Crossroads Guitar Festival
Location(s)	2004: Dallas, TX 2007: Bridgeview, IL
Years active	2004, 2007
Founded by	Eric Clapton
Date(s)	Summer
Genre(s)	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 festival benefited Eric Clapton's Crossroads Centre located in Antigua. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 603 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,285 × 2,272 pixels, file size: 406 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Dallas redirects here. ... Bridgeview is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... Blues music redirects here. ... country music, see Country music (disambiguation) Country music, the first half of Billboards country and western music category, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music. ... A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. ... A benefit concert is a concert featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... The Crossroads Centre is a drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation centre located on the island of Antigua. ...

2004 Festival

The concert was held at the Cotton Bowl stadium of 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. For the Cotton Bowl game, see Cotton Bowl (game). ... Dallas redirects here. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ...

Performers

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DVD tracklisting

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 & The Family Band)
16. "Green Light Girl" (Doyle Bramhall II)
17. "Jingo" (Carlos Santana with Eric Clapton)
18. "City Love" (John Mayer)
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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" (Johnny 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)
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"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".

2007 Festival

The 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival was held at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois on July 28, 2007. Tickets sold out for the 28,000 capacity park in around 22 minutes. A DVD of the concert was released on November 20th, 2007. Toyota Park is the home stadium for the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, members of Major League Soccer. ... Bridgeview is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ...

Performers

^ - artists who also performed at the 2004 festival. William James Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning American comedian and actor. ... Sonny Landreth is a slide guitar wiz from Lousiana. ... John McLaughlin John McLaughlin (aka pinyon)(born January 4, 1942), also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitar player from Doncaster, Yorkshire in England. ... Alison Krauss on the cover of her album Forget About It Alison Krauss, born July 23, 1971 in Decatur, Illinois, is a bluegrass singer and virtuoso fiddle player who grew up in Champaign, Illinois. ... Doyle Bramhall II (born 24 December 1968) is a guitarist and vocalist in his band Smokestack and is also the second guitarist in Eric Claptons band. ... Derek Trucks is an American guitarist born in Jacksonville, Florida on June 8, 1979. ... Susan Tedeschi (pronounced te-DES-ki) (November 9, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American blues and soul artist. ... John Dawson Johnny Winter III (born on 23 February 1944 in Beaumont, Texas, USA) is an American blues guitarist, singer, and producer. ... Robert Randolph & the Family Band is a multicultural American funk and soul band composed of Robert Randolph, Marcus Randolph (drums), Danyel Morgan (bass) and Jason Crosby (organ). ... Robert Cray (foreground) Robert Cray (born 1 August 1953, in Columbus, Georgia) is a blues musician, guitarist and singer. ... Jimmie Vaughan (born in March 21, 1951 in Dallas, Texas) is an American blues guitarist and singer. ... Hubert Sumlin (November 16, 1931) is a blues guitar player known as a both a solo artist and central element in Howlin Wolfs backup band. ... Riley B. King aka B. B. King (b. ... John Clayton Mayer (born on October 16, 1977) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Vince Gill (born Vincent Grant Gill[1], April 12, 1957) is an American neotraditional country musician, songwriter, and singer. ... Albert Lee (born December 21, 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire) is an English guitarist known for his finger-style and Hybrid picking technique. ... Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist, bassist, and songwriter. ... Willie Nelson (born Willie Hugh Nelson, April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, born and raised in Abbott, Texas. ... Los Lobos is an American rock band, heavily influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country music, folk, R&B, blues, and traditional Spanish and Mexican music such as boleros and norteños. ... Geoffrey Arnold (Jeff) Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, Greater London) is an English rock guitarist. ... Tal Wilkenfeld (born Sydney, Australia, ca. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... Robbie Robertson (born Jaime Robert Robertson, 5 July 1943, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, best known for his membership in The Band. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Willie Weeks (born in Salemburg, North Carolina) is an American bassist. ... George Buddy Guy (born July 30, 1936) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American blues and rock guitarist and singer. ...

External links

• 2004 Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Auction
• Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 Press Release
• Crossroads Guitar Festival Article - A New Texas Jam - Dallas Observer
• Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 Performer Schedule
• Review of Crossroads Guitar Festival - Austin Chronicle
• Spending a Weekend in Guitar Heaven
• Early Tracking List of Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD from Executive Producer Jarrod Vrazel
• Crossroads Guitar Festival Photos 2004
• Where's Eric: Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD “Easter Eggs”
• Crossroads Guitar Festival at the Internet Movie Database
• Eric Clapton announces 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival
• Fender Creates Eric Clapton Crossroads Stratocasters and Amps
• Aaron Loesch Ready for 2007 Eric Clapton Crossroads Concert
• Eric Clapton's 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival Announces Festival Village
• Review: 2007 Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival Concert (includes extensive concert photo gallery)
• Johnny Winter Talks About The Crossroads Guitar Festival
• PBS TV Great Performances - 2007 Crossroads Festival in Chicago
• 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 - official site