Ten Cool Facts about the Movie Crossroads - Ralph Macchio Joe Seneca
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2021
- Here are ten COOL facts I dug up about one of my all-time favorite movies... Crossroads!
Arlen Roth's Soundcloud page (and unreleased tracks from Crossroads) can be found here...
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On set impromptu live jam sessions can be found here...
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The original duel with Ry Cooder as Jack Butler can be found here...
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The original victory jam can be found here...
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The first duel can be found here...
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"Fried Chicken" - The "cuttin' heads" duel betwen Steve Vai (Jack Butler) and Shuggie Otis, can be found here... • Fried Chicken
Staring
Ralph Macchio
Joe Seneca
Jami Gertz
Steve Vai.
Music by Ry Cooder
Arlen Roth
Steve Vai
Directed by Walter Hill.
Written by John Fusco
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#legba
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#MuddyWatersInventedElectricity
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I worked for 7 months on this film.....quite an experience!
Amazing!
So maybe you can help us to get the deleted scenes!
What do you need for that?
Let's do it!
(Btw, subscribed to your unbelievable UNDERRATED channel).
Wish you would be my guitar teacher.
I learned at school band,,drums n practiced just on 4 years with a band,,pubs Wednesday night n Friday nights,jam sessions every Saturday,,they invited me back,,we would jam,,,Johnny b Goode,highway to hell,eye of the tiger, can read music of ,,no secrets,,paranoid,,smoke on the water,whatever you want ,rockin all over the world,,
7 months,,good stuff,well deserved💪💪💋💋👍😇🇦🇺
This movie inspired me to learn guitar as a wee boy!
Best acting part, the man who played Legba, “you looking for me, Willie Brown “
Yeah, he was a character. I also liked the dancing girl.
I'm 46. I have a family and I work as a Blues musician/teacher. Thanks to this movie Blues is my full time job.
Awesome!
Doubtful
Blues, the greatest music ever made.
This film grabbed me my throat.
I had been playing for only a few years.
I purchased a guitar with my first paycheque. I struggled as I didn’t read music.
The blues was what made me feel.
I was just a white kid from Winnipeg.
I learned what could and then discovered the slide. I did it all because of this film.
You have no idea how many people could have been affected by this music.
Nice to see Arlen Roth getting some credit for his part in this .
He deserves more credit than he has gotten!
That black lady who danced on stage completely blew me away with her dancing.
This movie meant everything to me when I was a young kid. Over 35 years later and I'm still playing blues. Thanks for giving Arlen Roth his due. Anyone who has never heard him should check him out.
IMO, the movie wouldn't have been this good without Arlen's involvement!
@@StillLivinTheBlues I can hear a lot of where Keb Mo got his influence
I have ton of Arlen Roth's tutorials. After 30 years, I still can't play worth a darn. No fault of Arlen Roth.
"Sounds like bird shit" gets me every time. 😆
I still have Crossroads on VHS! The late fees are probably at a million dollars by now!
Haha. Oh man, I still have a few VHS tapes overdue!
Legba can probably take care of that for you. For a price.👹☠️
I knew this movie was a classic the very first time I watched it when it first came out.
I'm w/the others that would love to see this movie with all the deleted scenes.
The most horrifying thing in this film was a vintage Tele's neck out in the Tennessee downpour! The movie inspired to me to get a Pignose, however, which sits on amp here even after all these years ...
I got a Pignose for my Tele and harps, only to have my youngest daughter steal it and use it for her electric metal cello!
So, back to acoustic steel resonator and harp I went...
@@trunkmonkey9417 Zappa used the Pignose preamp feature. Now I use MXR pedals. The Fender Blues Junior Tweed is AMAZZZZING.
My favorite line in the movie, regarding relic guitars:
"I bet you saw this thing in a music store & bought it, just because you thought it was beat up!"
🤣🤣🤣
hell yeah, mine too.
One of my favorite lines was when Willy said, "You know Muddy invented electricity."
Still one of my all time favourites. Such a masterpiece....I'm still crying when she's leaving and the "feeling bad blues" is played...
Gave me the blues when she left.
