3/13/2024 0 Comments Meet me at the crossroads song![]() ![]() Others say it was at Dockery Plantation, near Clarksdale. Some claim it is at the intersection of Highways 8 and 1 south of Rosedale. The actual location of "The Crossroads" is of course in dispute also. There are three headstones in separate cemetaries around the Greenwood area.īlues aficionados are fortunate that he recorded 29 songs in Texas a few years before his death, including "Me and the Devil Blues" and "Crossroad Blues." His legacy has influenced great bluesmen like Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, and the Rolling Stones. According to David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards he was playing in a juke joint at the Three Forks Store near Greenwood, MS and was poisoned supposedly by one of his woman friends or perhaps the store owner, whose wife was a "friend."Ĭonfusion surrounds his burial also. Like his whole life, Robert's death is shrouded in mystery. When he finished, all our mouths were standing open.” The legend grew that he had sold his soul to the devil to become a famous bluesman. When Robert played for Son and Willie they were staggered by his improvement. When he reappeared in 1932, the people were amazed at his unique and novel techniques and unusual voicing.
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