Topic: Christopher Cross - "Ride Like The Wind"

[biggreenarms]

Mr Soft Rock? phfffew! Watch the last 1:30 of this video and you'll forget all about "Arthur's Theme"

Who knew he was built like a fullback, an Earl Campbell fan and played like a combination of Larry Carlton and Stevie Ray Vaughan? Also, i recently learned that SRV's number one guitar was previously owned by none other than Austin TX resident Christpher Cross.

Number One is a “ragged American Stratocaster with 1959 pickups, a ’62 neck, and a ’63 body, reveals upon inspection a brutally worn finish, upside-down tremolo bar, cigarette-burnt headstock”. Vaughan acquired this instrument in 1974 from Ray Hennig’s Heart of Texas Music. When Vaughan took possession of Number One, it was already well worn. What is not as well known is that its previous owner was was another celebrated Texas musician,Christopher Cross. Hennig tells quite a story. As I’ve heard the tale, Cross wanted something “beefier” and traded the Stratocaster for a Les Paul. Stevie had already had a loaner guitar from Hennig, who was pleased to trade it for Cross’ guitar since it was in much better condition.

http://acltv.com/2012/10/03/gear-blog-stevie-ray-vaughans-number-one/

[Johnnyherd]

Christopher Cross

will make you JUMP, JUMP!?








Sadly, one of those boys died of a heroin overdose....