Crossroads Revisited: Selections From the Guitar Festivals [Limited Vinyl Edition]

by Eric Clapton

Overview

Eric Clapton instituted the Crossroads Guitar Festival in 1999 as a way to raise funds for his Crossroads Centre Antigua, a rehab facility he founded in 1998. Over the next 14 years, the Crossroads Guitar Festival became a semi-regular thing, always featuring a Slowhand-curated crop of guitarists. Barring the 1999 fest, each of these years -- 2004, 2007, 2010, and 2013 -- were recorded and released as CDs and DVDs, which makes the 2016 triple-disc Crossroads Revisited: Selections from the Crossroads Guitar Festivals a sampler of these particular records. Although Jeff Beck relies heavily on his 1989 album Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop, there are no surprises either in artists or song selections, although the execution can occasionally take a left turn; ZZ Top's heavy, churning "Waiting for the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago" is entirely instrumental. Time has shifted the tenor of some of the selections, too: B.B. King, Hubert Sumlin, and J.J. Cale have all passed since their appearances at Crossroads, so their presence carries some poignancy. Generally, though, this is big, bright shiny stadium guitar music, a proud showcase for chops whose interest relies entirely on how much the listener likes blues-based rock guitar solos. There are some exceptions to this rule -- Sheryl Crow was here to sing country songs in 2010, while 2004 saw Vince Gill and Jerry Douglas stop by and Joe Walsh playing "Steam Roller" with James Taylor, but this is a place where John Mayer and Gary Clark, Jr. are the new guns -- although this festival was designed so that Albert Lee, Derek Trucks, Robert Cray, Beck, and Clapton himself could stretch out, which they do repeatedly. Not necessarily performances for the ages but solid all the same. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/06/2019
Label:	Rhino / Rrw / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0603497850082
Rank:	51241

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Sweet Home Chicago  - Eric Clapton  - Robert Cray  - Buddy Guy  - Hubert Sumlin  - Jimmie Vaughan
2. Rock Me Baby  - Eric Clapton  - Buddy Guy  - B.B. King  - Jimmie Vaughan
3. Steamroller [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Dallas, TX, 2004]  - James Taylor  - Joe Walsh
4. What the Cowgirls Do [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Dallas, TX, 2004]  - Jerry Douglas  - Vince Gill
5. After Midnight [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Dallas, TX, 2004]  - J.J. Cale  - Eric Clapton
6. Green Light Girl  - Doyle II Bramhall
7. Hell at Home [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2007]  - Eric Clapton  - Sonny Landreth
8. City Love [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Dallas, TX, 2004]  - John Mayer

Disc 2

9. Funk 49 [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Dallas, TX, 2004]  - Joe Walsh
10. Drums of Passion [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Dallas, TX, 2004]  - Eric Clapton  - Carlos Santana
11. Cause We've Ended as Lovers [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2007]  - Jeff Beck
12. Have You Ever Loved a Woman [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Dallas, TX, 2004]  - Eric Clapton
13. Layla [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Dallas, TX, 2004]  - Eric Clapton

Disc 3

14. Little by Little [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2007]  - Susan Tedeschi  -  Trucks
15. Poor Johnny [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2007]  -  Cray
16. Paying the Cost to Be the Boss [Live]  -  Cray  - B.B. King  - Hubert Sumlin  - Jimmie Vaughan
17. Tulsa Time [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2007]  - Eric Clapton  - Sheryl Crow  - Vince Gill  - Albert Lee
18. On the Road Again [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2007]  - Sheryl Crow  - Vince Gill  - Albert Lee  - Willie Nelson
19. Isn't It a Pity [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2007]  - Eric Clapton
20. Belief [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2007]  - John Mayer
21. Mas Y Mas [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2007]  -  Los Lobos

Disc 4

22. Big Block [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2007]  - Jeff Beck
23. Presence of the Lord  - Eric Clapton  - Steve Winwood
24. Cocaine [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Dallas, TX, 2004]  - Eric Clapton
25. Waitin' for the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL]  -  ZZ Top
26. Don't Owe You a Thang [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2010]  - Gary Jr. Clark
27. Bright Lights [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2010]  - Gary Jr. Clark

Disc 5

28. Our Love Is Fading  - Doyle II Bramhall  - Eric Clapton  - Gary Jr. Clark  - Sheryl Crow
29. Lay Down Sally  - James Burton  - Sheryl Crow  - Vince Gill  -  Keb Mo  - Earl Klugh  - Albert Lee
30. Space Captain  - Warren Haynes  - David Hidalgo  - Cesar Rosas  - Chris Stainton  -  Susan Tedeschi Band  - Derek Trucks
31. Hammerhead [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2010]  - Jeff Beck
32. Five Long Years [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL]  - Buddy Guy  - Jonny Lang  - Ron Wood
33. Hear My Train a Comin'  - Doyle II Bramhall
34. Dear Mr. Fantasy [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2010]  - Eric Clapton  - Steve Winwood

