Crossroads Guitar Festival

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Crossroads Guitar Festival
Location(s)	2004: Dallas, Texas 2007: Bridgeview, Illinois
Years active	2004, 2007
Founded by	Eric Clapton
Date(s)	Summer
Genre	Blues, country, Rock, bluegrass
Website	Official website

The Crossroads Guitar Festival was a music festival and benefit concert first held in 2004 and again in 2007. The festivals benefit the Crossroads Centre founded by Eric Clapton, a drug treatment center located in Antigua. The concerts are also intended to be a showcase for a variety of guitarists. All were hand-picked by Eric Clapton himself, who addressed the 2007 audience, saying that each were some of the very best, and those who had earned his respect.

Contents 1 2004 festival 1.1 Performers 1.2 DVD tracklisting 1.2.1 Disc 1 1.2.2 Disc 2 2 2007 festival 2.1 Performers 2.2 DVD tracklisting 2.3 Disc 1 2.4 Disc 2 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 2004 festival

The first Crossroads concert was held at the Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas, Texas, from June 4, 2004, to June 6, 2004. A two-disc DVD containing 250 minutes of footage of the 2004 concert was released in the same year.

[edit] Performers

Some performers at the Crossroads Guitar Festival such as Jeff Beck, Pat Metheny, Neal Schon, and Styx were not included on the DVD. Other scheduled performers such as Steve Lukather and Brian May did not appear.^[1]

Eric Clapton Johnny A. Jeff Beck Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Ron Block Booker T. & the M.G.'s Doyle Bramhall II J. J. Cale Larry Carlton Robert Cray Sheryl Crow Bo Diddley Jerry Douglas Nathan East David Honeyboy Edwards Vince Gill Buddy Guy David Hidalgo Zakir Hussain David James Eric Johnson

B. B. King Sonny Landreth Jonny Lang Robert Lockwood, Jr. John Mayer John McLaughlin Pat Metheny Robert Randolph Duke Robillard Carlos Santana Neal Schon Styx Hubert Sumlin James Taylor Dan Tyminski Steve Vai Jimmie Vaughan Joe Walsh ZZ Top David Johansen

[edit] DVD tracklisting

[edit] Disc 1

1. "Cocaine" (Eric Clapton)
2. "Love in Vain Blues" (Robert Lockwood, Jr.)
3. "Killing Floor" (Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Hubert Sumlin & Jimmie Vaughan)
4. "Sweet Home Chicago" (Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin & Jimmie Vaughan)
5. "Six Strings Down" (Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph & Jimmie Vaughan)
6. "Rock Me Baby" (Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, B. B. King & Jimmie Vaughan)
7. "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" (Dan Tyminski with Ron Block)
8. "Road to Nash Vegas" (Dan Tyminski with Ron Block)
9. "Copperline" (James Taylor with Jerry Douglas)
10. "Steamroller" (James Taylor with Joe Walsh)
11. "Oklahoma Borderline" (Vince Gill with Jerry Douglas)
12. "What the Cowgirls Do" (Vince Gill with Jerry Douglas)
13. "After Midnight" (J. J. Cale with Eric Clapton)
14. "Call Me the Breeze" (J. J. Cale with Eric Clapton)
15. "The March" (Robert Randolph and the Family Band)
16. "Green Light Girl" (Doyle Bramhall II)
17. "Jingo" (Carlos Santana with Eric Clapton)
18. "City Love" (John Mayer)

[edit] Disc 2

1. "Rag Bihag" (Vishwa Mohan Bhatt)
2. "Tones for Elvin Jones" (John McLaughlin)
3. "Josie" (Larry Carlton)
4. "Going Down Slow" (David Honeyboy Edwards)
5. "If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day" (Eric Clapton)
6. "Time Makes Two" (Robert Cray)
7. "Give Me Up Again" (Jonny Lang)
8. "Neighborhood" (David Hidalgo)
9. "I'm the Hell Outta Here" (Steve Vai)
10. "Desert Rose" (Eric Johnson)
11. "Funk 49" (Joe Walsh)
12. "Rocky Mountain Way" (Joe Walsh)
13. "I Shot the Sheriff" (Eric Clapton)
14. "Have You Ever Loved a Woman (Blues in C)" (Eric Clapton)
15. "La Grange" (ZZ Top)
16. "Tush" (ZZ Top)

"Layla" appears as a bonus hidden track: On Disc 2, access the "Extras" option. Once there, press your Left button so that nothing becomes highlighted with the menu. Now press your Enter button. This reveals the non-listed song "Layla".

