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Robert Johnson “Cross Road Blues” (2:43)
(November 27, 1936)

“Cross Road Blues” is the third of seven songs recorded by Robert Johnson on the third day of his first recording session in room 414 of the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas on Friday, November 27, 1936.

The original version of “Cross Road Blues” remained out of print after its initial release until the appearance of The Complete Recordings. In 1961, producer Frank Driggs substituted the previously unreleased alternate take, “Cross Road Blues (alternate take)” on the first reissue of Johnson’s work; King of the Delta Blues Singers (Columbia Records, 1961)

Because of the historical significance of “Cross Road Blues,” it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.