Crossroads movie blues guitar clip 1

[philjit1]

just remember gob shite, it was the likes of clapton , and other british players that got great players like him noticed in the first place . so shut the fuck up .... not so universal ... wanker

[philjit1]

just remember gob shite, it was the likes of clapton , and other british players that got great players like him noticed in the first place . so shut the fuck up ....

[sauliusdr]

Who re-played this song for the movie? Cause sound quality of the original R.Johnson version is very poor. Or maybe it was re-mastered? Where can I get that good quality version?

[reversal420]

@sauliusdr Not sure if you got an answer to your question, but the guy who played the songs is Ry Cooder. I believe the soundtrack for this film was all done by him.

[SuperKopstar]

Talk to anyone who knows ANYTHING abkut music and they'll tell you how much of an influence the Blues was o Rock & Rol, Zeppelin, Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Eric Bourdon & the Animals just to name a few, all influenced by the blues. About the only thing that Clapton MAY have done for the blues was bring it to a wider audience

[aidenmckinnon]

great film

[ILoveRalphMacchio98]

Omg I so love Ralph Macchio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[asmith73TCB]

this is the best version of this song too bad its not on cd

[wisesatyr72]

when are they gonna make a real RJ movie ??

[TXejas19]

@wisesatyr72 they have but in my opinion they're all worthless, alot of his life is a mystery clouded by assumptions, myths, and intrigue.....some of which might be true. *gasp* it would be awsome if you did some research and made a production/film :D DO IT DO IT DO IT!

[wisesatyr72]

@TXejas19 The Man is Pure Legend.. If i did the film itd be a full on tribute to him and the true development of the Birth in Delta Blues..

[dannykingart]

only a idiot would think eric clapton influenced this....just like the rolling stones and led zeppelin influenced blues.....get your head out your ass....white rock n roll artist borrow beg n steal from black blues artists.simple as that.eric clapton is watered down robert johnson...just be ok with it....the white influence on rock n roll is very very minor......

[cofferson]

damnit shouldnt have watched this :( now i wanna go watch the movie again lol

[AbrahamMora]

"I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees

I tried to flag a ride

Didn't nobody seem to know me, babe, everybody pass me by.."

[nfsfreak72]

@ChetZenor how many times do I have to tell this to people: what I meant was clapton's popularization of the song affected how people titled and performed the original. I was in no way suggesting Clapton influenced Robert Johnson.

[ElDiabloEastSida]

i wanna see the clip where willie brown meets the devil!!!! lol

[BlisterOnTheMoon]

Who actualy sung this song?

[SixstringMatt]

@BlisterOnTheMoon in real life, Robert Johnson. In this movie, he's being portrayed by Tim Russ (Tuvok from Star Trek Voyager), who actually sang it here

[V8Deuce]

"Sounds like Birdshit"

[ayews]

thats tuvak off star trek voyager playing robert johnson, has to be

[EricalovesDrums]

i love the bluesRock

[AnthonyDeGee]

that is one badass capo

[nfsfreak72]

eric clapton had an influence on this song...

when he puts it in his tape player the song is titled "crossroad blues" even though the real name is cross road blues

there's an extra verse after the "sinking down" line

[NotSoUniversal]

how the fuck could eric clapton influence this when he wasn't even a-fucking-live.....and even if he was alive he would be a baby

[nfsfreak72]

i meant after he did his version of crossroads i influenced the way people played (and titled) the song.

[nfsfreak72]

wow, this was a fail-some line of comments.

WHAT I MEANT

was that after eric clapton recorded arguably the most well known version of this song people must have adopted his arrangement and certainly the way this song was titled. the original was called "cross road blues" and clapton's was called "crossroads". if you look on the tape in this video it's called "crossroad blues", probably influenced by clapton. i was misinterperated, don't take it so seriously.

[1WayBlues]

That's cool nfsfreak72, you have a good point about Clapton having a huge influence. Helped bring the blues and blues-rock into the mainstream in a huge way. Love Clapton.

[MrGoodrock]

@1WayBlues a question can you uppload the complete movie `???? please ???=D

[fenderstrat6485]

true that man...he wasnt even alive when robert johnson died, so yeah, you're right.