[edit] 2007 festival

The 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival was held at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois on July 28, 2007. Tickets were estimated as sold out for the 28,000 capacity park in 22 minutes. A DVD of the concert was released on November 20, 2007.

[edit] Performers

The second Crossroads concert showcased notable guitarists—most becoming household names- with many of the seasoned musicians providing a semblance of mentoring a larger number of younger artists and female artists, providing exposure for some who were relatively unknown to the public on a large scale, such as Derek Trucks, whose band, The Derek Trucks Band (additionally featuring his wife, Susan Tedeschi as a vocalist and guitarist) opened for Clapton's band, with Trucks remaining on stage as part of his touring band along with Doyle Bramhall II as well. Others who benefited from the exposure included 21 year old Orianthi, an Australian guitarist fresh from a tour with Santana, who also opened for the other performers. Jeff Beck included a trio performing with him; drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, keyboardist Jason Rebello, and bass guitarist Tal Wilkenfeld, another 21 year old woman from Australia. However, Wilkenfeld's name was omitted on some of the performances, and some viewers mistook her for Beck's daughter, due to her youth; she is a petite woman and was only 21 years old at the time of the tour. However, she is credited on the DVD.

[edit] DVD tracklisting

[edit] Disc 1

- Introduction – Bill Murray - Uberesso – Sonny Landreth - Hell At Home – Sonny Landreth with Eric Clapton - Maharina – John McLaughlin - Rosie – Doyle Bramhall II - Outside Woman Blues – Doyle Bramhall II - Little By Little – Susan Tedeschi with The Derek Trucks Band - Anyday – The Derek Trucks Band - Highway 61 Revisited - Johnny Winter with The Derek Trucks Band - Nobodysoul – Robert Randolph & The Family Band - Poor Johnny – The Robert Cray Band - Dirty Work At The Crossroads – Jimmie Vaughan with The Robert Cray Band - Sitting On Top Of The World - Hubert Sumlin with The Robert Cray Band & Jimmie Vaughan - Paying The Cost To Be The Boss – B.B. King with The Robert Cray Band with Jimmie Vaughan & Hubert Sumlin - Rock Me Baby - B.B. King with The Robert Cray Band with Jimmie Vaughan & Hubert Sumlin - Sweet Thing – Vince Gill - Country Boy – Albert Lee with Vince Gill - If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow with Vince Gill & Albert Lee - Tulsa Time - Sheryl Crow with Eric Clapton, Vince Gill & Albert Lee - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson with Vince Gill & Albert Lee - On the Road Again - Willie Nelson with Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill & Albert Lee

[edit] Disc 2

- Belief – John Mayer - Gravity – John Mayer - Don’t Worry Baby – Los Lobos - Mas y Mas – Los Lobos - Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers – Jeff Beck - Big Block – Jeff Beck - Tell the Truth – Eric Clapton - Isn’t It A Pity – Eric Clapton - Little Queen of Spades – Eric Clapton - Who Do You Love – Robbie Robertson with Eric Clapton - Presence Of The Lord – Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton - Can't Find My Way Home – Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton - Had To Cry Today – Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton - Dear Mr. Fantasy – Steve Winwood - Crossroads – Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood - Mary Had A Little Lamb – Buddy Guy - Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues – Buddy Guy - Sweet Home Chicago – Buddy Guy with Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, John Mayer, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmie Vaughan & Johnny Winter

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 - official site