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Sep 6, 2019 · Sep 06, 2019 09:28 AM. 52,426 views · 28 comments. During a conversation with Tone-Talk, Steve Vai looked back on the 1986 movie "Crossroads," in which he portrayed Jack Butler in the famous...
Guitar duel. The climactic guitar duel between Eugene and Butler was originally intended to be a slide-guitar blues contest, with Cooder appearing on screen as Butler, and with Roth dubbing Eugene's part.
Apr 1, 2024 · “The first thing that came in was the Crossroads movie [in 1986],” Vai remembers. He adds that the film's now-iconic guitar duel scene, originally scripted to be a slide guitar battle in keeping with the record’s blues theme, wasn't as effective as the movie's producers had envisioned.
Jul 21, 2021 · Steve Vai reflects on his role in Crossroads: “The guitar duel was energetic and well laid out – kids responded to that” By Eric Kirkland. published 21 July 2021. In this previously unpublished 2004 Guitar World interview, Vai explains how he accessed his dark side to play Jack Butler. (Image credit: Frans Schellekens/Redferns)
Jun 17, 2021 · Tracking down Steve Vai's elusive "Crossroads" Jackson – the most famous guitar that was never heard. By Eric Kirkland. published 17 June 2021. How an epic 20-year quest to find the red Jackson Vai played as Jack Butler in the movie Crossroads led to the ultimate replica headcutter. (Image credit: Michael Mesker)
Apr 30, 2019 · Hill envisioned the film's climax to be like a boxing match, or a blues version of The Karate Kid (ironically, also starring Macchio). With that in mind, the original guitar "duel" was recorded; it was a battle between Roth and Cooder, with the plan that Cooder would appear on screen in the role of Jack Butler.
Feb 17, 2023 · Feb 17, 2023 01:33 PM. 6,679 views · 25 comments. Share. "Crossroads", released in 1986, is a movie inspired by the legacy of blues legend Robert Johnson, as the protagonist Eugene Martone,...
