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    Duel from Crossroads

    in Soundtracks

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    Crossroads is a 1986 cult film inspired by the legend of Robert Johnson. The film was directed by Walter Hill, and featured an original score by Ry Cooder. Starring Ralph Macchio, the film also features renowned guitarist Steve Vai as the devil's guitar player in the climactic guitar duel. From Wikipedia

    Crossroads_(film).jpg

    I was going to put this in the 'Soul/Blues/Funk/Jazz' forum but technically it's not a real blues battle. This was one of those little movies that has some what of a cult following and one that I still watch when it comes on.

    Partially Crossroads is a blues version of the old Devil and Daniel Webster story (1937). The character of Willie Brown the blues magician who sold his soul to The Devil for success is based upon the true life character of blues legend Robert Johnson, which the film incorporates into the story. But Crossroads is not so much a fantasy film as it is a contemplation and analysis of the blues itself. It has one of the most exceptionally formulated screenplays in years. ... It is the stuff Oscar-nominations should be made of. Joe Seneca earned minor attention and played parts in several films, most notably The Blob (1988) and A Time to Kill (1996), up until his death in 1996.From Moria

    If you like the duel don't look for the soundtrack because for some odd reason they didn't put it on there. :blink:

    Trivia

    The infamous climax cutting head battle scene has been widely popularized over the internet by guitarists who are fans of Steve Vai. [1] Most of the battle is played by Vai, except for Eugene's blues parts at the beginning of the duel which are played by Ry Cooder and can be heard on Vai's album "The Elusive Light and Sound, volume 1 "

    Macchio's fingering on the guitar was a studied acting job in itself because he didn't know how to play guitar prior to taking on the part of a guitarist. He received intensive training from classical guitarist William Kanengiser of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet to approximate playing realistically enough to hide that fact respectably well.

    When Butler (Steve Vai) finishes his final solo before the classical duel, he ends it with a diminished fifth (flat fifth), an interval that has at times been associated with the Devil.

    The classical-influenced piece played by Eugene during the climactic scene is based on Niccolò Paganini's Fifth Caprice.

    *Jason Becker playing the Fifth Caprice

    There was no classical guitar program at The Juilliard School during the creation of the movie, but has since been made a part of the school.

    According to The Dirt this is guitarist Mick Mars favorite movie.

    The animated series Metalocalypse's episode 'Bluesklok' parodies Crossroads.

    The guitar used by Eugene is a Fender Telecaster.

    The guitar used by Jack Butler(Steve Vai) is a Charvel San Dimas.

    Jimmie + Stevie Ray Vaughan

    in Soul/Blues/Funk/Jazz

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    Cleveland Rocks - interview

    Stevie Ray Vaughan and the FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS

    Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pipeline

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    Family Style is a blues-rock album by the Vaughan Brothers, released September 1990. The album features guitarists and vocalists Stevie Ray Vaughan and his brother Jimmie Vaughan in their first studio collaboration. It also proved to be Stevie Ray Vaughan's last studio performance. In his earlier years, Stevie Ray Vaughan often remarked that he would like to do an album with his brother. The liner notes credits end with "Thanks Mama V. for letting us play".

    "Hard to Be" (S.R. Vaughan, D. Bramhall) – 4:41

    "White Boots" (B. Swan, J. Leslie) – 3:50

    "D/FW" (J. Vaughan) – 2:48

    "Good Texan" (J. Vaughan, N. Rodgers) – 4:22

    "Hillbillies From Outerspace" (J. Vaughan, S.R. Vaughan) – 3:34

    "Long Way From Home" (S.R. Vaughan, D. Bramhall) – 3:15

    "Tick Tock" (J. Vaughan, N. Rodgers, J.L. Williams) – 4:54

    "Telephone Song" (S.R. Vaughan, D. Bramhall) – 3:28

    "Baboom/Mama Said" (J. Vaughan, S.R. Vaughan, D. Freeman) – 4:29

    "Brothers" (J. Vaughan, S.R. Vaughan) – 5:05

    "Good Texan" from "Family Style"

    Jimmie Vaughan live with the "Tilt a Whirl" Band

    Jimmie Vaughan - Can't say No

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MriFbndNvnw

    Jimmie With Denny Freeman on second guitar.

