 In 1986 , Robert Johnson 's " Cross Road Blues " was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame . Writing for the foundation , Jim O 'Neal noted that " regardless of mythology and rock ' n ' roll renditions , Johnson 's record was indeed a powerful one , a song that would stand the test of time on its own " . In 1998 , it received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award to acknowledge its quality and place in recording history . In 1995 , the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame listed Cream 's " Crossroads " as one of the " 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll " . Rolling Stone magazine placed it at number three on its " Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time " . 