[TheExplodingPumpkin]

@NotSoUniversal Do you have a problem with clapton

[dimebag2021]

@NotSoUniversal this movie wasnt made till the 80s dude. claptons been around since the late 60's i believe

[MysteryHunterz]

@NotSoUniversal

Robert Johnson Influenced About all the delta blues artists that still alive right now except for some like David "honeyboy" Edwards and such still alive

[Raziff199999999]

@NotSoUniversal yeah, Clapton was born like 10-12 years after Robert died

[ChetZenor]

@nfsfreak72 other way around retard, eric was influenced by robert i dont think eric was even born in roberts lifespan.

[nfsfreak72]

johnson sounds like he's playing a very clean electric guitar

[123456cephiro]

kick ass movie

[Ozznize]

what does he does to the vinyl at 0:47?

[shock71185]

Lo esta grabando

It´s recording it.

[adamdanielperry]

he's brushing away the etchings from the recording.

[mohanicus]

this is ry cooder,s version of robert johnsons song.

whos singin the song tho?????????

class fuckin guitar playing.

[rostoccer]

delta blues, huh?

[TheOwlMan]

"Can't we all just get along"? lol (Seriously though,I say that we play beautiful music from the heart and soul,the best way that we possibly can,before long (if you do that),then you will get so good (no matter what instrument(s) you prefer),that people will want to hear you,then more people,and someday,we could be remembered for our music,yes,even as much (it not more) than Robert Johnson himself...Think about it...

OwlMan

[lus1981]

Why does it matter "how hard" it is to play, or what kinda music has more soul. Each to his/her own... FFS If u like a piece of music and someone else doesn't.... WHO CARES. Cut the fucking bullshit and enjoy your favourite kind of music and stop whining about your stupid, and most of all pointless opinions...

[TheOwlMan]

Amen! lol

[FatSlim666]

I like both of the musicstyles but you need to spend more time in classical music

its harder to learn some songs

but the really hard way is to find your own style

[Lukeblueslover]

"you need to spend more time in classical music"

How wrong you are...try to play THE blues the RIGHT way. But it's still a matter of passion, you have to really love and comprehend what's behind the blues to really play it.

[timmy47]

hmm im a blues player myself but i dissagree. classical music is a lot more disciplined that blues. not that playing blues isnt hard to do well, but trying to play robert johnson is not has hard as playing paganini. sorry, but its not. it dosent make it better though. they are just different.

[timmy47]

also id like to point out that i ment just playing roberts music...because playing it and singing it is pretty effing hard. he plays and sings in almost two different times.

[Lukeblueslover]

obviously there isn't a "difficult-o-meter" in music but I completely disagree. In classical music you shurely have to spend lot of time in learning techniques, reading scores, study a lot etc...but the point is that you have to spend a lot of time too playing the blues...to play THE blues (you know what I mean ;)). There's very few people capable of playing it (i'm not talking about the last bluesmen alive or things like that).

[timmy47]

id argue it would be just as hard to get the right feel for classical as it is to get the right feel for blues. theres no real way to guage it. but in sheer technical terms, classical takes a lot more dicipline and is more technically demanding than blues. blues by nature is simple. but anything is as hard or simple as you make it really. ie robert johnson and SRV. one is simple, and one is full of flare. comparing classical and blues is apples and oranges really.

[Lukeblueslover]

"comparing classical and blues is apples and oranges really"

I agree and that's why I think blues could be difficult as classical and viceversa.

[Lukeblueslover]

Obviously classical musicians and blues musicians belongs to completely different worlds...the different kind of approach to the instrument, to the music and whatever else comes from this, makes me shure that the blues could be difficult as classical and viceversa. To each his own;)

[alejhombre]

rockstartrev12: You misinform when you state this is the original Robert Johnson recording. It is a beautiful copy, better recorded on a better instrument with clearer -- but less edgy -- vocals in the same style. The guitar low notes are wonderfully warm.

[HugoYus]

Mr. Tuvok playing the blues

[therocker1959]

it's funny how classical players look down their nose at everyone else. The snobs don't seem to be able to accept other types of music or that mabye their music has lost something over the years. I've been there. I realised the problems with classical when I started playing. It's lost its emotion through using to many players and each player not being able to add their own style to the sound. some of it's ok but most of it...

[kevinsmith987]

its a brass bandaid

[ZEROboarder00]

penis

[FatSlim666]

this film that classical music is more amazing^^

its more difficult

pls dont comment oh but blues has more feeling

that people are afraid and to unskilled to play a classical peace

[OuTRunner12]

oh if u only could feel the blues.........................­.....whatever ,....u must be some kinda robocop if u believe that all this feeling is fake

[HarryW23]

First of all, don't comment trying to correct other people when you can't form a sentence right and you used the word peace in the wrong context, you meant to use piece. Second of all blues is music very soulful and so is classical why do you have to be an asshole? Just appreciate the music and stop being such a snob.

