3. Cream: Crossroads

Artist: Cream
Title: Crossroads
Album: Wheels of Fire
Year Released: 1968
Record Label: Polydor
Catalog #: 531812








Cream's cover of Robert Johnson's "Cross Road Blues" is probably the most famous rendition of the song. It is much faster than Johnson's recording, and includes distorted electric guitar, electric bass, and a drum kit. It also includes a quick change (notice the IV chord on measure two). Cream has covered many older blues songs including Robert Johnson's "Outside Woman Blues", Howlin' Wolf's "Spoonful", and Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign", and are deeply influenced by blues music.