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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.
Feb 8, 2019 · People say Robert Johnson went out one night to the crossroads of two highways in the Mississippi Delta. The legend says he stood at the crossroads for a long time. At exactly midnight, a large man dressed in black appeared.
The one most often associated with him is that he sold his soul to the devil at a local crossroads in return for musical success. His music had a small, but influential, following during his life and in the two decades after his death.
Robert Johnson Crossroad - http://johnomusic.net - "Cross Road Blues" is a song by the incredibly influential Blues singer, Robert Johnson. The song was originally released 1936...
Apr 13, 2007 · Robert Johnson- Crossroad. shogun coredump. 16.3K subscribers. Subscribed. 194K. 29M views 17 years ago.
Feb 3, 2013 · "Cross Road Blues" is a song by delta blues singer Robert Johnson (1911-1938), released in 1936. The lyrics tell of the narrator's failed attempts to hitch a ride from an intersection as night...
Clarksdale Mississippi is recognized as the location of the famous 'Devil's Crossroads' where Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the Devil in return for fame as a bluesman.
Jul 3, 2024 · Cross Road Blues is a legendary blues song recorded by Robert Johnson in 1936. Its haunting lyrics and soulful melody have captivated listeners for decades, making it one of the most iconic blues songs of all time.
Jan 20, 2018 · As a young man from Mississippi, aspiring to be humanity’s greatest ever guitar player, and desperate because he didn’t feel he was even close, Johnson apparently met Satan at a crossroad where he offered his soul in exchange for extraordinary talent, and ultimately an exit from his pitiful life.
Apr 11, 2022 · The story goes that sometime in the 1930s, Robert Johnson, an itinerant blues player from Mississippi, had a late-night encounter at the crossroads with the devil — or with an African...
