Crossroads Guitar Festival

We actually were texting this morning.

He, uh, he was at Crossroads Festival, uh, this weekend with Clapton and those guys, and, uh, and, and, and that, we've been friends for a very, very long time, and once again, another connection through EMI.

He was, he wrote for EMI, and we became buddies probably 20-plus years ago, and we have a...

But yeah, one of the just insane musician.

But speaking of guitar news, the other kind of real guitar news, we're coming into a big guitar weekend in the world of the guitar world.

It's Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival in Austin, Texas this weekend, Saturday and Sunday.

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Fresh off his 90th birthday celebration concert at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, Buddy Guy will release a new studio album in 2027.

It's produced by Steve Jordan.

The album features Willie Weeks, Isaiah Sharkey, Ivan Neville, special guests Kim Wilson, and more.

That entire group joined Guy for his birthday celebration concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

While in Austin for Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, we asked Joe Bonamassa about Guy's impact.

One of the greatest to ever do it.

And not only he's a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as was Bebe, his impact on rock and roll and guitar playing I mean, without Buddy Guy, I'm not sure James Marshall Hendrix plays the way he played.

Ladies and gentlemen, it was...

Eric Clapton's 75th Crossroads Guitar Festival, 2026.

I didn't cross my fingers.

But it has been going on since like 2004 or something like that? 2005? Okay.

We're coming at you from Austin, Texas today.

We're here for Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, and joining us is Joe Bonamassa.

Joe, how are you?

I'm doing good.

What am I jamming today? Right now, Guy303, I've got the free non-licensed music that I'm jamming so that Jerry's channel does not get ripped down.

When I get done with this, I'll probably... work and I'll put on the Crossroads 2026 Guitar Festival that just completed Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival.

He started that a few years back as a way to promote for people that are in recovery in the music business.

And so the Crossroads Guitar Festival is phenomenal.

And that's what I've been jamming.

Yesterday it was Sonny Landreth and then John Mayer and Tedeschi Trucks and Phil Anastasio and some other people did some jam out.

We're doing our part, and that's important to me.

Do you have to adapt your approach just a little bit when you're doing something like you're doing tomorrow, the Crossroads Festival, where you have a lot of performers? and on one hand, I'm sure you're excited to see and to jam with some of the performers, but does that impact your approach a little bit?

Well, it doesn't from the point of view of what I might play.

However, it does from the point of view of how long do I have.

Bill just rang me about it from, where was he? Southwest Rocks.

And he said Tommy Emanuel's playing at the Crossroads Guitar Festival.

Eric Clapton's, is it? He is.

Yep.

All right.

And you made the special trip.

I've not heard of the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival.

I know Crossroads, but you made the special pilgrimage for your father, grandfather.