John Hammond, Jr.: At the Crossroads – COMPACT DISCS

Title: At the Crossroads
Artist: John Hammond, Jr.
Label: Vanguard Imports
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 029667006927
Genre: Blues
Release Date: 2005-01-31
Number of Discs: 1
Additional Details: UNITED KINGDOM – IMPORT

This mid-price compilation collects together 14 Robert Johnson-penned somgs that Hammond recorded for the Vanguard label between 1965 and 1978. Most are recorded, like Johnson’s originals, on solo acoustic guitar, while the last four tracks include a full band, indeed the Band, as he is backed by the Hawks, featuring Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm and Garth Hudson.

Tracks:
1.1 32-20 Blues
1.2 Milkcow’s Calf Blues
1.3 Traveling Riverside Blues
1.4 Stones in My Passway
1.5 Cross Road Blues
1.6 Hellhound Blues (Hellhound on My Trail)
1.7 Me ; the Devil Blues
1.8 Walking Blues
1.9 Come on in My Kitchen
1.10 Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)
1.11 Sweet Home Chicago
1.12 When You Got a Good Friend
1.13 Judgement Day (If I Had Possesion Over Judgement Day)
1.14 Rambling Blues (Rambling on My Mind)