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Fusco dropped out of school at the age of 16 to travel the Mississippi Delta and become a blues musician. That journey inspired his first screenplay, "Crossroads," which has become a cult...
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Jul 30, 2020 · Provided to YouTube by Stem Disintermedia Inc.John the Revelator · John Fusco · X-Road RidersJohn the Revelator℗ 2020 Checkerboard Lounge RecordsReleased on:...
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While best known as the creator of the 1986 blues movie classic ‘Crossroads’, John Fusco has returned to his musical stomping grounds with his second album John the Revelator (2020); Fusco’s band, the X-Road Riders are a veritable cast of modern blues stars: Cody Dickinson (the North Mississippi Allstars), who produced Fusco’s first ...
John Fusco is an American screenwriter, producer, and television series creator born in Prospect, Connecticut. His screenplays include Crossroads, Young Guns, Young Guns II, Thunderheart, Hidalgo, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and The Highwaymen. He is also the creator of the Netflix series Marco Polo.
Mar 8, 2021 · Fusco joined the Blues Rock Show to discuss his journey into the blues, his two blues albums, and Crossroads, including the film’s iconic guitar duel and what a potential remake would be like.
Highlights of Fusco's ensuing screenwriting career include the 1992 Val Kilmer hit Thunderheart; 2004's Hidalgo, starring Viggo Mortensen; and 2016's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of...
Jul 23, 2018 · Fusco has always had a passion for the blues and now he’s sharing it with the world as he’s been actively recording new music. Blues Rock Review caught up with Fusco to discuss his love of the blues, new music, the possibility of a Crossroads sequel, and more.