[HardRokMiner]

I kan feel it in my soul. Play it my brother play it.

[UberNoobtard]

Robert Johnson is my DAWG!

[gwachmai]

I started playing guitar because of this film !!.

As for saying Steve Vai losing !, Its a film mate.

Ry Cooder, and Arlen Roth had huge inputs to this film.

I believe the final encounter, was cut short. Due to possibly film time.

There are some talented musicians there behind the scenes.

[FoxFan100]

shut up moron

[FoxFan100]

????!?!!?!?!?! Dude, You couldnt out perform me if you had a thousand years to practice. I was 16 then, I'm 26 now and I'm playing with Bruce Springsteen next month in Stockholm... so fuck you x

[Droohie]

lol bit full of yourself

[Thrills2010]

I love this movie.....i became hooked on it when it came out in 1986

[yvawakas]

awesome...

[mrnailz360]

Ive got to see this film.

[rofldan]

its really good i think. alot of awsome guitar riffs in it

[templar463]

been trying to find it for a long time thank mate

[eatshitdiecunt]

coooooooooooooooooool

[Ethanyo96]

classic

[rockstartrev12]

this is the originall recording of robert jonson playing crossroads

[mickdee06]

no its not

[Playing0The0Angel]

we watched the film at school a few months ago, i just liked the music, not the plot.

[mohanicus]

was wondering if anyone knowes who this is actually singing this song.

i know its not really rob johnson.

its ry cooder on guitar.

[mohanicus]

fuckin amazing guitar playing.

[tommyindramayu1981]

best movie musik

[pozegausaill]

Where in the hell can i find this move!! it rules!!!!!

[LinaLuque]

yeah... alguna musica que puede dar los blues a los ninos es estupendo... que estan puedan?

[pokbacsi100]

And the most versatile player Ritchie Blackmore: Classical, Renaissance, Mideival, Jazz, Blues, and Folk from just about everywhere incl. Flamenco. All these players, including Vai and others like Page, Beck, Clapton, Hendrix, MAB, Mark Knoppfler, Charlie Byrd, Les Paul and a host of others were influenced by Django Reinhardt the Jazz giant

of the Swing and Bebop eras which coincided with when Johnson was popular. Oh, and Django

like Ritchie today was extremely versatile playing in many genres.

[pokbacsi100]

So Blues was definitely one of the roots of modern music, but that root did not begin in the 1930's, but way before, and the other genres I mentioned are all major contributors as well. I mean just listening to these vid clips from Crossroads should tell your ears Vai was as much influenced by Classical as anything else. As were Paco De Lucia: Flamenco and Jazz, Stevie Ray Vaughn: Blues and Jazz,

Yngwie Malmsteen: Classical and Blues.

[pokbacsi100]

Harry, you're a biased moron. Sorry, but Johnson did not invent the Blues. He just was the best at the Country-Blues accoustic version of it for a couple of decades or so. Blues preexisted him by decades. First recorded was actually Charlie Patton a half Black half White who's White half brothe was

stilla live and playing himself just a few years ago when I last was heavy into playing this style. And Jazz, Classical and Folk from around the world influenced much of the Metal

and Rock of today.

[manjavo]

I CANT FIND THIS MOVIE ANYWHERE

[johnnybroughanjnr]

i love robert johnson but is it a good movie?

[Lizardking877]

if you like blues and robert johnson and the myths, this is a great movie. But apart from the fact it's actually a bad movie. ^^

[1WayBlues]

I'd say the musical examples were outstanding. The storyline is a bit narrow, but they tastefully introduced young in love. The overtones of racism was handled excellently, and given the storyline, the characters were interesting & believable. It's hard to create stunning special effects to draw the technical awe response, & occasionally living the life of a hobo is not exactly exciting stuff. None the less I feel it was a great movie.

[MattitudeXSensei]

agreed

[Supadave7]

This movie kicks ass.

[VincentAlucardRose]

hellyeah!

[kavalierblues]

vi la pelicula buenasa,,,

[fgcewoud]

damm i like this music soooo much :D

[snage007]

woo! karate kid <3!

