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"Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival" rocked Dallas this past weekend with
two days of performances and clinics before Sunday's big star-studded Cotton
Bowl concert finale. Proceeds from the event will benefit Crossroads Centre, a
chemical addiction treatment and education center founded by Clapton in 1997 on
the island of Antigua.

The weekend was full of surprises. On Saturday night, Clapton made an
unannounced cameo with blues-rocker J.J. Cale for four songs — including two
that J.J. wrote and Eric popularized: "Cocaine" and "After Midnight."

Sunday's Cotton Bowl concert opened with Neal Schon & Jonathan Cain of Journey
performing their version of the National Anthem (like they did at ArrowFest last
Fall). Two more highlights included Joe Walsh's performance with James Taylor on
"Steamroller," and just about everyone on the bill joined B.B. King for his
performance. As B.B. exited the stage, he called the event "the highlight" of
his career, thanked his "good friend" Eric Clapton and said "In my 78 years,
never have I enjoyed sitting in a jam session more than today. I swear that."

After joining Santana at the end of Carlos' set, Clapton finally took the
spotlight, backed by guitarists Doyle Bramhall II and Robert Randolph (who will
be with him at his Hollywood Bowl concert August 1st). Eric's set spanned from
the blues to Cream and his own solo hits "Wonderful Tonight," "Layla" and
"Cocaine." Former Yardbird Jeff Beck joined former Yardbird Clapton for an
instrumental of their two dueling guitars. Then, as a Texas-sized storm with
winds up to 70mph was bearing down and the stage was being disassembled around
them, ZZ Top blazed through a set of hits, which included "I'm Bad, I'm
Nationwide," "Gimme All Your Lovin'," Sharp Dressed Man," and as the rain began
to fall, "Tush."








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