DESCRIPTION:
"Cross Road Blues" is a song by delta blues singer Robert Johnson (1911-1938), released in 1936. The lyrics tell of the narrator's failed attempts to hitch a ride from an intersection as night approaches. The song had frequently been linked to stories of Johnson selling his soul to the devil for the ability to play music, although nothing in the actual lyrics speaks of these events. The song itself was very successful, and is known as one of the greatest songs of the 1930s decade. Another successful version of the song was by Cream in 1968.