Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010

Eric Clapton hosts his tribute to the blues and great guitarists the world over at the annual Crossroads Guitar Festival usually held outside of Chicago. It raises awareness and money for the Crossroads, Centre, Antigua, a premier center for the treatment of alcoholism and drug adiction. Year after year everyone of  the artists Eric personally asks are there to preform at the Festival. Although there is a part of me that would very much like to attend, just to say I was there, I do like the convenience of a Blu-ray Disc with a surround sound system, not to mention the air conditioned comfort of home. The lineup for 2010 was stellar. Sonny Landreth starts things out with a bang as usual. The Guitar hero's line up afterwards: Robert Randolph, Joe Bonamassa, Robert Cray, Jimmy Vaughan, ZZ Top, Doyle Bramhall II, Gary Clark Jr., Keb Mo', Vince Gill, Albert Lee, Earl Klugh, John Mayer, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi, Warren Haynes, David Hidalgo & Caesar Rosas ( with Los Lobos), Then the super heavyweights begin to appear; Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Ronnie Wood, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood. The night is capped off with "The Thrill Is Gone" BB King and the entire ensemble. That equates to over 3 hours of music, which I think is a good buy for the bucks. The sound quality is crystal clear and well recorded in DTS multi channel. The concert is a great way to sample the music of the greatest players who ever lived! RIP Pinetop Perkins who passed away today at the young age of 97 in Austin, Texas - the oldest Grammy winner.