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"Cross Roads Blues" 5 String Cigar Box Guitar - Mark Stowe - Crossroads
Just a simple arrangement of Robert Johnson's classic 'Cross Roads Blues' (also known as Crossroads) played on my 5 string cigar box guitar the 'Rain Man" that I pieced together with a Piezo Transducer taped inside and tuned it to open G.
Some people claim this song is about Robert Johnson meeting the devil at the Crossroads and selling his soul in exchange for greater skills at playing the guitar....
I just always liked the sound of delta blues....
There are a billion cover versions of this song....so I thought I would add mine to the list
Eric Clapton turned this delta blues song into a rock and roll classic with his band Cream back in the late 1960s with a great arrangement built around a very different guitar riff and with some lyrics borrowed from another Robert Johnson song called "Traveling Riverside Blues"
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Comment by darren brown on December 11, 2011 at 5:43am
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cool buddy
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Comment by jeff maurer on November 21, 2011 at 2:59am
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good one. keep em coming
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Comment by Sammy Lloyd on November 20, 2011 at 4:51am
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Go fella, super CBG and love the way you've put your stamp on this great tune. Keep it going fella, you put your own stamp it.
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Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on November 19, 2011 at 10:55pm
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Very evocative. Really nice performance.
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Comment by Slowpaw Steve T on November 19, 2011 at 10:12pm
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Amazing stuff Mark! down'n'dirty love it! (-:
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Comment by Vinylhed on November 19, 2011 at 4:11pm
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Oh yes, like that. Nice one!
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Comment by Grease Stains on November 19, 2011 at 1:35pm
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sounds awesome man!
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Comment by Mark Lillo on November 19, 2011 at 12:02pm
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Well done Mark. Nice looking and sounding guitar too.
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Comment by Jon Grinder on November 19, 2011 at 11:51am
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Sounds like the Delta. Very nice traditional blues.
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Comment by Uncle John on November 19, 2011 at 10:59am
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Nice playing. Great country tinged version. I always like your stuff.
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