Crossroads

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Written by: Robert Johnson
Produced by: Felix Pappalardi
Released: June '68 on Atco
Charts: 8 weeks
Top spot: No. 28

"If you thought Eric Clapton was human," marveled the late British DJ John Peel, "you'd better listen to this." He was referring to Cream's live version of Johnson's "Cross Road Blues" -- originally cut in 1936 -- recorded at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom in March 1968. "Crossroads" took on the Delta blues for four furious, psychedelic minutes.

Appears on: Wheels of Fire (Polygram)

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