Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 on DVD

Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 on DVD

Rhino Presents More Than Four Hours Of Music, Interviews, And Backstage Footage From Eric Clapton's 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival On DVD

Performers Include Clapton, Jeff Beck, Steve Winwood, ZZ Top, Buddy Guy, John Mayer, B.B. King, Derek Trucks, Ronnie Wood, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, And More

This summer, Eric Clapton gathered a veritable Who's Who of the world's most talented guitar players at the third Crossroads Guitar Festival, an 11-hour celebration of the six-string that attracted a sold-out crowd of more than 27,000 music fans to Chicago's Toyota Park. All profits from this daylong display of guitar virtuosity benefited The Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment and education facility Clapton founded to help people suffering from chemical dependency.

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Rhino Entertainment presents more than four hours of music, interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage from this star-studded concert, including performances by Clapton, ZZ Top, Steve Winwood, Jeff Beck, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, John Mayer, Derek Trucks, B.B. King, and Bill Murray, who served as the concert's master of ceremonies.

"The Crossroads Festival is the realization of a dream for me, to gather a group of amazingly talented musicians to perform on one stage," Clapton said. "The Crossroads performers are all musicians I admire and respect."

It's no surprise a festival named for a Robert Johnson song would include a heavy dose of the blues and CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2010 does not disappoint with remarkable performances by Robert Cray, Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf's guitarist), Jimmie Vaughan, Sonny Landreth, Gary Clark Jr., Keb' Mo', and Buddy Guy, plus B.B. King who led an all-star jam of his classic "The Thrill Is Gone."

The rock contingent was well represented by ZZ Top, Jeff Beck, the John Mayer Trio, Doyle Bramhall II, the Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Band, Warren Haynes, and Steve Winwood, who teamed with Clapton for several performances including an epic cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile."

Other styles find a home here too, with "Blackwaterside" by Scottish singer-songwriter Bert Jansch an accomplished acoustic player; "One More Last Chance" and an amazing take on Clapton's "Lay Down Sally" by country picker Vince Gill who is accompanied by the legendary James Burton and others; "Angelina" and "Vonetta" by jazz guitarist Earl Klugh; and Jeff Beck who transforms Puccini's aria "Nessun Dorma" into a soaring piece for electric guitar.

Other artists making appearances include: Sheryl Crow, Ronnie Wood, Robert Randolph, Jonny Lang, Joe Bonamassa, Pino Daniele, Stefan Grossman, and Los Lobos' David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas.

Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 also features Bill Murray, who once again supplied the festival's nonmusical highlights with his over-the-top introductions of the performers. Throwing himself into the occasion, Murray dressed up as Jimi Hendrix at one point, and even made an appearance in a jumpsuit in the guise of Elvis Presley.

The first Crossroads Guitar Festival, in June 2004 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, was an unprecedented collection of guitar icons from blues, rock, and contemporary music. The sold-out show was chronicled in a two-disc DVD that has since gone on to become one of the world's top-selling music DVDs, achieving the 10x platinum mark in the United States alone. The Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 was the second such concert by Clapton and was also staged at Toyota Park in July of 2007 and was filmed for a second DVD that met similar acclaim and has been certified 6x platinum.

Set for release November 22, 2010 on Rhino (UK) available now in the US.

Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
(Information subject to change. Go to official website for complete tracklisting and details.)

Disc 1
-Bill Murray Introduction With Eric Clapton
1. Sonny Landreth with Eric Clapton-Promise Land
2. Sonny Landreth-Z Rider
-SLIDE GUITAR
3. Robert Randolph and the Family Band-Traveling Shoes
4. Joe Bonamassa & Pino Daniele with Robert Randolph-Going Down
-Bill Murray Introduces Robert Cray
5. Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughn & Hubert Sumlin-Killing Floor
6. Jimmie Vaughn, Robert Cray & Hubert Sumlin-Six Stings Down
-TEXAS BLUES
-Bill Murray Introduces ZZ Top
7. ZZ Top-Waiting For the Bus
8. ZZ Top-Jesus Just Left Chicago
9. Doyle Bramhall II-Gypsy Blood
10. Doyle Bramhall II-In My Time Of Dying
11. Gary Clark Jr-Bright Lights
12. Sheryl Crow with Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Doyle Bramhall II & Gary Clark Jr-Long Road Home
13. Sheryl Crow with Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II & Gary Clark Jr-Our Love Is Fading
14. Bert Jansch-Blackwaterside
15. Stefan Grossman with Keb Mo-Mississippi Blues
16. Stefan Grossman with Keb Mo-Roll 'N' Tumble
-COUNTRY MUSIC
-Bill Murray Introduces Vince Gill
17. Vince Gill, Keb Mo, James Burton, Earl Klugh, Albert Lee-One More Last Chance
18. Vince Gill, James Burton, Albert Lee, Keb Mo, Earl Klugh-Mystery Train
19. Vince Gill, Keb Mo, Albert Lee, James Burton, Earl Klugh & Sheryl Crow-Lay Down Sally
20. Earl Klugh-Angelina
21. Earl Klugh-Vonetta
-Bill Murray Introduces John Mayer
22. John Mayer Trio-Who Did You Think I Was
23. John Mayer Trio-Ain't No Sunshine

Disc 2
-Bill Murray Introduces Derek Trucks
1. Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band-Midnight In Harlem
2. Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band featuring Warren Haynes-Comin' Home
3. Warren Haynes-Soulshine
4. David Hidalgo and Cesar Rojas featuring Derek Trucks-Don't Keep Me Wondering
5. Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band featuring Warren Haynes, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rojas, Chris Stainton-Space Captain
-Bill Murray Introduces Buddy, Jonny & Ronnie
6. Buddy Guy with Jonny Lang & Ronnie Wood-Five Long Years
7. Buddy Guy with Jonny Lang & Ronnie Wood-Miss You
-Bill Murray Introduces Jeff Beck
8. Jeff Beck-Hammerhead
9. Jeff Beck-Nessun Dorma
-Bill Murray Introduces Eric Clapton
10. Eric Clapton-Crossroads
11. Citizen Cope & Eric Clapton-Hands of the Saints
12. Eric Clapton-I Shot The Sheriff
13. Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck-Shake Your Money Maker
14. Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood-Had To Cry
15. Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood-Voodoo Chile
16. Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood-Dear Mr. Fantasy
-Bill Murray Introduces BB King
17. Finale: Eric Clapton, BB King, Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughn, Joe Bonamassa, and others-The Thrill Is Gone

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