy Cream
Elmore James
Eric Clapton
John Mayer
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Allman Brothers Band
genre Delta blues
blues
guitarist Robert Johnson
guitarStyle bottleneck slide guitar
hasFormat 78 rpm single
hasMythology deal with the devil at the crossroads
influencedArtist Cream
Elmore James
Eric Clapton
Led Zeppelin
Muddy Waters
The Rolling Stones
influencedGenre Chicago blues
electric blues
rock
rock and roll
key A (commonly in later covers)
language English
lyricist Robert Johnson
notableFor association with the Robert Johnson crossroads myth
influence on blues music
influence on rock music
performer Robert Johnson
producer Don Law
recordedIn San Antonio, Texas
recordingDate 1936-11-27
recordingYear 1936
recordLabel Vocalion Records
side A-side
tempo medium
theme desperation
spiritual crisis
travel
title Cross Road Blues
vocalist Robert Johnson
vocalStyle falsetto leaps
writerCountry United States

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Robert Johnson notableWork Cross Road Blues
Crossroads isCoverOf Cross Road Blues
Crossroads adaptationOf Cross Road Blues
Crossroads basedOn Cross Road Blues
Crossroads isCoverVersionOf Cross Road Blues
Cross Road Blues title Cross Road Blues
Cross Road Blues alsoKnownAs Crossroads Blues
linked to: Cross Road Blues