[william1h1bonnie]

the song is not good

[zaxzondark]

What do you mean its not good. For that time period it was great. Don't say its not good just because you don't understand the blues. Im sorry its not like the crappy alternative music you listen to.

[Harry427]

agreed, no robert johnson, then 90% of music around today would not exist. Fact.

[raptoresque]

not true at all.

[Harry427]

he was the springboard for blues. Blues brought rock, rock pyschadlia and reggae, then funk and metal, then emo, then all others between the spectrum. My method of thinking anyway.

[raptoresque]

yeah its a well known fact that almost all genres of music came from the blues but it was people like muddy waters and buddy guy that lifted blues from the ground

[1WayBlues]

Raptoresque

Agreed. But from what I recall, Robert Johnson was the 1st professional bluesman to feature lead guitar/harmonica parts, as opposed to an occasional (instramental) turn around, plus singing the song pretty much straight through.

The idea of a "solo lead part" has become "one of", if not "the" most unique and well loved trademarks of a great blues jam. Wouldn't the blues seem somewhat hollow if instramental leads and solos weren't prominent. They'd be absent! Love Muddy Waters!

[SantomPh]

@1WayBlues Les Paul wasn't a bluesman so much as Robert Johnson was but he enabled people to play harmonica and guitar at the same time- invented the holder for the harp after all.

[MrElfro89]

@raptoresque I agree but its impossible to set a line. You could argue that blues was a mixture of jazz and gospel, and that jazz's roots lay in classical music, you might find one smart arse argueing everything came from classical. I prefer to think of when a new idea came about the genre's influenced each other to a point where you can't say directly that this came from this, or this wouldnt exist without this. Music around the time of muddy waters was too diverse to set such a bold line.

[gageman70]

@raptoresque african tribal music->blues->rock n roll->heavy metal->metalcore *cringe*

[raptoresque]

@gageman70 yeah um... no.

" *cringe* "

[scrubs21]

is this actually rj's version, i really like this version? i got one but it sounds alot less clear.

[lupedro77]

this is not robert johnson, but I find it really cool too! :)

[FraJa1980]

This is Ry Cooder we are hearing here i think playing Crossroad blues!

Great song!

[idinarockswicked1]

what year does this movie take place in? on the back of the picture it says 1941. cool clip by the way. how do you put videos on here?

[mohanicus]

have to say crossroad blues is my favorite rob johnson song.

this is an amazing version of it.

excellant film.

and the devil near the end is very spooky lookin dude in it.

bought this on dvd afew months ago.

seen it on vhs years ago and became a fan of slide blues since.

[GrandMasterNemace]

where did you find the dvdi've been looking all over for it but can't find it anywhere?

[mohanicus]

i bought it in h.m.v here in dublin.(ireland)

[tomgamble100]

can't imagine what it must have been like at that time, imagine seeing Robert Johnson.

[1WayBlues]

These moments are so well crafted, makes you believe they were video taped. Robert Johnson is definately one of my favorite performers of all time. Did it all so well.

[tomgamble100]

is this the only bit where they depict Robert Johnson?

[1WayBlues]

Not exactly. There are other parts but they mostly are about the fabled crossroads, not him making music. However other music parts are just as worth while, very rewarding.

[tkrantz55]

Its a good movie

[JAllenA]

Awsome

[ryoga1988]

whaaaa ignorantiiiii come si fa a non conoscere il titolo del film... scommetto che nn sapete nemmeno che mito sia quello che suona e canta all inizio...

[ShardedFire]

i dont think anyone here can read italian (which im guessing it is)

[ryoga1988]

ok i translate for you XD

Whaaaa ignorant as I did not know the title of the film ... I bet that not even know that myth is the one that plays and sings all 'top ...

[clungepuncher]

you're on an english site. speak english

[ryoga1988]

listen... in this site there are more people... italian, spanish, duch, english, france, and stupid like you... this isn't only an english site...

[clungepuncher]

what?

[clungepuncher]

why dont you shut up you peice of shit. If you are NOT english you are NOT worthy of my time so fuck off.

[l0rdjimmy]

Wow. You're racist.

[l0rdjimmy]

and you're pretty full of yourself too.

[mnunezper]

so stop to waste your precious time writing things like this...

[icanguitarplay]

no shit sherlock

[tigers1909]

the movie is called

crossroads

i think

[RadioCambodia]

yeah it is Crossroads

[fallendezpair]

look at the title of the video....

[superficialneeds]

what is the title of this movie?

