Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival airs Monday
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According to legend, The Crossroads is the place where bluesman Robert Johnson (photo below) sold his soul to the devil in exchange for mastery of that musical genre. Clapton, a legendary bluesman and guitarist in his own right, memorably covered Johnson’s “Crossroad Blues” as a member of Cream. Now Clapton-organized Crossroads Guitar Fest (benefitting the former addict's Crossroads Treatment Center on Antigua) airs Monday on PBS. Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy Bill Murray and cream of the musical crop perform.
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