Ten Cool Facts about the Movie Crossroads - Ralph Macchio Joe Seneca

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
#Crossroads
#RalphMacchio
#RobertJohnson
#JoeSeneca
#JamiGertz
#JoeMorton
#WillieBrown
#SteveVai
#RyCooder
#ArlenRoth
#JackButler
#EugeneMartone
#LightningBoy
#Scratch
#legba
#1986
#CrossroadsSoundtrack
#EugenesTrickBag
#MuddyWatersInventedElectricity
#KarateKid
#CobraKai

[@arlenroth8373]

I worked for 7 months on this film.....quite an experience!

[@chucksguitarshop]

Amazing!

[@a.renato4912]

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.

[@jasonstutz6547]

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,,

[@jasonstutz6547]

7 months,,good stuff,well deserved💪💪💋💋👍😇🇦🇺

[@Mollins1980]

This movie inspired me to learn guitar as a wee boy!

[@nickbaldwin1668]

Best acting part, the man who played Legba, “you looking for me, Willie Brown “

[@MichaelTheophilus906]

Yeah, he was a character. I also liked the dancing girl.

[@joeltempleton1041]

He was very charismatic.

[@IsaacGio-e4w]

Skratch

[@Afurthyclays]

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!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@philmckrackin8303]

hell yeah, mine too.

[@ditchparrot19]

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.

[@buddhistpriest1357]

I still have Crossroads on VHS! The late fees are probably at a million dollars by now!

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Haha. Oh man, I still have a few VHS tapes overdue!

[@LesterMoore]

Legba can probably take care of that for you. For a price.👹☠️

[@bruceandt]

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.

[@GuitarBluesHury]

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.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Awesome!

[@randyswanson6912]

Doubtful

[@dirtyhiggins5484]

When I was 17 this was my favorite movie. I learned to play Eugene's Trick Bag just in case I ever had to split heads with the devil lol

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Very cool!

[@ray.a7343]

My favorite movie when it came out and still is!!!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

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 ...

[@trunkmonkey9417]

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...

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@trunkmonkey9417 Zappa used the Pignose preamp feature. Now I use MXR pedals. The Fender Blues Junior Tweed is AMAZZZZING.

[@mojoi_iv_v7_i975]

It's interesting you mention this. Because the most horrifying thing for me in this movie is watching Steve Vai drop that 80's Charvel to the floor. My soul dies a little every time I watch that. 80's Charvels are my favorite era guitar. I'm fortunate to own one and I'll never sell it for any price.

[@pinballrobbie]

That black lady who danced on stage completely blew me away with her dancing.

[@larryhatfield7372]

I watch that scene all the time , she looked good sitting in that car also

[@robinmullinax9730]

Gretchen palmer

[@blcouch]

I went to the crossroads where the filming took place. Very unassuming place yet it has a definite feeling to it. Maybe it’s just because I know what it represents and not because of any real presence. I did, however, take my guitar and play a little there in the road.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Very cool.

[@nickthompson8194]

Nice to see Arlen Roth getting some credit for his part in this .

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

He deserves more credit than he has gotten!

[@dementeddaniel666]

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. 🎸

[@austinknowlton1783]

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.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

IMO, the movie wouldn't have been this good without Arlen's involvement!

[@FaceTheFactsNews]

@@StillLivinTheBlues I can hear a lot of where Keb Mo got his influence

[@guitstikkustoms4448]

I have ton of Arlen Roth's tutorials. After 30 years, I still can't play worth a darn. No fault of Arlen Roth.

[@blackholerainbow3029]

Crossroads is such a gem of a movie. I've introduced it to so many people over the years.

[@Chuck_has]

Blues, the greatest music ever made.

[@bubbaandrayearl1678]

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.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

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.

[@nemo8416]

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...

[@s.williamc.]

Thank you so much. This movie changed my life. It’s a classic and makes everyone in it a legend in my book.

[@loco4636]

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!

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

I can't argue with you! I miss those days also.

[@kotogray8335]

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

[@RockinRobin411]

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.

[@henrydiaz720]

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.

[@Don2Rich]

I'm a trumpeter and I loved it. It's a musician's movie.

[@davegallagher7428]

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.

[@pigpenclymer6098]

Eric Clapton sure hated it. But he hates anyone that’s better than him, which is pretty much everyone.

[@bigsidable]

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.

[@pitchfordp]

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

[@bennetfox]

Came across a KZbin 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.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

I need to find that that video.

[@irishamerican4558]

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.

[@bartpike441]

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.

[@tonyreid8244]

"Sounds like bird shit" gets me every time. 😆

[@JoshuaDb_The_Witness]

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.❤

[@seanfaherty]

Haha it sounds like we went to different schools together. Nice to know I wasn’t the only one

[@Theunknownshredder]

I just watched the movie two days ago and I had a dream about it and I wanted to learn more about it

[@judsonkr]

Cool.

