CROSSROADS (Cream / Eric Clapton)

From "Wheels of Fire" album (Polydor 1968).
During the spring of 1968, Cream came to America for their second US tour; after their first concert in Santa Monica on March 23, they played a string of dates at the Winterland Auditorium in San Francisco (Feb 29, and March 1, 2, 8, 9, 10 (all dates with two shows), with two dates at the Fillmore West on March 3 and 7 (both dates with two shows as well). It was during the first set of the March 10 show that Cream recorded "Crossroads". Arranged by guitarist Eric Clapton, the Cream version had a faster tempo than the original, and included two lines borrowed from Johnson's "Traveling Riverside Blues." (Wikipedia)

I used:
Gibson Les Paul custom
Peavey Classic 50
Boss Blues Driver II

Crossroads lyrics
I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees.
Down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees.
Asked the Lord above for mercy, "Save me if you please."

I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride.
Down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride.
Nobody seemed to know me, everybody passed me by.

Well I'm going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.
Going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.
You can still barrelhouse, baby, on the riverside.

Going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.
Going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.
You can still barrelhouse, baby, on the riverside.
You can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy, Willie Brown.*

Run, you can run, tell my friend-boy, Willie Brown.*
And I'm staying at the crossroads, believe I'm sinking down.

1) Thanks very much to all youtubers for watching and reading.
2) Thanks to my daughter, the camerawoman : - )

Category:

Music

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• crossroads
• robert johnson
• blues
• rock
• cream
• clapton
• gibson
• les paul
• peavey
• boss
• lynyrd skynyrd

[Frisbieinstein]

You've got the tone just about perfect. It almost would have fooled me for the real thing. And I've listened to that solo hundreds of times.

[roby62gtr]

@Frisbieinstein

Thank you so much for these compliments, my friend.

I'm glad and honored.

Regards from Italy.

[roby62gtr]

Probably, it's true!

Thanks for watching and commenting.

[DudeBearCow]

I think I've seen all of your videos and you have rocked em all. We have the same taste in music and I can certainly appreciate someone who knows how to play it. Keep rocking.

[roby62gtr]

@DudeBearCow

Thank you for your patience!

I'm honored if you like my tastes and my way of playing.

[COMMUNISTPHILOSOPHY]

Great stuff man. You always deliver the goods and you are not an arrogant egotist, unlike others here on YT

[roby62gtr]

@COMMUNISTPHILOSOPHY

Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

Glad if you like.

[daviegarden]

I'll bet you could play these solos note perfect when you were younger, am I right?

[roby62gtr]

@nophas

Thanks for watching and commenting.

[nophas]

Pop The Collar! XD