Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival

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Way back in July, I was lucky enough to attend the 2007 Crossroads guitar festival, held right here in the Chicagoland area. Just recently, I finally got the check out the DVD release to commemorate this unique concert event. There were tons of great performances that day, so I’ve been looking forward to viewing this DVD for a while now and seeing what songs/artists/collaborations were chosen and how the footage looks. As I said, I actually was at this all day hour concert event and so I... Read Full Story

Here’sa lesson for you to learn how to play Eric Clapton’s “Crossroads” from his Cream album. If you didn’t already know, Clapton was inspired to play guitar by blues legend Robert Johnson, so much so that he covered an entire album of … Original post by nghs22 for Guitar News Read Full Story

This news was pretty easy to see coming, but I’m still glad to have it confirmed. This year’s Crossroads Guitar Festival, which was held right around Chicago, is going to be available on DVD this November 20th. If you happened to see the original Crossroads DVD set, expect more great jams, incredible guitar playing and plenty of big names. The first event was 3 days long so there were some artists who didn’t make it to the DVD release, which I wasn’t too keen on. I understand there was a... Read Full Story

Or Watch Eric Clapton pay his respects to Robert Johnson. Man who sold his soul to the devil. Allegedly! Read Full Story

LONDON — North Korean officials have invited rock guitarist Eric Clapton to play a concert in the Communist state, a diplomat at the country's embassy in London said Tuesday. The diplomat confirmed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story

Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson are among more than a dozen major acts performing Saturday (July 28) at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago. Taking time off the road, Nelson rescheduled a series of July tour dates, but a spokesperson confirms that he and his longtime harmonica player, Mickey Raphael, will be [...] Read Full Story