[@StandWatie1862]

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.

[@Awaywrdson]

Loved this movie !! The Guitar battle between Macchio and Vai was SICK !!! 🤘But truth or fiction I'm going nowhere near any " Crossroads" !! EVER !! Yes I do believe !! ✌️

[@Inyourhideyhole]

That was my favorite part the metal solos vs blues solos both at the same time sounded super unique

[@timcarter7616]

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.

[@demonlust75]

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!

[@richoverton493]

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.

[@leeder92]

One of my top five favourite films. Superb

[@donaldroberts7055]

I saw this movie when it first came out. I loved it then, I love it now. Great music.

[@stratocasterguy]

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...

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Haha. It must have been that Mojo Hand Will Brown gave him before he went on stage. It's the winning boy's magic!

[@adolpholiverbush2]

Countless viewing, an obvious thing to us guitar guys, but I completely missed that. Wow. Mind blown.

[@KayakWisc]

I took my teen sons to Beulah MS where the rural crossroad scene was filmed. Very cool to stand there and look at that clip of the film on my phone and match up the road and the trees, etc. A white pick up pulled up from the same direction as the black car in the movie and the farmer who lived nearby told us about working on the film as a young man, as well as how his wife later bought that car from an area dealer.

[@arrongoodwin3339]

Shame that some trees have grown up on the dead tree side. Still a cool place though, quite eerie

[@christinacurrypoore7628]

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.....

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Thank you so very much for your post! Many blessings to you and your son! :)

[@luisvillarreal5262]

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.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Thank you!

[@josephosullivan9506]

Yes, for me it was inspiration for classical and blues... 35 years later and I still have classical and blues in my playing!

[@blessedheavyelements8544]

I've carried this movie in my heart since it came out. A treasured memory.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

I know how you feel. The movie has been special to me also. Thank you for watching my video, and for leaving a comment!

[@entertainmentforall6609]

My favorite Ralph Macchio movies hands down. I absolutely love this movie.

[@AOkie68]

Cooter Vai Roth...winner! Love that flick

[@seanpratt4843]

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.

[@eclecticx]

Movie was my introduction to Steve Vai. What an incredible guitarist.

[@vorpalblades]

" Jack Butler's gonna like you..."

[@eclecticx]

@@vorpalbladesClassic line!

[@creinicke1000]

I just watched this movie! I really liked it.. music was great, acting was great.. Loved the guitar battle.

[@bez750]

Fantastic review for a great movie. I'm a fan of metal but metal wouldn't be the same without the blues

[@markmcmyn8967]

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.

[@mattjorgensen2267]

Needs a legacy sequel where Lightnin' Boy is now an older down on his luck musician who has made bad life decisions and gets a shot at redemption but has to take a journey back deep into the Mississippi.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

I'd watch it!

[@Terminal-Vet]

Love this movie. Just watched it again the other day.

[@ralph1269]

Wonderful job. Never knew Arlen Roth was involved.

[@bouquetchocolatesandconfec77]

Love delta blues

[@donniearmstrong8390]

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

[@thor6580]

I always thought that the look on Scratch's (The Devil) face when Eugene started playing was because he recognized it as the work of Paganini.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

I like that idea!

[@ricksmith7881]

Arlen Roth and Shuggie Otis are two of my favorites

[@chemdog6387]

Like most, if not all of those who commented, I loved this film. I have a copy on VHS, and had a digital copy I’d recorded on my DISH Network receiver, but lost when the receiver failed. I found the film insightful, well done, informative and fun. My only criticism is the belief espoused by the music professor. He was convinced that European classical music was superior to the blues and any other music produced/created by “primitives”. His assertions seemed verified at the end during the “cutting heads” scene. It was one of those things that make you go, mmmmmmm.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Thank you!

[@BigCarmine]

this film, along with a small handful of films, is part of my must-watch-at-least-once-a-year (sometimes more) collection.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

I hear you!

[@chrisreinhart2885]

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

[@themacocko6311]

Wow, I wasn't expecting to hear or learn something new about this film. I didn't know hardly any of this.

[@maingate7672]

I have the two-disc set of '' The Complete Recordings of Robert Johnson'' it' will remain in my collection, hell or high water cometh!

[@gilbertberlanga338]

Love this movie,, I play guitar and it inspired me back in 86, every guitar player I know love this movie, keep on Rockin 🎸

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Thank you. You too!

[@MrRockNRoll]

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

[@cliffchilders5820]

This has been one of my favorite movies for years!

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Mine too. I never tire of it. :)

[@JohnStevenson1001]

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. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Awesome! Thank you for commenting.

[@jcat3409]

This movie motivated me to play guitar.. and i still play to this day.

