Robert Lockwood Jr. - Delta Crossroads (2000)
	Album details
	Label: Telarc    Ref#: 1720 Date: 2000   Category: Blues Length: 0:00   Textbox 1:   Format: SACD   Editie uit jaar: 2000 Audio: Stereo   Aankoop in jaar: 2015 Genre:     Collectors Item: No
Notes/Reviews
There's a stereotype about the Delta blues. You know the one: some guy sitting on a back porch somewhere, or maybe in a boxcar, with his guitar, singing about some woman who left him. But real Delta blues is far more flexible, creative, and, above all, spooky than that. It takes someone who learned from the style's master--that would be Robert Johnson, in case you're wondering--to explore the music's length and breadth, and that someone is Robert Lockwood Jr. That's why, even though he covers some of the hoariest chestnuts the Delta blues has to offer--yep, there's "Dust My Broom," and yep, there's "Love in Vain," and "Ramblin' on My Mind," not to mention Lightnin' Hopkins's "C.C. Rider," which has been covered by just about everyone who can sling an acoustic guitar--Lockwood keeps the music fresh and appealing. There's no question that he's good at what he does; he's won a W.C. Handy award, been nominated for a Grammy, and remained one of the most respected bluesmen around for decades. It would be hard to select a more clichéd title for a Delta blues album than Delta Crossroads--Lockwood does not, by the way, cover "Crossroad Blues" on this album, but that's fine; he's earned the right. --Genevieve William
Songs/Tracks
1.   32-20 Blues   2.   Mean Mistreater Mama   3.   This Little Girl Of Mine   4.   Stop Breakin' Down Blues   5.   My Woman Came Walking Down   6.   C.C. Rider   7.   Little Queen Of Spades   8.   I Believe I'll Dust My Broom   9.   In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)   10.   We're Gonna Ball Tonight   11.   Mr. Downchild   12.   Run Your Mama   13.   Ramblin' On My Mind   14.   Love In Vain Blues   15.   Train My Baby   16.   Keys To The Highway
Recording/Credits