About: Red Cross Store

"Red Cross Store" is a song written by Mississippi Fred McDowell. It was covered for the blues rock album "Soul of a Man" (2006) by Eric Burdon. The song is similar to an earlier song recorded by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee entitled "Red Cross Store. " Leadbelly had performed a song with a similar title, "Red Cross Store Blues," which despite the title has completely different lyrics.