[@elbob17]

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.

[@terryrollins1973]

I saw this when it came out and I was just learning guitar, I'm almost 50 now and I'm still trying to play the Pagnini piece 😆

[@corycole123]

@Arlen Roth Your guitar sound painted a picture in my mind that will never be erased. 💯

[@TheChef470]

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. : )

[@rickfry6031]

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.

[@brucehayes7251]

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

[@wasteyelo1]

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.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

I really hope those deleted scenes see the light of day! Thanks for the comment!

[@jerryvahnknight218]

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!

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Same here!

[@dsvet]

Bluesman Roy Rogers, on Robert Johnson kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaTVZ6Wkabl5mLssi=9w1YPDC1QixW1y7f Roy Rogers - Avalanchekzbin.info/www/bejne/n3THdp2CqtWod9Esi=JDrKveu8GyByHBDN

[@jerryvahnknight218]

@@dsvet thanks for sharing the links. Roy is always amazing!

[@lesevesel2898]

Thanks, man. Sure 'preciate your love for this movie.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Thanks! Appreciate you and your comment! Thanks for watching! :)

[@rogerdevries7090]

I always felt that Eugene rejected that classical piece because he was bored with playing what he thought were just basic repetitions of the art but things came aound full circle when cuutin heads with Jack Butler and he ran out of ideas so returned to those basics with renewed understanding !!!!!

[@burninyadown4432]

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.

[@amoruzz]

I had watched some Arlen Roth instructional videos many many years ago. Excellent teacher 👍 Ry Cooder is phenominal!

[@karltaylor4455]

I have loved this movie for years

[@robgonzo]

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!"

[@irishamerican4558]

Exactly. Both of those movies are classics.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

I love both of those films. Own them both. Those were good times, and good movies!

[@Brizzonator]

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.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

I completely agree!

[@rustyaxelrod]

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.

[@usernameinvalid2675]

Dat one wet the bed

[@treavorwilliams9553]

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

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Oh, wow. I didn't know that, man. Thanks for the information!

[@wd2518]

Charvel

[@Rikrik1138]

It’s actually a Jackson.

[@These_go_to_eleven_1959]

@@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

[@lancecummins7349]

Thanks for sharing this and for all of the links. Crossroads is one of my favorite films.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Me too.

[@katohammond]

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.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

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!

[@briangisler1981]

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.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

@@briangisler1981 Same here!

[@lucassmith1319]

I honestly feel the same way you brothers do!! Much love real music never dies!!

[@babytoshiro7014]

I loved it but didn't understand like I do today as I was a kid... now I love it even more💖💯💯💯👏👏

[@eastfloridaprepper2143]

Thanks I always loved this movie and still watch it on occasion

[@ukestudio3002]

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 .

[@rayballestero8872]

When I first saw it I liked it a lot as I got into the delta blues I enjoy and appreciate the genre more.

[@larryhudspeth4072]

I love this movie! Watched it numerous times! I'd love to see a version with all the cut scenes!!

[@jacobpaint]

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.

[@drdave971]

It’s an incredible , inspiring and American musical history tour de force movie about Delta Blues

[@dududidi8925]

we all can agree on one thing we all love crossroads

[@jeffmyers9696]

Sweet, sweet video, brother. Good stuff on one of my favs and a seriously underrated film.

[@arnaudnoar3345]

A movie that should be projected in all classroom all over thé World !! Many thanks ! Et je vais encore une fois le visionner!!

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Thank you for the kind words!!!

[@animalspirit5504]

I grew up with this movie me my dad would watch All The Time.

[@paintedwolf8394]

I've watched this movie many times since I was around 8. My dad has me listening to muddy waters and Son House and John Lee Hooker since I was 3. Love this movie.

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Your dad has you listening to some good music.

[@Lizerator]

This is so interesting. Loved the film. Thanks for this.

[@TherevTBone]

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!

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

That is a great line! I've heard people quote it, not knowing that it came from this movie.

[@troymanning3150]

Thanks for the video! Always loved this movie and old blues

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jazzram_]

I remember watching this 2 years ago, I was 12. Fell in love with the blues since then

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

Awesome!

[@lordmarshall642]

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.

[@jazzram_]

@@lordmarshall642 real.

[@GentleGiant...]

I could watch this movie once a year...

[@mht525]

Classic movie. RIP Robert Johnson The king of the delta blues. ✌️🤘🇦🇺

[@buriedNglass]

i love i found this video . he said 20 years ago no one talked about this movie but 25 years ago my buddy and i watched it everyday for months before we went and jammed for the day during one summer . ive always wanted have more people know Crossroads isnt a brittney spears movie and 'Muddy waters vented lectricity' is my favorite thing ever

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

I hear ya, man!

[@MascarasMil]

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!