SBC Yahoo! Presents Live Webcast Of Crossroads
Guitar Festival Featuring Eric Clapton And Friends
Live Benefit Concert by World's Greatest Guitarists Available
Online with Exclusive Viewing for SBC Yahoo! DSL Members
SAN ANTONIO & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(
BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3,
2004--Internet leaders SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and
Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) today announced an exclusive webcast of
live performances by more than 20 guitar legends performing at the
three-day Crossroads Guitar Festival, an SBC presentation, June
4-6, 2004.
Online
music fans nationwide will have front row seats to the
Cotton Bowl Stadium Concert in Dallas on Sunday, June 6 beginning
at 11:50 a.m. CDST, when they log on to
http://launch.yahoo.com/crossroads. Live coverage of the festival
is available to the general public until 5:00 p.m. CDST on Sunday.
Beginning at 5:00 p.m. CDST SBC Yahoo! DSL members gain exclusive
live online viewing privileges of performances by headliner Eric
Clapton, Jeff Beck, James Taylor, B.B. King and others.
Gibson Guitars "We're pleased to join with one of the world's premiere
musicians to bring such a talented line-up to viewers and music
enthusiasts nationwide," said Michael Grasso, executive director,
SBC Marketing. "As the presenting sponsor of the weekend event and
the nation's leading DSL provider, SBC companies are bringing this
level of high quality entertainment to people's homes through
broadband, with exclusive benefits for SBC Yahoo! DSL members."
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Guitar Tuner "We are constantly exploring ways to provide the most innovative
broadband experience to our consumers," said Doug Garland, senior
vice president, Broadband and Mobile Services, Yahoo!. "SBC Yahoo!
members are already customizing their music experience through
streaming audio with LAUNCHcast Plus-this is yet another way we can
respond to peoples' interests by giving them more of what they're
'listening' for."
Eric Clapton Tickets With a string of hits like %ßayla% and %òhite Room% in his catalog, Eric Clapton ranks among the pantheon of guitar gods. His live shows blend decades of hits from his time with Derek and the Dominos, Blind Faith, and his solo material of both rock and blues. Don't miss your chance to see this true axe legend. Buy your Eric Clapton tickets now!
Bass Guitars About Crossroads Guitar Festival
Their live shows, featuring Urban's standout lead guitar playing, led to a record deal with Capitol Nashville and a management contract with I.R.S.
Les Paul The three-day festival on June 4-6, 2004 will raise funds to
support the Crossroads Centre at Antigua, an alcohol and drug
treatment and education centre founded by Eric Clapton in 1997. In
addition to live performances by Clapton and other music legends,
the weekend will feature the Guitar Center Village including
interactive booths from leading guitar manufacturers, the
"buy-sell-trade" Vintage Showcase and a display of
guitars donated from Clapton and friends' personal collections for
the forthcoming June 24 Christie's auction with proceeds benefiting
the Crossroads Centre. Concerts begin Friday evening and continue
into Saturday afternoon on multiple indoor and outdoor stages. The
event will culminate with an 11-hour concert at the Cotton Bowl on
Sunday.
is a channel sponsored by the Dallas Guitar International Festival and is for music artists to showcase their guitar soloing talent. 1. The guitar solo must start within the first 10 seconds of the track (you may edit submitted track minimum length 30 seconds) 2. No vocals, please. This is a contest about guitar proficiency only TX 10 Under 20 is a channel sponsored by the Dallas International Guitar Festival and is only for music artists who are both under the age of 20 and are residents of Texas.
Guitar Lessons About SBC Yahoo! DSL
g) The Guitar Hero III Community reserves the right at all times to disclose any information obtained during account creation as the Guitar Hero III Community Management deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal processes or governmental authority request, or to edit, refuse, or remove any information, in whole or in part, at the sole discretion of the Guitar Hero III Community Management. Participants agree that their contact information may be disclosed to GameSpot for prize fulfillment purposes.
Guitar Pro SBC Yahoo! DSL offers internet users a suite of customer-driven
features and products including enhanced safety and security,
improved communications tools and even greater levels of user
personalization. The first built-for-broadband experience, SBC
Yahoo! DSL conveniently combines the benefits of a major broadband
provider with a leading Internet portal. SBC Yahoo! DSL is
available for as low as $26.95 a month for new customers who
purchase service as part of an SBC Connections package or when
ordered online or through select retail locations before June 30.
To learn more about SBC Yahoo! DSL or to sign up for the service,
customers can visit http://sbc.yahoo.com or call 1-
866-SBC-YAHOO.
Bass Guitar Customers will also be charged a monthly FUSF (Federal Universal
Service Fund) cost recovery fee to help cover charges from our data
transport supplier pursuant to state and federal telecom
regulations. This fee is not a tax or government required
charge.
Electric Guitar $26.95 monthly pricing available for new residential online
orders or if purchased as part of a qualifying services bundle
before June 30, 2004. SBC local service and one year term required.
$200 early termination fee. At end of term, then-current rate
applies. $150-$200 additional charge if technician install is
required or desired. The equipment charge will appear on the first
bill along with any corresponding and offsetting instant credits.
Laptop users and some desktop users may need to purchase an
Ethernet card. Billing begins on service activation date. Service
not available in all areas. Subject to change without notice.
Acceptance of Terms of Service required. Taxes and additional fees
extra. Other restrictions apply.
Acoustic Guitar SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC) is a Fortune 50 company
whose subsidiaries, operating under the SBC brand, provide a full
range of voice, data, networking, e-business, directory publishing
and advertising, and related services
to businesses, consumers and other telecommunications providers.
SBC holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless,
which serves more than 24 million wireless customers. SBC companies
provide high-speed DSL Internet access lines to more American
consumers than any other provider and are among the nation's
leading providers of Internet services. SBC companies also now
offer satellite TV service. Additional information about SBC and
SBC products and services is available at www.sbc.com.
Teardrops On My Guitar Yahoo! Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a leading
provider of comprehensive online products and services to consumers
and businesses worldwide. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand
globally and the most trafficked Internet destination
worldwide.
Guitar Strings Yahoo!, the Yahoo! logos and other product and service names are
the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. SBC, the
SBC logos and other related product and service names are the
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of SBC Knowledge Ventures,
L.P. All other brand names may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (C) 2004 SBC
Knowledge Ventures, L.P. and Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Ultimate Guitar Tabs Contacts
Guitar Chord
SBC Communications Inc.
Joe Izbrand, 210-352-6973
jizbrand@sbcnews.us
or
Yahoo! Inc.
Nicole Leverich, 408-349-5583
nicolewl@yahoo-inc.com
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