Eric Clapton to Tour North America; Two-Month Tour Launches With Guitar Festival to Benefit Crossroads Centre and Follows Release of ``Me And Mr. Johnson'' CD.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2004 Eric Clapton has announced a North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. tour that will kick off with an extraordinary Crossroads Guitar Festival The Crossroads Guitar Festival was music festival and benefit concert for Eric Clapton's Crossroads Centre located in Antigua first held in 2004 and again in 2007. 2004 Festival to be held in Dallas, TX, June 4, 5 and 6. Three days of music and guitar-related activities to benefit the Crossroads Centre The Crossroads Centre is a drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation centre located on the Caribbean island of Antigua. The centre was founded by guitarist Eric Clapton. Celebrities The Crossroads Centre has had several celebrity patients. Antigua will culminate on Sunday, June 6 with an All-Star concert at the Cotton Bowl Stadium. The concert will include performances by Eric Clapton and Doyle Bramhall II, Larry Carlton Larry Carlton (born 2 March, 1948) is an American jazz guitarist, dividing his recording time between solo recordings and session appearances with more popular bands. Over his career Carlton has won three Grammys for his performances and compositions, including the theme music for , Robert Cray Robert Cray (born 1 August, 1953, in Columbus, Georgia) is a blues musician, guitarist and singer. Career Robert Cray was among artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and George Thorogood, who got wider radio airplay and regular MTV video exposure during the late 1980s. , Vince Gill  The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. , Buddy Guy, David Hidalgo David Hidalgo (born October 6 1954, Los Angeles, California) is a singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the band Los Lobos. He is also a member of the supergroup Los Super Seven and of the Latin Playboys, a side project band made up of some of the members of Los Lobos. , Eric Johnson
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John Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. , Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny (born August 12, 1954 in Lee's Summit, Missouri) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. One of the most successful and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to come to prominence in the 1970s and '80s, he is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is , Otis Rush, Carlos Santana, Neal Schon, Hubert Sumlin, James Taylor, Dan Tyminski, Steve Vai, Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Walsh, ZZ Top and others. On June 24, 2004, five years following Eric Clapton's record-setting guitar auction to benefit Crossroads Centre, Christie's, the New York-based auction house, will present "Crossroads Guitar Auction - Eric Clapton and Friends for the Crossroads Centre." This auction will feature more than fifty guitars personally owned by Eric Clapton, as well as guitars from musician friends including Pete Townshend and Steve Vai. Pre-sale exhibitions will take place in Dallas during the Festival (June 4-6), in Los Angeles (June 8-12) and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (June 19-24). The proceeds of the sale will benefit the Crossroads Centre in Antigua. Eric Clapton's new album, "Me And Mr. Johnson," released on March 30, features fourteen of the twenty-nine songs written and recorded in the 1930s by Robert Johnson, the mythic Mississippi blues master. Johnson is often called the greatest blues man of all time, someone who not only inspired Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and other Chicago urban blues titans, but also the Rolling Stones, Delaney and Bonnie, and the Allman Brothers Band. "Now, after all these years, his music is like my oldest friend, always in the back of my head, and on the horizon," commented Eric. "It is the finest music I have ever heard. I have always trusted its purity, and I always will." www.ericclapton.com www.crossroadsguitarfestival.org
CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL
June 4, 5, 6 Crossroads Guitar Festival Dallas, TX
CHRISTIE'S GUITAR AUCTION
June 24 Christie's Auction New York, NY
2004 ERIC CLAPTON TOUR ITINERARY
June 9 Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK
June 11 Alltel Arena Little Rock, AR
June 12 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
June 14 St. Petersburg Times Forum St. Petersburg, FL
June 15 Office Depot Center Ft. Lauderdale, FL
June 16 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
June 18 Phillips Arena Atlanta, GA
June 19 Bi-Lo Center Greenville, SC
June 21 MCI Center Washington, DC
June 23 Pepsi Arena Albany, NY
June 26 Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA
June 28 Madison Square Garden New York, NY
June 29 Madison Square Garden New York, NY
June 30 Madison Square Garden New York, NY
July 3 Tweeter Center Mansfield, MA
July 4 Tweeter Center Mansfield, MA
July 7 Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON
July 9 HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY
July 10 Gund Arena Cleveland, OH
July 12 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH
July 13 Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit, MI
July 15 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
July 17 United Center Chicago, IL
July 18 Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, MN
July 20 Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
July 22 Qwest Center Omaha, NE
July 24 Pepsi Center Arena Denver, CO
July 27 Key Arena Seattle, WA
July 28 Rose Garden Arena Portland, OR
July 30 HP Pavilion San Jose, CA
July 31 HP Pavilion San Jose, CA
August 2 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA
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