    Jimmie Vaughan - Boom-Bapa-Boom

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_GfyW2sQQQ

    Jimmie Vaughan Live at the Texas Capitol

    Stevie Ray Vaughan- Texas Flood

    Stevie Ray Vaughan - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

    Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing

    AC/DC Highway to Hell

    in The 70s

    Posted

    AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. The band are considered pioneers of hard rock, alongside bands such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath.[1] Its members, however, have always classified their music as "rock 'n' roll".[2]

    Highway to Hell is the sixth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in July 1979. It is also AC/DC's fifth international studio album. All songs were written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott.

    By far their most popular album at the time of its release, Highway to Hell expanded AC/DC's audience considerably, positioning the band for breakthrough success the following year with Back in Black. It was the last AC/DC album recorded with lead vocalist Bon Scott before his untimely death in February 1980.

    From Wikipedia

    Acdc_Highway_to_Hell.JPG

    Australian cover

    ACDC_Highway_To_Hell_AUS.jpg

    Keiko Matsui Safari

    in Soul/Blues/Funk/Jazz

    Posted

    Keiko Matsui (松居慶子), born in Tokyo as Keiko Doi on July 26, 1961, is a Japanese smooth jazz/new age pianist and composer whose career spans three decades, during which time she has released twenty CDs (in addition to various compilations) and has received international acclaim.

    Funkadelic - What Is Soul (Video, circa 1969)

    in Soul/Blues/Funk/Jazz

    Posted

    My favorite funkadelic song is 'maggot brain'

    This ones for you Dude

    BEHOLD! Watch Michael Hampton break two strings and STILL perform

    George Clinton & The P-Funk All-Stars performing Maggot Brain live at the Southern Comfort - Rocks the Blues Tour '96 at The San Francisco Street Fair, S.F. Ca. June 8th, 1996.

    Michael "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton rippin' the guitar solo. Lige Curry on Bass. Garry "Do-Wop" Shider on Rhythm Guitar. Billy "Bass" Nelson on Rhythm Guitar. Gabe Gonzales on Drums. Maggot Brain is a state of mind, you know the rest. (more)

    Cameo

    in Soul/Blues/Funk/Jazz

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    Formed in 1974, Cameo started out as a 13-member group created by former Juilliard student and New York-area clubgoer Larry Blackmon, called the New York City Players. Signed by Casablanca Records to their Chocolate City imprint in 1976, the group soon changed its name to Cameo. Cameo started with a deep, funky sound, but it was obvious from the start that their sights were set on the dance floors. Their first albums Cardiac Arrest, Ugly Ego, We All Know Who We Are and Secret Omen contained dance floor songs such as "Rigor Mortis", "I Just Want To Be" and "Find My Way," the latter which was a major disco smash and was included on the soundtrack to Thank God It's Friday.

    By the time Cameosis came out in 1980 Cameo had gained considerable momentum through singles such as "Shake Your Pants". Albums such as 1981's Knights of the Sound Table and 1982's Alligator Woman saw the band playing up their eclectic style.

    However, by the time the mid-1980s approached, Larry Blackmon and crew were ready to move on. Cameo stripped down to a quartet that included Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant, and Charles Singleton (who left the group after She's Strange). Inspired by the edgy synthesizer arrangements being pushed forward by the new wave groups of the time, Blackmon moved the band into a hard-core "electronic funk" direction, utilising the new technology becoming available in the recording studios. He put his trademark "Ooow!" into the forefront of Cameo's mixes and markedly changed their sound.

    1983's Style was the first disc to capitalize on Cameo's new sound. She's Strange came out in 1984 and its "12-inch mix" was a major smash in the R&B clubs. The title track and its follow-up "Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck" were minor successes on the pop charts. 1985's Single Life was also an R&B hit that saw some crossover success.

    "Word Up!" hit radio airwaves in mid-1986 and instantly became one of the biggest pop songs of the year. Critically acclaimed with large amounts of club and radio airtime, the resulting album Word Up! turned Cameo into superstars. The follow-up tracks "Candy" and "Back and Forth" were also huge hits for the funk trio. By the end of 1986 "Word Up!" seemed to be everywhere: radio, clubs, MTV, Coca-Cola commercials, and even in people's conversations as it became a national catch phrase. Some music critics have hailed "Word Up!" as the defining song of the 1980s.

    CAMEO flirt 1982

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    Funkadelic - What Is Soul (Video, circa 1969)

    in Soul/Blues/Funk/Jazz

    Posted · Edited by tpj1965

    P-Funk to me was one of those bands that work magic in studio but their live perfomances left something to be disired. They never could capture on stage what they did studio. With that said, George, Bootsy and dem cats put out some of the best funk of the 70's. Here are two of my personal favs.

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