I saw it in the theater, owned it on VHS, then DVD, and now have the blu-ray. Just watched it again recently. It's one of my favorites. 🎸
I don't think that any guitarist that saw that movie disliked it. As a matter of fact, most guitarists I know say that they were inspired by it in many ways, and so was I. I was 21 when it came out and I was searching for my own sound at the time. Great memories
My final semester of college, I took a history of blues class. My professor (who had formerly been head of the guitar department) said it was a horrible movie, except for the duel at the end. He said that the only reason to watch it is for that duel. I disagreed with him. I'll say that he was a great teacher in many other ways, and I learned a lot from that class.
I'm a former professional guitarist. I started in 1964. And I thought the entire movie was cringeworthy. Embarrassing to watch. Each to his own, said the old lady as she kissed the cow.
I'm a trumpeter and I loved it. It's a musician's movie.
I’m just seeing this video for the first time. I was 25 when it first came out and I put together the first band I was in not long after that. Myself and the other guitar player in the band were definitely inspired by this movie, those were some great days.
Eric Clapton sure hated it. But he hates anyone that’s better than him, which is pretty much everyone.
Crossroads is such a gem of a movie. I've introduced it to so many people over the years.
My favorite movie when it came out and still is!!!
I wore my VHS copy of this film out and still think the lesson of what blues is "just a guy thinking about a woman he lost" is the most effective way to get into a mindset to play blues that heals the soul.
A personal favourite
I was 15 when this film came out, and had just started playing harmonica - this movie was everything to me as a kid. I went on to become a professional musician, bassist, for many years. I picked the harp back up five years ago. Haven't put it down since.❤
Haha
it sounds like we went to different schools together.
Nice to know I wasn’t the only one
I just watched the movie two days ago and I had a dream about it and I wanted to learn more about it
Cool.
I was 3 and for 37 years Eugene's 5th caprice solo has been imprinted on me. One of my earliest memories is hearing it.
I'd wanted to play the harmonica ever since seeing the old man's "Call Me Willie" tune in the juke joint when I was in college. About 35 years later, I finally took it up.
"Blind Dog Fulton"
My dad loved this movie, and so did I. I was a teenager then, and we watched it over and over again. We would often rewind to the cutting heads scene. I think the reason this movie gains affection is that it is from a time that we were not consumed with cell phones, computers, and social media. What I wouldn't give for those days again!!!! Thank you for sharing!
I can't argue with you! I miss those days also.
Love to see Arlan Roth getting much deserve credit he is also a very kind man who's been through a lot. I met him through Danny gatton my mentor.
Danny was good. Roy was a Giant.
Movie was my introduction to Steve Vai. What an incredible guitarist.
" Jack Butler's gonna like you..."
@@vorpalbladesClassic line!
I had the great honor and privilege to play the Blues in Mississippi with some old African American men. Lived there 10 years. Been to the crossroads. Something Erie about the Mississippi Delta. You can feel the energy ooze out of the ground. I recommend a trip there to the Blues museum in Clarksdale. Stay at The Shack Up Inn. Old sharecroppers shacks cleaned up as a Bed and Breakfast.
I agree with you about there being an energy there. I've visited the area, and I thought the exact same thing. I did get to see the Museum while I was there. I loved it, and I would recommend it to everyone.
i was a young lady at the time that this was released almost 17, oh how i loved this film and i remember taking my younger brother to it and we had such a great time, i have loved the blues since i can remember but this movie made it come alive to me. all these years later after watching my youngest sons piano music ( self taught) Mr.Vonel it actually came up in his list after i listened to his piano music he is 15, my heart sang and skipped a beat when i saw the crossroads duel come up and that lead me to this wonderful review of one of my all time favorite movies. Thank you sir for your amazing work on pulling this all together. as a proud christian mama i always tell my son jack , you sit at that piano and before your fingers even touch those keys you give thanks to the Good Lord Almighty for your gifts and your talents. and a prayer of gratitude before you shut the piano cover over the keys. i have no talents except that of deep appreciation, to watch my son sit at my 200 year old piano that is frightfully out of tune and watch as his fingers dance n dive like a swallow picking at mayflies under an old iron bridge that sags sadly over a rushing stream i am amazed at the music that just flows from his soul, and the fact that he can repeat the same tune perfectly, blows my mind. again dear sir thank you for doing this video, i feel young if only for a moment before the crippling of time and a brain injury take over once again....... but for that moment i was free..... God bless and keep you.....
