Cross Road Blues
Context
Song written and recorded by Robert Johnson on November 27, 1936 in San Antonio, voice and slide guitar in open G. Released on a Vocalion 78 rpm in May 1937, it is linked to the legend of the pact with the devil, although the lyrics do not mention it. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998; Cream gave it a rock version on Wheels of Fire (1968).
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Blues, spirituals, work songs.