Now Available: Eric Clapton and Friends, Crossroads Revisited: Selections from the Crossroads Guitar Festival
Whether you’re a guitarist, a wannabe string-slinger, or just a fan of the sounds that emanate from the instrument in question, it’s a fair bet that you’re familiar with a gentleman named Eric Clapton. In addition to his career as a recording artist, Clapton is also the founder of the Crossroads Guitar Festival, a recurring event which brings together guitarists from across the musical spectrum to take the stage and strut their stuff. Although these concerts have become the stuff of legend since the initial festival in 2004, precious few performances from the shows have made their way to CD or any other format in an official fashion.
That’s changing in a big way with Crossroads Revisited: Selections from the Crossroads Guitar Festival, which has just become available digitally and on CD. It’s a 41-track collection which features performances from the four festivals to date – 2004, 2007, 2010, and 2013 – and to say that it features an all-star cast of guitarists is undeniable.
Here’s the full track listing for your viewing enjoyment, and if you’d like to experience listening enjoyment, you can pick up a copy right now!
Disc One1. “Sweet Home Chicago” – Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin, & Jimmie Vaughan (2004)
2. “Rock Me Baby” – Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, & Jimmie Vaughan (2004)
3. “Steam Roller” – James Taylor with Joe Walsh (2004)
4. “What The Cowgirls Do” – Vince Gill with Jerry Douglas (2004)
5. “After Midnight” – J.J. Cale with Eric Clapton (2004)
6. “Green Light Girl” – Doyle Bramhall II (2004)
7. “Hell At Home” – Sonny Landreth with Eric Clapton (2007)
8. “City Love” – John Mayer (2004)
9. “Funk 49” – Joe Walsh (2004)
10. “Drums Of Passion (Jingo)” – Carlos Santana with Eric Clapton (2004)
11. “Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers” – Jeff Beck (2007)
12. “Have You Ever Loved A Woman (Blues In C)” – Eric Clapton (2004)
13. “Layla” – Eric Clapton (2004)
Disc Two
1. “Little By Little” – Susan Tedeschi with The Derek Trucks Band (2007)
2. “Poor Johnny” – The Robert Cray Band (2007)
3. “Paying The Cost To Be The Boss” – B.B. King with The Robert Cray Band, Jimmie, Vaughan, & Hubert Sumlin (2007)
4. “Tulsa Time” – Sheryl Crow with Eric Clapton, Vince Gill, & Albert Lee (2007)
5. “On The Road Again” – Willie Nelson with Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, & Albert Lee (2007)
6. “Isn’t It A Pity” – Eric Clapton (2007)
7. “Belief” – John Mayer (2007)
8. “Mas Y Mas” – Los Lobos (2007)
9. “Big Block” – Jeff Beck (2007)
10. “Presence Of The Lord” – Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton (2007)
11. “Cocaine” – Eric Clapton (2004)
12. “Waiting For The Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago” – ZZ Top (2010)
13. “Don’t Owe You A Thing” – Gary Clark Jr. (2010)
14. “Bright Lights” – Gary Clark Jr. (2010)
Disc Three
1. “Our Love Is Fading” – Sheryl Crow with Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II, & Gary Clark Jr. (2010)
2. “Lay Down Sally” – Vince Gill with Sheryl Crow, Keb’ Mo’, Albert Lee, James Burton, & Earl Klugh (2010)
3. “Space Captain” – Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band with Warren Haynes, David Hildago, Cesar Rosas, & Chris Stainton (2010)
4. “Hammerhead” – Jeff Beck (2010)
5. “Five Long Years” – Buddy Guy with Jonny Lang & Ronnie Wood (2010)
6. “Hear My Train A Comin’” – Doyle Brahmhall II (2010)
7. “Dear Mr. Fantasy” – Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton (2010)
8. “Born Under A Bad Sign” – Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb’ Mo’, Blake Mills, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, & Albert Lee (2013)
9. “Everyday I Get The Blues” – The Robert Ctay Band with B.B. King, Eric Clapton, & Jimmie Vaughan (2013)
10. “Please Come Home” – Gary Clark Jr. (2013)
11. “Tumbling Dice” – Vince Gill with Keith Urban & Albert Lee (2013)
12. “I Shot The Sheriff” – Eric Clapton (2010)
13. “Crossroads” – Eric Clapton (2013)