Thank you so very much for your post! Many blessings to you and your son! :)
My all time favorite movie! I saw it at the movies when I was 12. Dad took us all to see it :) I’ve been a fan of every picker in this movie since!
Saw this movie at least 7 times during the time it was out in theaters. I kept telling my friends about how cool it was and I’d go see it with them. At the time, I was playing Randy Rhoads guitar licks and I was drawn to Classical guitar after hearing Randy’s “Dee” classical piece. Although it was a blues based style movie, the classical guitar and the duel at the end was what drew me in.
Thank you!
Yes, for me it was inspiration for classical and blues... 35 years later and I still have classical and blues in my playing!
Love this movie. I always thought it was interesting that Ralph Machio always seemed to be playing slide blues in traditional open tuning (G or D) that is until he whipped out the classical piece that won the duel, his guitar somehow magically retuned itself to standard tuning...
Haha. It must have been that Mojo Hand Will Brown gave him before he went on stage. It's the winning boy's magic!
Countless viewing, an obvious thing to us guitar guys, but I completely missed that. Wow. Mind blown.
I saw this movie when it first came out. I loved it then, I love it now. Great music.
Fantastic review for a great movie. I'm a fan of metal but metal wouldn't be the same without the blues
I first seen this movie back in the 80’s fell in love with it and have watched it every time I stumbles across it.
Definitely one of my all time favorites.
I've carried this movie in my heart since it came out. A treasured memory.
I know how you feel. The movie has been special to me also. Thank you for watching my video, and for leaving a comment!
I love this film. Words cannot express how much I enjoy watching it. I found it on VHS years ago and always made sure I had a copy (DVD, digital, etc.) readily available.
Also, I tell people about it when we discuss hidden gem movies.
Great movie. Great music. Great performances.
Love delta blues
I remember seeing this movie in the early 90's and immediately fell in love with it because this movie proves that experience and good nature will always triumph over sinister evil in the end
Some great music was recorded in this movie.I can remember watching it when I was drunk ,with tears streamin' my face, hopin' no one could see the state I was in.
I am a certified fan. THIS movie was my ultimate inspiration to play how and what I play on guitar! I own this movie on multiple formats. I hope they one day release an extended cut with all the extras put back in. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome! Thank you for commenting.
I remember seeing this movie when it first came out about 35 years ago. And as a young guitar player myself at the time, I immediately fell in love with it and was very much inspired by it. I always used it as a reference piece. I mean, before I saw the movie, I had never even heard of Robert Johnson. But right after seeing it, I started doing research on him because I wanted to know so much more. And this is still one of my top favorite movies to this day.
This is awesome to read. I am very much the same way. This movie really helped introduce to me Robert Johnson, and the blues. It doesn't get the credit it deserves on so many levels. It's a great film...but it's also so influential in the lives of many people. Thanks for watching the video and leaving a comment. Have a great one, man!
In my opinion one of the top three greatest movies ever made about music. I saw it 10 times and bought the DVD and I can watch it again and again.
@@briangisler1981 Same here!
I honestly feel the same way you brothers do!! Much love real music never dies!!
I loved it but didn't understand like I do today as I was a kid... now I love it even more💖💯💯💯👏👏
I saw this movie as a kid in the 80’s and not only am I still obsessed with Robert Johnson, Blues and Guitar; but I have never shut up about this film since! I make or try to make every one watch this movie!
Same here!
Bluesman Roy Rogers, on Robert Johnson ua-cam.com/video/Wsr6rn4TFbY/v-deo.htmlsi=9w1YPDC1QixW1y7f
Roy Rogers - Avalancheua-cam.com/video/iCdEjLupuAo/v-deo.htmlsi=JDrKveu8GyByHBDN
@@dsvet thanks for sharing the links. Roy is always amazing!
Been watching this movie since it came out in 86 still watch at least twice a year awesome ry cooder and Steve Vai are genius in their talent
I just left Belzoni Mississippi. It’s between Clarksdale and Jackson. Off Hwy 49. The Delta Blues Hwy. bout ready to break in tears. I’m 67. My family is from there. I started playing seriously at 50. Never forget 2005. I’m in my trailer in Forrestville Ca. With my first electric guitar. Learning some Zep and Clapton. And on the TV. Was VH1 doing to documentary on the Delta Blues. How it travel North from right there where my roots are from. I saw all these black faces. That my dad listen too. But as a kid. I listen to the Southern Blues and rock from England. I said dad that’s Country blues. Had no ideal that bands lije Allman Bros and Skynard were listening to Delta Blues. One hell of a 360 degree connection. Playing my ass off today.
