Cooder did do the blues guitar work, but the fact that steve vais brilliant work is totally missing from this also puts it being the actual movie soundtrack to the lie. Starring ralph macchio, joe seneca and jami gertz, the film was written by john fusco and directed by walter hill and features an original score featuring ry cooder and guitar virtuoso steve vai on the soundtracks guitar, and harmonica by sonny terry. But its cooders guitar playing that highlights the album. This is opening guitar part is a depiction of robert johnson who is perhaps the most notorious bluesman in history. Fans around the world will have the chance to experience many of the festivals greatest moments including performances by clapton, zz top, steve winwood, b. This is part of the movie which i always found particularly interesting. Being a strong fan of the movie because of the music, this cd is a horrible disappointment. When he was 2 his mother felt she was unable to look after him, so eric then went to live with his grandparents.
Nov 19, 20 check out crossroads guitar festival 20 by eric clapton on amazon music. Crossroads borrows so freely and is a reminder of so many other movies that its a little startling, at the end, to realize how effective the movie is and how original it manages to feel despite. Mayer takes a sweet solo in the middle, reminding everyone how respected he is as a blues guitarist, and definitely making this clip worth a watch. But, if youre seeking a two and a half minute light rock take on crossroads, this will get the job done, though i wouldnt expect it to send you into a frenzy of your own.
The classical guitar work from the guitar duel is missing as well. With jeff beck, james burton, eric clapton, robert cray. Blues legend and his deal with the devil sep, 2017 martin chalakoski by now, many will have come across the term faustian pact, a term that refers to a bargain in which an individual trades in his integrity and soul for personal gain, or essentially selling what someone is for what someone wishes. Crossroads guitar festival video 2004 crossroads guitar. Steve vae is also in this movie, some awesome guitar licks and downright incredible music. In the 1986 movie crossroads, which starred ralph macchio, his blues guitar solos were played by ry cooder. Crossroads is a must see for those that love the blues guitar, with ralph macchio as an upcoming blues player.
One night, at a crossroads, a man forces fate and sells his soul to the devil in exchange for glory and knowledge. Highlights from the threeday concert event are now available with over four hours of extraordinary footage. In brazil, this movie has not been released on dvd only in vhs and the soundtrack on cd. The videography of eric clapton consists of 19 video albums and concert films as well as 17 music videos.
Supernatural takes this legend and spins it into a subplot for the episode, showing roberts deal and his death. Some claim it is at the intersection of highways 8 and 1 south of rosedale. The crossroads blues society is headquartered in rosedale at leos market, sitting alongside highway 1 where highway 8 intersects. While madison square garden is an epic arena, the concert remains intimate as clapton and others.
The path to crossroads began when enfroy and his brother experimented with forming a rock band fronted by a female vocalist. Selections from the crossroads guitar festivals a sampler of these particular records. The song crossroad blues, from which this episode takes its title, is playing when robert johnson makes his deal with the demon at the. Eric clapton was born in ripley, surrey, england, on march 30, 1945. Fusco was a traveling blues musician prior to attending new york universitys tisch school of the arts, where he wrote crossroads as an assignment in a master class led by the screenwriting giants waldo salt. Nov 16, 2006 there is a legend that he sold his soul at the crossroads for the ability to play guitar. Great harmonica blues as well as authentic guitar solos by ry cooder and steve vaiin the cutting heads sequence, where guitar players that think they are good enough match. You can pick and choose and still get plenty of great music from this eric claptonorganized concert to benefit his alcohol rehab facility.
On a hot, sticky afternoon this june of 2004, 46,000 people gathered at the cotton bowl in dallas, texas to witness the onceinalifetime congregation of musical legends at eric clapton crossroads guitar festival. With that in mind, the original guitar duel was recorded. Crossroads and its unsung guitar hero, arlen roth guitar. The crossroads of highways 61 and 49 where robert johnson allegedly sold his soul to the devil in return for musical genius is commemorated with three blue guitars.
Aug 01, 2006 young guitarist struggling between pursuing the blues or classical guitar. Download crossroads blues by ron zabrocki on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. Young guitarist struggling between pursuing the blues or classical guitar. Steve vai vs ralph macchio epic guitar battle youtube.
Netflix teases robert johnson film devil at the crossroads. The ry coodersteve vai crossroads guitar duel jims. Jan 20, 2018 the story takes us to the 1930s and the deep south. Barring the 1999 fest, each of these years 2004, 2007, 2010, and 20 were recorded and released as cds and dvds, which makes the 2016 tripledisc crossroads revisited. Crossroads is the soundtrack to the 1986 film starring ralph macchio, joe seneca and jami gertz, inspired by the legend of blues musician robert johnson. Download crossroads 1986 hight quality movie with english language. Crossroads is a 1986 american comingofage musical drama film inspired by the legend of blues musician robert johnson. Crossroads zaginiony blues 1986 polski dubbing duration. Threeandahalf hours of footage at a guitar festival in dalls that drew a lot of big names is more than enough entertainment for rock blues fans. Clarksdale, the birthplace of the blues, lays claim to the location of highways 61 and 49 and has staked that claim with a giant guitar sign. Crossroads is an intriguing entry in enfroys fivealbum oeuvre. Legend has it that robert johnson, the king of the delta blues and the very first rock star, did just such a thing. To godfearing black folks living in the 1920s deep south, the blues was clearly the devils music.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Thank you walter hill and john fusco for such a delightful film. Its darkly majestic with symphonic rock flourishes and contains three songs with hauntingly beautiful female vocals. The harp playing in this clip is by blues great sonny terry, whom i was lucky enough to meet in tampa one night in 1972. Steve vai guitar duel on crossroads watch full movie. I suugest that one of my friends watch an awesome movie called crossroads, they. Shot in the delta of the blues, between memphis and greenwood in mississipi, crossroads tells roberts trip bud johnson on the old abandoned roads and the cotton fields. The climax of the movie is the guitar duel between eugene and jack butler steve vai. The greatest folk blues guitar player that ever lived.
