Next month, Eric Clapton will release his 2013 Crossroads Guitar Festival on DVD and Blu-ray and – for the first time ever – audio highlights on digital and CD.
The set features nearly 5 hours of music across 45 tracks, plus conversations with the artists and other behind-the-scenes footage from the event.
On April 12 and 13 in New York City, Clapton once again assembled an unparalleled lineup of the world’s most celebrated guitarists for the fourth incarnation of his legendary Crossroads Guitar Festival. While the previous three festivals were all hosted in sprawling outdoor stadiums, Clapton took the festivities indoors for the first time this year to Madison Square Garden.
Held every three years since 2004, the Crossroads Guitar Festival has quickly become the ultimate guitar-concert event, where the world’s greatest players perform together to raise funds for the Crossroads Centre in Antigua. Clapton founded this treatment and education facility in 1998 to help people suffering from chemical dependency.
This year’s festival featured two different nights of music with performances by Clapton, the Allman Brothers Band, Blake Mills, Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall II, Gary Clark Jr., Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Keith Richards, Keith Urban, Los Lobos, Robert Cray, Sonny Landreth, Steve Cropper, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes and more.
In addition to rousing performances of blues classics and renowned hit songs, many of the most memorable performances saw artists coming together for some stirring collaborations. Among the highlights were the surprise pairing of John Mayer and Keith Urban for the Beatles’ “Don’t Let Me Down,” Vince Gill and Clapton taking on “Lay Down Sally,” Keb Mo and Taj Mahal covering the Sleepy John Estes’ song, “Diving Duck Blues,” Gill performing “Tumbling Dice” with Urban and Albert Lee and members of the Allman Brothers – Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks – joined forces for a haunting acoustic cover of Neil Young’s “The Needle and the Damage Done.”
As you would expect, Clapton features prominently throughout the show, including with his own band for “Tears In Heaven.” The legendary guitarist also tore through the Derek and the Dominos’ classic “Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad” with the Allman Brothers Band, revisiting the time in 2009 when he joined the band during their annual residency at the Beacon Theater in New York.
The first Crossroads Guitar Festival was held in 2004 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and gathered together 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 other two DVD sets met similar acclaim. The 2007 collection was certified 6x platinum, while the set from 2010 was certified 4x platinum.
"Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013" will be released on:
Nov 15 – Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Finland, Netherlands
Nov 18 – UK, Czech Rep., Austria, South Africa, Hong Kong, Poland, France, Denmark, Norway
Nov 19 – US, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Italy, Spain
Nov 20 – Japan, Sweden
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Blu-ray & DVD Track Listing
Disc One
01. Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
02. Spider Jiving - Eric Clapton with Andy Fairweather Low
03. Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton with Vince Gill
04. Time Is Tight - Booker T. with Steve Cropper
05. Born Under A Bad Sign - Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb’ Mo’, Blake Mills, Matt “Guitar” Murphy & Albert Lee
06. Green Onions - Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb’ Mo’, Blake Mills, Matt “Guitar” Murphy & Albert Lee
07. Great Big Old House - The Robert Cray Band
08. Everyday I Have The Blues - The Robert Cray Band with B.B. King, Eric Clapton & Jimmie Vaughan
09. Next Of Kindred Spirit - Sonny Landreth
10. Cry - Doyle Bramhall II with Alice Smith
11. Bullet And A Target - Doyle Bramhall II with Citizen Cope
12. She’s Alright - Doyle Bramhall II with Gary Clark Jr.
13. This Time - Earl Klugh
14. Mirabella - Earl Klugh
15. Heavenly Bodies - Kurt Rosenwinkel
16. Big Road Blues - Kurt Rosenwinkel with Eric Clapton
17. Next Door Neighbor Blues - Gary Clark Jr.
18. Queen Of California - John Mayer
19. Don’t Let Me Down – John Mayer with Keith Urban
20. Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues - Buddy Guy with Robert Randolph & Quinn Sullivan
21. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad - The Allman Brothers Band with Eric Clapton
22. Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band
Disc Two
01. Congo Square - Sonny Landreth with Derek Trucks
02. Change It - John Mayer with Doyle Bramhall II
03. Ooh-Ooh-Ooh - Jimmie Vaughan
04. Save The Last Dance For Me - Blake Mills with Derek Trucks
05. Don’t Worry Baby - Los Lobos
06. I Got To Let You Know - Los Lobos with Robert Cray
07. The Needle And The Damage Done” - Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes & Derek Trucks
08. Midnight Rider - Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes & Derek Trucks
09. I Ain’t Living Long Like This- Vince Gill with Albert Lee
10. Tumbling Dice – Vince Gill with Keith Urban & Albert Lee
11. Walkin’ Blues - Taj Mahal with Keb’ Mo’
12. Diving Duck Blues - Taj Mahal with Keb’ Mo’
13. When My Train Pulls In - Gary Clark Jr.
14. Please Come Home - Gary Clark Jr.
15. Going Down - Jeff Beck with Beth Hart
16. Mná Na Heireann - Jeff Beck
17. Key To The Highway – Eric Clapton with Keith Richards
18. I Shall Be Released - Eric Clapton with Robbie Robertson
19. Gin House Blues - Andy Fairweather Low with Eric Clapton
20. Got To Get Better In A Little While - Eric Clapton
21. Crossroads - Eric Clapton
22. Sunshine Of Your Love - Eric Clapton
23. High Time We Went - Ensemble
CD & Digital Track Listing
Disc One
01. Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
02. Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton with Vince Gill
03. Green Onions - Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb’ Mo’, Blake Mills, Matt “Guitar” Murphy & Albert Lee
04. Heavenly Bodies - Kurt Rosenwinkel
05. This Time - Earl Klugh
06. Mirabella - Earl Klugh
07. Great Big Old House - The Robert Cray Band
08. She’s Alright - Doyle Bramhall II with Gary Clark Jr.
09. Bullet And A Target - Doyle Bramhall II with Citizen Cope
10. Queen Of California - John Mayer
11. Don’t Let Me Down – John Mayer with Keith Urban
12. Next Door Neighbor Blues - Gary Clark Jr.
13. Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues - Buddy Guy with Robert Randolph & Quinn Sullivan
14. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad - The Allman Brothers Band with Eric Clapton
Disc Two
01. Congo Square - Sonny Landreth with Derek Trucks
02. Change It - John Mayer with Doyle Bramhall II
03. Ooh-Ooh-Ooh - Jimmie Vaughan
04. Save The Last Dance For Me - Blake Mills with Derek Trucks
05. Don’t Worry Baby - Los Lobos
06. I Ain’t Living Long Like This - Vince Gill with Albert Lee
07. Diving Duck Blues - Taj Mahal with Keb’ Mo’
08. When My Train Pulls In - Gary Clark Jr.
09. Mná Na Heireann - Jeff Beck
10. The Needle And The Damage Done - Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes & Derek Trucks
11. Midnight Rider - Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes & Derek Trucks
12. Key To The Highway – Eric Clapton with Keith Richards
13. Gin House Blues - Andy Fairweather Low with Eric Clapton
14. Got To Get Better In A Little While - Eric Clapton
15. Sunshine Of Your Love - Eric Clapton
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