This was my old mate John Montgomerys favourite film . He loved the blues and tried to teach me some blues guitar but I was too much of a beginner to appreciate it. Although I’m not very good I like to have a go now and again. I’m sure he is up there playing along with the best of them. RIP mate. 🙏🙏👍
Saw it in the theatre when it was released, still one of my all time favs. Never get tired of this movie. Hopefully one day we'll get to see those deleted scenes
Walls covered in telecasters and a Pig Nose on top of the Marshall 4x10 Lead 100 Mosfet half stack. Thanks for this deep dive.
Classic movie. RIP Robert Johnson The king of the delta blues. ✌️🤘🇦🇺
one of my favorite movies(i have it in my collection) I am a blues harp player for 50+ years here in Eugene Oregon
This movie is a hidden gem and actually supernatural and spiritual. Saw this as a kid but took me years to understand that everyone in that room, beside Ralph and the old man, was dead and in hell. Let that sink in... also I didn't know that it was the devil who walked in that room and was smiling wickedly😱😲
Yes i was a kid and enjoy the movie but didn't know about the 'wishes', 'bargains', 'deals' and 'crossroads' lol
Didn't understand why old Wiley was so eager to get to the Crossroads. Why he was so scared of death. I understand so much now.
As a follower of Yeshua Hamashiach; believe me satan himself does not have that much authority and power. Like Jesus told Pilate; "You have no more authority than what God has given you". This really shook up Pilate.
😮 I didn't know that everybody else was supposed to be dead and in Hell. Are you sure? I don't think so? That Woman is sure having a good time in Hell, then ..
Thank you for your comment!
I was 12 and a newbie guitar student when this came out.
Your comment made me realize that I too, missed a whole lot of subtext due to my age.
But I am going to rewatch it right now with curious eyes thanks to you. Cheers!
@@JonathanMulderMarston ☺🙏🙏 You're welcome, cheers!
I remember knowing that was supposed to be Satan, but not realizing that everyone else is in Hell at that age. No wonder Jack Butler was so pissed when he lost!
The guitar Steve via play in the movie he dropped is in Biloxi at hard rock just off the elevators. It has a crack running throughout the body from the fall
Oh, wow. I didn't know that, man. Thanks for the information!
Charvel
It’s actually a Jackson.
@@Rikrik1138 Correct. It had a white Jackson Logo that was covered by tape for the Movie.
it was a red sparkle flake, two humbucker Jackson strat with a floyd rose.
Jackson sold a replica of it for a limited time, called the Jack Butler guitar. the Gus G signature is very similar
I love this movie. I saw it as a kid and remember thinking it was cool. Saw it again tonight for the first time in probably 25-30 years and absolutely loved it. They don't make 'em like they used to.
This is awesome thanks to crossroads, my brother for shouting me to hear srv live in concert when I turned 15, and the starlicks vid Arlene Roth done on blues scales seems like yesterday. peace out n time sum skin brother.
This is fabulous. Crossroads was one of favourite movies as kid. I even wore out the VHS, rewinding the cutting heads scene. 😀 I'd love to see those deleted scenes. Thanks a lot.
I really hope those deleted scenes see the light of day! Thanks for the comment!
Some friends and I drove over from our small town to the big city of San Antonio to see a movie. When we got to the theater we couldn't decide on which one. 2 of my friends wanted to see Highlander but I was all about the guitar so me and another guy wanted to see Crossroads. I remember we all walked out of our theaters around the same time and yelled, "That was fantastic!"
Exactly. Both of those movies are classics.
I love both of those films. Own them both. Those were good times, and good movies!
Came across a UA-cam short the other day and Ralph Macchio still has this yellow fender guitar and will not sell it. He said numerous musicians have offered him crazy amounts of money for it.
I need to find that that video.
