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"Crossroads", from Cream 's 1968 album '' Wheels Of Fire '', is a famous and influential Blues-rock song. It was written by Robert Johnson as "Cross Road Blues" and there are additional lines copied from Johnson's " Traveling Riverside Blues ". It is supposedly about the original songwriter, Robert Johnson, going to the crossroads to sell his soul to the devil in exchange for being able to play the blues and gain fame. The iconic recording was made live; the album would suggest that this was at playing, blurring the line between rhythm and melody, has been similarly honored as the second-best live bass performance of all time. The song was later covered in 2004 by Rush on their Feedback album. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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