By this point, Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival is basically an institution. The fourth incarnation of the event (held last spring in New York City) is documented on the new Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 set, which is available now on DVD, Blu-Ray, and CD formats. In addition to Clapton himself, the release features performances from legends like The Allman Brothers Band, Keith Richards, Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, and Gary Clark Jr, among many others.
We’re giving away a two-disc Blu-Ray copy — to win, tell us what up-and-coming guitar whiz should be added to the next Crossroads Festival. Who’s the “next Clapton”? (To boost your case, please provide some proof — in audio or visual form — and tell us why he or she is such an incredible guitar player.)
The deadline for the giveaway is next Friday, December 13th, at 5:00 p.m. EST. NOTE: The set can only be shipped to an address in North America.
The tracklist is below. Check out more details at Amazon.
Disc One
1. “Tears In Heaven” – Eric Clapton
2. “Spider Jiving” – Eric Clapton with Andy Fairweather Low
3. “Lay Down Sally” – Eric Clapton with Vince Gill
4. “Time Is Tight” – Booker T. with Steve Cropper
5. “Born Under A Bad Sign” – Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb’ Mo’, Blake Mills, Matt “Guitar” Murphy & Albert Lee
6. “Green Onions” – Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb’ Mo’, Blake Mills, Matt “Guitar” Murphy & Albert Lee
7. “Great Big Old House” – The Robert Cray Band
8. “Everyday I Have The Blues” – The Robert Cray Band with B.B. King, Eric Clapton & Jimmie Vaughan
9. “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
1. “Congo Square” – Sonny Landreth with Derek Trucks
2. “Change It” – John Mayer with Doyle Bramhall II
3. “Ooh-Ooh-Ooh” – Jimmie Vaughan
4. “Save The Last Dance For Me” – Blake Mills with Derek Trucks
5. “Don’t Worry Baby” – Los Lobos
6. “I Got To Let You Know” – Los Lobos with Robert Cray
7. “The Needle And The Damage Done” – Allman, Haynes, Trucks
8. “Midnight Rider” – Allman, Haynes, Trucks
9. “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 Héireann” – 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
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jack white… watch it might get loud.. he’s pretty brilliant and knows the ins and outs of a guitar
Tallest Man on Earth would be a worthy contribution to the festival. He headlined Outside Lands alongside Gary Clark Jr., He isn’t a lead guitarist but he makes some interesting music with his guitar as he was classically trained.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG2ccH8jlCA.
Guitarists like to bash on people who use capos sometimes in my experience, but its suitable to his style and definitely not a cop-out. It’d be like getting a modern early, albeit less political, Bob Dylan.
It totally has to be Bonamassa!
He even admits to being the biggest Clapton fan in the world
Are these contests fake? The winners are never announced (examples: the recent Van Morrison cover song and the recent Eric Clapton guitar solo contests). Are the Hidden Track editors acquiring new releases from record labels under the guise of a promotional giveaway, only to keep the goods for themselves? One must assume so, given this complete lack of transparency.
Ryan, the editor, here.
The contest winners are contacted individually. They send me their addresses, which are forwarded to the publicists, who send the stuff.
I highly recommend that you identify the winning entries, so that people know the contests are legit, not to mention the fun factor for the entrants in learning the winner of a competition they entered.
My nephew Tyler. He rocks on his toy keyboard with guitar sounds on it.
How do you enter? Who do we send the writing too?
Luther Dickinson. Hardly up-and-coming in my opinion, he is one of the best out there period. He’s an incredible musician and does the best modern interpretation of the blues with references to delta, hill country, slide, etc. Never miss a chance to see the North Mississippi Allstars live. He makes my jaw drop with what he does with his cigar box, tin can, acoustic, and electric guitars!
http://youtu.be/XT_eeJHJy_s
http://youtu.be/a01uSeoVyrA
Thanks for entering, everybody!
It was a really close call between Chris and Roy, but I’ve decided to go with Chris. Those Luther Dickinson clips definitely sold me.
I’ll be contacting you through e-mail in just a sec, Chris.
Got the set in the mail. THANKS!
Hope you enjoy, Chris! Thanks again.