Arlen Roth and Shuggie Otis are two of my favorites
Fan of the movie. A big fan. I own the VHS, and no longer have a VHS player and will not part with it. It was a great story, well told, and beautifully photographed. A true classic in my mind.
I relented and bought it on DVD but a tv repair man I worked for gave me a video player a few yrs ago so I'm still hanging on the oadt
@Arlen Roth Your guitar sound painted a picture in my mind that will never be erased. 💯
Saw this when it came out . One of my favorites. Always inspires me to play. Learned a few of the songs on it by ear. Not blues, but good jazz movie hiding out, is "Round Midnight" with Dexter Gordon .
A movie that should be projected in all classroom all over thé World !! Many thanks ! Et je vais encore une fois le visionner!!
Thank you for the kind words!!!
Joe Seneca absolutely was the very heart of this movie, though all involved did a great job. When I think of the great acting in that scene when he asks the girl(if I recall, she later played the sister in The Color Purple) "somewhere 'round here, there's a real special place...a crossroads. You know the language I'm speakin'?" and that frightened, knowing look she gives him as she nods, it still emotionally effects me. Great, great movie.
I completely agree!
Then she goes to the door and yells “Hollis,,,Hollis, take these fellas out Grange road past Dockerins” or somthing close to that. I haven’t watched the movie for several years but I know exactly what you are talking about…gave me chills the first time I saw it.
Dat one wet the bed
I had watched some Arlen Roth instructional videos many many years ago.
Excellent teacher 👍
Ry Cooder is phenominal!
It remains one of those movies that when it comes up on some cable/streaming channel I have to watch it…..and the soundtrack is like fine wine. : )
One of my top five favourite films. Superb
This is up there as one of my most influential films. I watched this as young teenager and it inspired me to buy my first music album, the soundtrack. I listened to it for year's after and this is one of those little-known movies that has stuck with me over the years. There was another unfortunate film with the same title some years ago so even though most people I spoke to had never seen this, they were familiar with the pop star film. Now that Ralph has had a resurgence, it's good that Crossroads might find some younger viewers.
My Dad showed me this movie when I was just a lil' child, now here I am 20 years later making a living with a guitar. Love this movie.
That's really awesome to hear, man. Thanks for posting this. This movie means a lot to a lot of people!
Ya how much u making.
Loved the movie but the way the kid could get all those creamy blues tones out of that Pignose- pure fantasy. There were some pedals involved there for sure. I had one.
My dad passed away 2 years ago and even though we did not have the best relationship….I still think of when we watched this together as I must have been 8yrs old. I sure do miss my dad now and would do a lot of things differently had I know he was leaving this earth early ….
I'm sorry to hear about you dad, but I'm really glad you had that moment together watching this film. I really miss my dad also. He passed away in 2020.
I remember when I first saw the movie, when Willie made that Muddy Waters comment I whispered to my girlfriend “I think he means Charlie Christian.” Had to explain who both were after we left the theatre. We’re no longer together, obviously. Great video!
Thank you!
I have genuinely loved this movie since it came out when I was a kid. I had just started playing guitar. Watched it too many times to count. I quoted a line from this movie to one of my kids last night. “Muddy waters invented lectricity!” Great movie!
That is a great line! I've heard people quote it, not knowing that it came from this movie.
Love this movie. Just watched it again the other day.
I bought the VHS when it came out. Wasn't a big Ralph fan but LOVE this movie! Bought the cassette tape and it is great, I am a big fan of Ry Cooder!
Awesome!
Just the fact you made a video about Crossroads is awesome! This was so much more awesome learning everything I did! Thank you so so much! ❤️
Crossroads has been one of my most major inspirations for all of my music life, and so few people know about it. It's what made me a young guitar player like my Dad, and in highschool made me a harmonica player since 2011. I'm now Doc Patty & The Lickity Splitz, The One And Only Split Tongue Harmonica Player And Musician!
Wow! Thank you for the message. I really appreciate it! Keep on jamming!!!
@Still Livin' the Blues You're very welcome, thank you again! As soon as I saw the title I IMMEDIATELY hit play, liked, and subscribed 😂 I was even more excited and amazed after watching! If you have any more Crossroads related videos I want to see, especially if you find more facts, info, deleted scenes, anything Crossroads related, please post, I'm about it! 😁❤️
Tremendous! I've loved this movie since the eighties and blew me away to hear about such amazing stories involved in it's making. Great post!
