Cross Road Blues

Description

Robert Johnson stands at the crossroads of American music. He became the first modern bluesman, evolving the country blues of the Mississippi Delta. Johnson was a songwriter of searing depth and a guitar player with a commanding ability that inspired every blues artist that followed in his wake. This compilation contains his most celebrated numbers, compiling 20 master recordings waxed in San Antonio and Dallas, between 1936 and 1937. Highlights include ‘Sweet Home Chicago’, ‘Come On in My Kitchen’, ‘Love in Vain Blues’, ‘I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom’, and Johnson’s biggest hit ‘Terraplane Blues’, a popular song on jukeboxes throughout the South.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Sweet Home Chicago – Robert Johnson
2. Come On in My Kitchen – Robert Johnson
3. Me and the Devil Blues – Robert Johnson
4. Love in Vain Blues – Robert Johnson
5. Preachin’ Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) – Robert Johnson
6. Kind Hearted Woman Blues – Robert Johnson
7. I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom – Robert Johnson
8. Drunken Hearted Man – Robert Johnson
9. Hell Hound On My Trail – Robert Johnson
10. Walkin’ Blues – Robert Johnson
11. Cross Road Blues – Robert Johnson
12. Ramblin’ On My Mind – Robert Johnson
13. They’re Red Hot – Robert Johnson
14. Traveling Riverside Blues – Robert Johnson
15. 32-20 Blues – Robert Johnson
16. Malted Milk – Robert Johnson
17. Stones in My Passway – Robert Johnson
18. When You’ve Got a Good Friend – Robert Johnson
19. Terraplane Blues – Robert Johnson
20. From Four Until Late – Robert Johnson