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"Cross Roads Blues" 5 String Cigar Box Guitar - Mark Stowe - Crossroads

Posted by Mark Stowe on November 19, 2011 at 4:34pm

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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 listEric 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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darren brown December 11, 2011 at 11:43am

cool buddy
jeff maurer November 21, 2011 at 8:59am

good one. keep em coming
Sammy Lloyd November 20, 2011 at 10:51am

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.
Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw November 20, 2011 at 4:55am

Very evocative. Really nice performance.
Slowpaw Steve T November 20, 2011 at 4:12am

Amazing stuff Mark! down'n'dirty love it! (-:
Vinylhed November 19, 2011 at 10:11pm

Oh yes, like that. Nice one!
Grease Stains November 19, 2011 at 7:35pm

sounds awesome man!
Mark Lillo November 19, 2011 at 6:02pm

Well done Mark. Nice looking and sounding guitar too.
Jon Grinder November 19, 2011 at 5:51pm

Sounds like the Delta. Very nice traditional blues.
Uncle John November 19, 2011 at 4:59pm

Nice playing. Great country tinged version. I always like your stuff.