Thank you!
I love this movie! Watched it numerous times! I'd love to see a version with all the cut scenes!!
Cooter Vai Roth...winner! Love that flick
Wonderful job. Never knew Arlen Roth was involved.
Amazing! Thank you for such a great video!
One of my favorite movies of all time as a kid! I still practice those arpeggios everyday 🙏🏼
Thanks, man! Keep on playing!
Same here. Here is my tapping arrangment: ua-cam.com/video/bIZT9v2RkZY/v-deo.html
@@Alienadin Amazing!!!!
we all can agree on one thing
we all love crossroads
I was a teenaged budding guitarist when this came out it was definitely worshipped by my entire circle of musician friends! :)
Yeah, it's hard not too when you are that age!
Very awesome music from this movie saw it as a kid and has always come back to me over the years good to know its still being heard. Thank you for this video.
Love this with my whole soul.Thank you for sharing
I really appreciate this! Thank you!
@@StillLivinTheBlues It is beautifull .people must listening more to this .Woh super.Thans for sharing.
I've had this movie in every format and read everything I could, used to be able to play Eugene's Trick Bag, have the Elusive Sound CDs, and the soundtrack on cassette and CD. I've met Ralph Machio and got him to sign my movie poster. I've met Vai a few times and even briefly talked about the movie with him. I thought I knew most everything about the movie, and I still learned a bunch of stuff here! I really wish they would release this with ALL the cut scenes with an option to view the full, uncut version. Great video!
A few more tidbits:
The classical guitar parts played at Juliard by Ralph Machio (Mozarts Rondo alla Turka) and the girl that followed him (playing Bach) and Machio practicing Eugenes Trick bag, were actually played by classical guitarist William Kanengiser. There's and old issue of Guitar Player Magazine that came out after the movie where he talks about it.
My understanding is that at the time of the movie there was no guitar program at Juliard, but after the movie they received so many inquiries about it that they created a program in 1989 with Sharon Isbin as the founder of the program.
There is a great breakdown on who plays what on the wiki page here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_(1986_film)#Music_chronology
Oh, man! Thank you for all of the added info! Also, I hadn't seen this link before...all of music information mapped out like this is something I'm glad to have. Again, thank you!
Keep an eye out around Jan/Feb.... I have another Crossroads related video coming out, and fans who really love this movie WILL want to check this out. Take care!
I have loved this movie since its release. Thanks for the putting this out there. Now able to see and hear a little bit more.
Great review. Legendary history. Phenomenal music. Fantastic film.
I remember watching this 2 years ago, I was 12. Fell in love with the blues since then
Awesome!
Be very carefull with the folclore. Don't mess around with no crossroads or hoodoo charms. I wouldnt even listen to those songs if I were you. The devil is real.
@@lordmarshall642 real.
Real Blues comes from the heart. This movie certainly had it.
I agree. It had a lot of it!
I remember watching THIS film in High School ( literally, mainly our TV room during our English Class)
Such a great movie! THANK YOU for posting the links to additional music!!!
Thanks for watching it and for leaving a message! :) Have a good one!
I still put it on and enjoy it as it were my first time watching it,loved it ✌️
Me too! I even play it often for some simple background noise. It's just a great film!
I've been hoping this other UA-camr who does a 10 things you didn't know series would get to Crossroads but so far he hasn't. Thanks for posting. I learned a few new things about one of my favorite movies!
Thank you, man! Crossroads is one of my all-time favorite movies. Over the last year or so, I had collected some cool information about it, and just wanted to do something on UA-cam sharing some of that info. So, I chose to do this. Had someone tell me the other day that other youtube channels will rip off my list. I guess we will wait and see. Anyway, have a good one!
This movie was, and still is the best movie i have ever watched. I can't even remember how many times i have watched it. I think i'm do again.
I think I will watch it again also!
Thanks for posting! :)
I had been a hard core fan of The blues and especially Robert Johnson , so when a friend of mine told me about the movie, I was elated. I thought it was done really well too!!
Great video. I have loved this film for a long time. First saw it back around 2000 or saw when I was learning guitar and it just hit everything perfect for me. I never knew over half of these. We need a release with some special features. Thank you so much for this video. I would have gushed more about the movie but I'm about to go feel some more whiskey like I'm feeling right now.