This movie is the most wonderful tribute to blues ever made. Talented young blues guitarist eugene lightning boy martone ralph macchio. Guitar tablature pdf transcribed by dave whitehill. Rhino entertainment captured every epic note from that blistering summer day in chicago and will release over four hours of crossroads guitar festival 2010. Another classic cornucopia of musical talent courtesy of eric claptons regular crossroads guitar fests. Devil at the crossroads, an original documentary film on the life and death of legendary blues guitarist robert johnson as the trailer details. Macchio,s classical guitar solos were apparently played by classical guitarist arlen roth. The ersatz blues story of the film gives ry cooder leeway to turn in an impressive blues derived soundtrack featuring sonny terry along with his usual collaborators van dyke parks, jim keltner, nathan east, and others. He says there were prewar blues musicians who played guitar. Standing at the crossroads nonstop 25 smokin hot rhythm. His real father was a canadian pilot but he didnt find that out until he was 53.
When playing this lead you want to begin the pickup line at the 5 click 1. Crossroads from the past to the present introopening. When he was 14 he took up the guitar, having been influenced by blues. It will stop traffic if you play this in a guitar shop while youre pretending to buy guitar, but just there to show off.
In early 1984, director walter hill contacted arlen rothguitarist, columnist and cocreator of the hot licks instructional video seriesabout a new film he was about to make starring ralph macchio. You can pick and choose and still get plenty of great music from this eric claptonorganized concert to benefit his. Vai also appears in the film as the devils guitar player in the climactic guitar duel. Apr 18, 2019 netflix premiered the trailer for remastered. Apr, 20 eric claptons crossroads guitar festival evening one. Cross road blues also known as crossroads is a blues song written and recorded by american blues artist robert johnson in 1936. Crossroads 1986 cult classic starring ralph macchio as a wanttobe blues guitar virtuoso who seeks a longlost song by legendary musician robert johnson download crossroads 1986 best quality movie. His 2007 release sold over two million dvd and blurays to date, making it one of the bestselling music video dvds ever to be released. Crossroads is the soundtrack to the 1986 film starring ralph macchio, joe seneca and jami gertz, inspired by the legend of blues musician robert.
Apr 30, 2019 you probably remember steve vais legendary cameo, but the man behind much of the real guitar work in crossroads is often overlooked. The artie lange show ralph macchio instudio part 1. Eric claptons crossroads guitar festival evening one. Crossroads suite is a song by steve vai from the album crossroads. The actual location of the crossroads is of course in dispute also. Crossroads guitar festival 20 by eric clapton on amazon. Robert johnson cant you hear the wind howl the life and music of robert johnson. While you wont hear this rhythm guitar in the cream recording of crossroads, it will serve you well to learn it. Eric claptons crossroads guitar festival 20 video 20. At the beginning of the audio sample youll hear 6 clicks. Hill envisioned the films climax to be like a boxing match, or a blues version of the karate kid ironically, also starring macchio. Crossroads movie blues guitar clip 1 this is opening guitar part is a depiction of robert johnson who is perhaps the most notorious bluesman in history. That legend reached a mainstream audience with the 1986 movie crossroads. Great harmonica blues as well as authentic guitar solos by ry cooder and steve vaiin the cutting heads sequence, where guitar players that think they are good enough match their fret board panache against the devils own.
This is not at all a good movie to learn about robert johnson but the movie crossroads goes into a little detail about him and. On 08 january 2012, i saw this wonderful film again on an imported dvd. Right at the spot where the devil put the x and sat to wait on the soontobe great robert johnson. Others say it was at dockery plantation, near clarksdale. The ry coodersteve vai crossroads guitar duel october 26, 2012 jimpageadmin guitars and music american standard, arlen roth, crossroads, crossroads movie, crossroads poster, devils guitar player. A guitar student ralph macchio tours the deep south with an old blues man joe seneca, chasing a lost song written by robert johnson. John mcgraw as tex donaldson woman at boardinghouse. Johnson performed it as a solo piece with his vocal and acoustic slide guitar in the delta blues style. The guitar amplifier used by jack butler steve vai is a carvin x100b. Yes the devil did go down to georgia but it wasnt to play the fiddle. This is crossroads guitar duel by waldodekard on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. With the allman brothers band, blake mills, booker t.
His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Right across the highway from where the log was so many years ago. They did a great job making it look like hes really playing the part. Together, they head to a place called the crossroads where deals are made with the devil. Aug 01, 2011 eric clapton crossroads guitar festival 1 clip1 by therungel. As a young man from mississippi, aspiring to be humanitys greatest ever guitar player, and desperate because he didnt feel he was even close, johnson apparently met satan. Captured across two nights at madison square garden, the crossroads guitar festival offers a variety of legendary guitarists performing a mix of sultry blues, classic rock and country jams. Twenty five musical clips filmed with two cameras to understand the blues of the origins.
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