Ī second and third recording date took place in San Antonio after a two-day break. The songs include " Terraplane Blues" (his first single and most popular record) along with " Sweet Home Chicago" and " I Believe I'll Dust My Broom", which became blues standards after others recorded them. They mostly represented his original pieces and reflected current, piano-influenced musical trends. During the first session, he recorded his most commercially appealing songs. Johnson recorded 22 songs for ARC over three days from November 23 to 27, 1936. After a second audition, Oertle arranged for Johnson to travel to San Antonio, Texas, for a recording session. Speir in Jackson, Mississippi Speir passed on Johnson's contact information to Ernie Oertle, who was a representative for ARC Records. In October 1936, Johnson auditioned for music store owner and talent scout H. 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. 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". The English rock group Cream popularized the song as "Crossroads" in the late 1960s.
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.īluesman Elmore James revived the song with recordings in 19–1961. Johnson performed it as a solo piece with his vocal and acoustic slide guitar in the Delta blues-style. " Cross Road Blues" (also known as " Crossroads") is a blues song written and recorded by American blues artist Robert Johnson in 1936.
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