Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival

[smiles 0]

I watched Eric Clapton Crossroads guitar festival on PBS a while back which presented highlights from the unprecedented event---

Yesterday I purchased the DVD..
to watch last night (5.1 surround sound)
...talk about 'awesome'

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Recorded live at The Cotton Bowl, Dallas- Texas, a three-day event, created for music enthusiasts around the globe. The festival created a unique bridge between fans and musicians through leading guitar manufacturer exhibits and guitar clinics.

Performances by Eric Clapton and Doyle Bramhall II, J.J. Cale, Larry Carlton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, David Hidalgo, Eric Johnson, B.B. King, Sonny Landreth, Brian May, Robert Randolph, Otis Rush, Carlos Santana, Hubert Sumlin, Dan Tyminski, Steve Vai, Jimmie Vaughan and Joe Walsh among many others...of course ZZ Top ended the show.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/guitargods/

http://www.ericclapton.com/

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The cause is a simple one- it's for people like me who used to drink and don't want to drink anymore.." Proceeds from the extraordinary guitarfest went to support the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a nonprofit drug and alcohol rehabilitation center founded by Eric Clapton in 1997. The festival also offered guitar clinics, exhibits by leading manufacturers, and displays of guitars from the private collections of Clapton and his friends, which were auctioned by Christie's in June 2004 and garnered more than $7 million to aid the Crossroads Centre.

http://www.crossroadsantigua.org/website/

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A very recent history, although a colorful one, is that of ‘Crash 3,’ Clapton’s newest graffiti Fender Stratocaster (estimate: $4,000-6,000). This guitar is currently being used by Clapton and will feature prominently in the European Tour and Crossroads Festival this spring. It was designed by the famous street-artist Crash with a vividly colorful pattern.

One of the most illustrious guitars to come up for sale is undoubtedly ‘Blackie,’ the composite Fender Stratocaster, circa 1956, which in Eric Clapton’s own words “has become part of me” (estimate: $100,000-150,000). ‘Blackie’ features in the league of superstar instruments that are practically alter egos of their players. The guitar is uniquely personal to Eric Clapton since he created the instrument himself, combining different components from three separate Stratocasters purchased in Nashville in 1970.

Steve Vai rawked onstage with "I'm the hell outta here"....his guitars...
http://www.vai.com/Machines/guitars1.html

pic attached of Eric Clapton's 'Crash3' and 'Blackie'
Steve Vai's guitar/

SMiles

[Slappie 9]

I saw it on PBS awhile back. Was just awesome!

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[lawrocket 3]

Just a quick head's up. That ain't "Blackie" in the attachment. It's a Les Paul. Looks like it's got plenty of nice autographs on it, too.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[Slappie 9]

Here is a pic of "blackie"

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."