Disc 6

35. Born Under a Bad Sign  -  Booker T.
36. Everyday I Have the Blues [Live at Crossroads Guitar]  - Eric Clapton  -  Cray  - B.B. King  - Jimmie Vaughan
37. Please Come Home [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, New York, NY, 2013]  - Gary Jr. Clark
38. Tumbling Dice [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, New York, NY, 2013]  - Vince Gill  - Albert Lee  - Keith Urban
39. I Shot the Sheriff [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Bridgeview, IL, 2010]  - Eric Clapton
40. Crossroads [Live at Crossroads Guitar Festival, New York, NY, 2013]  - Eric Clapton

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Buddy Guy   Primary Artist
Gary Clark, Jr.   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Booker T.   Primary Artist
Eric Clapton   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Cesar Rosas   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Warren Haynes   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Albert Lee   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
David Hildago   Primary Artist
Matt "Guitar" Murphy   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jerry Douglas   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Ron Wood   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jimmie Vaughan   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Los Lobos   Primary Artist
Keb' Mo'   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Willie Nelson   Primary Artist
James Taylor   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
ZZ Top   Primary Artist
Steve Cropper   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Susan Tedeschi Band   Primary Artist
Booker T. Jones   Primary Artist
Joe Walsh   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Hubert Sumlin   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Robert Cray Band   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Robert Cray   Primary Artist
J.J. Cale   Primary Artist
James Burton   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Chris Stainton   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Earl Klugh   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Carlos Santana   Primary Artist
Derek Trucks   Primary Artist
Doyle Bramhall II   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Vince Gill   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
John Mayer   Primary Artist
Jeff Beck   Primary Artist
The Derek Trucks Band   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jonny Lang   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Blake Mills   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Susan Tedeschi   Primary Artist
Sonny Landreth   Primary Artist
Steve Winwood   Primary Artist
B.B. King   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Sheryl Crow   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Keith Urban   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Chris Darrow   Violin
David Hidalgo   Featured Artist
John London   Guitar (Bass)
Carole King   Piano
Danny Kootch   Guitar
Doug Belote   Drums
Bobby West   Guitar (Bass)
Russ Kunkel   Drums
Randy Meisner   Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

B.B. King   Composer
Billy Gibbons   Composer
Bob Ludwig   Audio Master
Bob Marley   Composer,Lyricist
Sheryl Crow   Composer
Chris Johnston   Mixing
Keith Richards   Composer
Billy Myles   Composer
Booker T. Jones   Composer
James Fox   Composer
Joe Walsh   Composer
David Hidalgo   Composer
Robert Cray   Composer
Robert Johnson   Composer
Justin Neibank   Mixing
Jim Capaldi   Composer
Jim Gordon   Composer
Neil Dorfsman   Mixing
Joe Josea   Composer
Chuck Ainlay   Mixing
J.J. Cale   Composer
Dusty Hill   Composer
Joe Bihari   Composer
Elliot Scheiner   Mixing
Frank Beard   Composer
Eddie Boyd   Composer
Ed Cherney   Mixing
Doyle Bramhall II   Mixing,Composer
James Taylor   Composer,Composer
George Harrison   Composer
Vince Gill   Composer
Dave O'Donnell   Mixing
Jason Rebello   Composer
John Cale   Composer
John Mark Painter   Arranger
John Mayer   Composer,Lyricist
Jeff Beck   Composer
Peter Asher   Producer
Jeremy Stacey   Mixing
Louie Perez   Composer
Rob Mounsey   Arranger
Scooter Weintraub   Producer,Concert Producer
Stanley Dural Jr.   Arranger
Ted Hall   Mixing
Simon Climie   Mixing
Sonny Landreth   Composer
Steve Winwood   Composer
David May   Producer
Babatunde Olatunji   Composer
Mick Jagger   Composer
Guy Charbonneau   Mixing
Dale Peters   Composer
Junior Wells   Composer
Gary Clark, Jr.   Composer
Justin Mitchell Stanley   Composer
Fred Davis   Design,Art Direction
Chris Wood   Composer,Composer
Matt Mangano   Composer
Michael Eaton   Executive Producer
Susannah Melvoin   Composer
Tim Hoogenakker   Mixing
Eric Clapton   Composer,Producer,Concert Producer
Adam Parish   Mixing
Peter Jackson   Concert Producer
Alan Douglas   Mixing
Mick Guzauski   Mixing
Alan Branch   Mixing
Daniel Flowers   Composer
Danny Flowers   Composer
Marcy Levy   Composer
William Bell   Composer,Lyricist
John Beug   Executive Producer
Sue Pelino   Mixing
Steve Jordan   Mixing
Louis Perez   Composer
David Hildago   Composer
Joseph Walsh   Composer
William Nobles   Composer
Justin Stanley   Mixing,Composer
Peter Chatman   Composer
Jimi Hendrix   Composer
Matthew Moore   Composer
Michael Olatunji   Composer
Reed Nielsen   Composer
Willie Nelson   Composer
Stevie Wonder   Composer,Lyricist
George Terry   Composer
Tony Hymas   Composer
Amos Blakemore   Composer
Terry Bozzio   Composer
Jack Bielan   Brass Arrangement