Thank you VERY much for your kind response to my video. Crossroads is a fantastic movie. It's something special to a lot of people, myself included. I also don't think it gets the recognition it deserves for simply being a GOOD movie. Again, thanks for watching, and for leaving a comment. Have a great one, bud!
Thank You so much for this video! Spot on! BIG fan of this movie on many levels. I would have never known about the other music tracks and the other facts otherwise. I sure hope those deleted movie scenes come out!
Thank you very much, man! I really hope so too. If enough people start talking about it, then it might happen!
I saw this movie when It came out on VHS in 1987. I was a high school student in the band playing saxophone and trumpet. After this movie on VHS and Stevie Ray Vaughan's version of "The sky is crying", I put down my horns and got a guitar. This has always been in my top 5 movies of all time, with Forest Gump, The lord of the rings, The Committments, Once. I still play guitar nearly every day, and most of the time, it is the blues. "FEELIN BAD BLUES" is my favorite song from the film and one I love to try to play as well as Ry did in the film.
I thought I knew almost everything about this movie. You just told me 10 things I didn't know. That was fantastic. I agree, I would love to see the deleted scenes. Especially, the cuttin' heads scene before. I'd love to know what happens when you lose to ole Jack Butlah'... I didn't know Arlen Roth was behind the blues playing!
one of my favorites..Nice little video also.
Thank you very much.
Movie changed my playing completely. First it made me want to play like Vai, then, years later, went into the deep study of Robert Johnson. If you really want to learn Robert’s style, I highly recommend the DVDs by Tom Feldman. Invaluable!
Thanks for the DVD recommendation!
I just showed Crossroads to someone who never seen it. I still love it. Such an original script. Thank's so much for this post.
Thank you!
Still Livin' the Blues
I've been asked by several people about who played what in the big epic duel at the end of the movie. Many believe that Steve Vai played everything in that duel between him and Ralph Macchio. I don't think that is true. What I wrote below was my response to someone asking that question. Especially look at the Guitar World quote from Arlen Roth.
A lot of people say that, but I think the truth is that the duel was a collaborative effort, and the whole thing was recorded in parts, by different people, and pieced together in editing.
Vai has stated in many interviews that Arlen Roth never got the credit he deserved for his work on this movie. Arlen Roth even posted on my Instagram page that he put 7 months of work into this movie.
In a Guitar World interview about Arlen Roth and the movie Crossroads, it wrote... "Despite some broken promises and disappointment, today, Roth doesn’t appear to look back with any resentment, having recently stated in an interview: “I was the one who really created the guitar parts for the majority of the film. Bill Kanegiser did the classical playing throughout, and by the ending 'duel,' we were ALL involved in that music! Me, Ry, Vai and Bill, all part of the same guitar solos! I've still got the guitar from the film, along with many special other things they did for me, such as a special Crossroads strap, etc."
A lot of people say Ry Cooder did all of the slide parts. Well, in that ending duel. a lot of what Ralph Macchio played was slide. So did Cooder do those slide parts? Or, did he not play all of the slide parts?
What about the classical part? People say Bill Kanegiser did that.
When Ralph Macchio was playing at the Crossroads, he was playing a song from 1979, Arlen Roth's "Landslide." Did Cooder play that part? It was slide. If so, he played music written by Roth. Or, was that music Roth played, that Cooder got credit for?
So anyway... I really side with what Arlen said in Guitar World because when you read quotes from everyone INVOLVED talking about the movie, it's the only one that makes sense.
Live and learn ;)
Thanks for watching and reading. Let me know what you think.
Vai did the classical music on the guitars he did Eugene's Mozart picking, and he did Jack Butler's messed up Mozart.
@@Lee-Darin the classical guitar part in the duel is steve vai playing his own rendition of Paganini's caprice no 5
Arlon Roth played ralphs part.
@@stevesassano5047 - Except for Eugene’s Trick Bag that was Vai. The rest was Arlen Roth, Ry Cooder and William Kanengiser.
Arlen Roth also had taught Macchio how to play good enough to meme/to make it look good.
Vai's got 2 songs in crossroads
Eugene's trick bag
Fried chicken ( Vai Vs Shuggie Ottis guitar duel )