2. Robert Johnson: Cross Road Blues

Artist: Robert Johnson
Title: Cross Road Blues
Album: The Complete Recordings
Year Released: 1990
Record Label: Legacy
Catalog #: 46222








Robert Johnson's recordings have influenced artists such as the Rolling Stones, Cream, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and Bob Dylan among many others. His playing is the "standard" sound that people associate with Mississippi Delta Blues. " Cross Road Blues" is a twelve bar blues and has more structure than Match Box Blues, yet retain a very loose feel.