CROSSROAD BLUES
ROBERT JOHNSON
SONGWRITER: ROBERT JOHNSON
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
ALBUM: KING OF DELTA BLUES SINGERS
LABEL: VOCATION REC ORDS
GENRE: BLUES
YEAR: 1961
Robert
Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues singer-songwriter
and musician. His
landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar
skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of
musicians. Johnson's shadowy and poorly documented life and death at age 27 have given rise to much legend, including the Faustian
myth that he sold his soul to the devil
at a crossroads to achieve success. As na itinerant performer who played mostly
on street corners, in juke joints,
and at Saturday night dances, Johnson had little commercial success or public
recognition in his lifetime.
It was
only after the reissue of his recordings in 1961, on the LP King of the Delta Blues Singers, that
his work reached a wider audience. Johnson is now recognized as a master of the
blues, particularly of the Mississippi Delta
blues style. He is credited by many rock
musicians as an important influence; Eric
Clapton has called Johnson "the most
important blues singer that ever lived." Johnson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an early
influence in its first induction ceremony, in 1986. In 2010, David Fricke ranked Johnson fifth in Rolling
Stone magazine's "100 Greatest
Guitarists of All Time".
"Cross
Road Blues" (more commonly known as "Crossroads") is a blues song
written and recorded by American blues artist Robert Johnson in 1936. Johnson performed it as a solo piece 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 supposedly sold his soul to the Devil in
exchange for his musical talents, although the lyrics do not contain any
specific references.
Bluesman Elmore James revived the song with recordings in 1954 and 1960–1961. English
guitarist Eric Clapton with Cream popularized the song as "Crossroads" in the late 1960s. Their
blues rock interpretation inspired many cover versions and the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame included it as one of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and
Roll". Rolling Stone placed it at number three on the magazine's list of
the "Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" in recognition of Clapton's
guitar work.
I
went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees
I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees
Asked the lord above "Have mercy now
save poor Bob if you please"
Yeeooo, standin at the crossroad
tried to flag a ride
ooo ooo eee
I tried to flag a ride
Didn't nobody seem to know me babe
everybody pass me by
Standin at the crossroad babe
risin sun goin down
Standin at the crossroad babe
eee eee eee, risin sun goin down
I believe to my soul now,
Poor Bob is sinkin down
You can run, you can run
tell my friend Willie Brown
You can run, you can run
tell my friend Willie Brown
(th)'at I got the croosroad blues this mornin Lord
babe, I'm sinkin down
And I went to the crossraod momma
I looked east and west
I went to the crossraod baby
I looked east and west
Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman
ooh-well babe, in my distress
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