[BadLuckShadow]

Robert Johnson defines what the Delta Blues are about, therefore defining what the Blues are about... then Blues had a baby, and well, you know the rest of the story.

[guitarthroat]

Yeah, sends chills up my spine when he opens crossroad blues. The grandfather of Rock and Roll. I don't think that Rock would have ever been quite the same without him. The mojo is gone...The master has won...

[titnass1]

alot of his songs have the same intro and flow but there good

[joewatson406]

What track is it?

[1WayBlues]

That was "Cross Roads Blues". Song's fame involves blues folklore surrounding alleged "deal with the devil" which resulted in rapidly becoming top professional bluesman. Fantastic slide work. He's just a great singer, guitarist and performer. He did well relating with audience. From Wikipedia Eric Clapton called Johnson "the most important blues musician who ever lived."

Enjoy

[joewatson406]

Thank you. I have 'The Complete Collection', but it all sounds a bit samey to me so I can't listen to it all in one go. He is good though.

[kristiankovac]

thanks for posting. i love this movie but havnt been able to find it anywhere in the last 3 years

[fender9925]

sweet this is where it all came from the blues

[prtstrlaylax]

great sound! D-28?

[ibanezmasters]

where can i get the movie????i searched a lot, but found nothing....HELP.....

[bekukac]

amazon, best buy, wallmart... i bought it for my 2 year old daughter, it is her favorite :)

[socceriw1812]

just watched this movie yetsterday... pretty sick

[gundoeric]

i swear that was ry cooder...

[bekukac]

yes, indeed

[mudduckcber]

Thanks a lot for all these nice smalls movies about Blues music

[fatcatbuzz]

I would to see this whole movie again. I think I saw it when I was a kid. I wish Ralph Macchio would make movies again. I bet no one would just this Karate Kid was it.

[pearohh]

This clip made me want to watch the movie again! Thanks for the clip!

[1WayBlues]

Gen note: I genuinely enjoy this music, and figured that others would enjoy it too. Fortunately, many have. But I'm finding many if not most comments to these clips are petty insults instead of lending a helpful hand. Life is too short, please at least try be respectful.

[Steve92crue]

thanks heaps man this is my favourite movie

[axis1250]

I thought the movie title was escaping the delta

[JakeKaft]

Ry Cooder is playing the guitar ofcourse , but i am not sure about the singer.Ofcourse the singer is some unknown black guy wondering...what did he do to be so black and blue!!;)Great movie, great piece...helped a lot to introduce Robert to the people.Robert is a God..period!!Dont get the soundtrack of the movie..it sux..has alternative bad songs..

[masterkershaw]

yer but i have like some 3 cds full of robert and all his songs are exaclty the same

[1Samh666]

A must Video

[1WayBlues]

(Chuckling) You must mean the LP record recorder with the vinyl grooves being cut out and brushed away. I've never seen that process before. That and the cassette tape and stereo tape deck player. Not quite CD's and MP3 players hu? Times sure have changed. I noticed this time that the tape was titled as a Jazz tape. Interesting. Glad you all are enjoying it, the entier film is quite enjoyable.

[parapedal]

From what I read on the other version of this video on here thats dissapeared now it the brushing has something to do with the recording process ;)

[washedinblood]

1Way, you got me pegged. Thanks for posting this clip. Although I am as white as the driven snow and 52 years old, that is real music. I remember records and reel to reel and 8 tracks and cassettes and the soon to be retired CDs. I have a Robert Johnson CD and I think I have heard every note he ever recorded. Anyway, I loved your clip and God Bless You, sir. Please post more stuff.

[washedinblood]

What was that black thing that was spinning around? And why did he put that little white rectangular thing in that box?

[parapedal]

I'd love to know who's actually playing and singing this version, its dead on to the original!

[takitoherman]

eric clapton and cream

[nickdabsta]

The guy playing this is Tim Russ , who is an actor on the TV series Star Trek Voyager. I've tried to find a full version of this but I don't think he's recorded any acoustic guitar other than the 30 seconds on the movie. Shame.

[parapedal]

Yeah it is a shame, he did it really well IMO

[miketyson69]

aint seen this film for about 15 years. next stop Ebay.

[ronnie102150]

this is a good movie some nice pickin would recomend

[gertdemeijer]

Great !!!! :)

[SoakyBeaver]

Is this movie any good? Looks pretty interesting. Robert Johnson was very influental.