Eric Clapton - Love In Vain

[@franrayamusic]

My name's Fran Raya and I'm a female singer/songwriter from the UK. I was invited to support Eric Clapton on his Scandinavian tour performing my own songs. It was one of the most memorable times in my career. He is a great performer with a true musician's soul. I am so proud to have toured with him.

[@guytansbariva2295]

Hi Fran! Are you still there?

[@brunoguyet64]

Congratulations 😎❤️🙏

[@christiangrozel2261]

c, est sur c, est pas donné à tout le monde de jouer avec ERiC qui est un guitariste hors normes. . félicitations. 🎸🎸🎸🎸☀️☀️🇲🇨

[@Itsme-ni9jk]

Cmon over, let's jam

[@serginhoFuracao]

Jesus christ !!

[@RandomDuude]

Man, this kid is talented! He'll be a star someday.

[@vovagreen7414]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@williamjc7195]

I wonder if he has any recordings?

[@vovagreen7414]

@@williamjc7195 он начинающий...только один альбом записал...слегка замечен критиками...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mrfester42]

I've been listening to Clapton for over 50 years and there's not one note I've ever heard him play that I didn't thoroughly enjoy!

[@Mateusvasconcelosguitar]

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[@misternikon]

Same with me. 50 years. When I'm down he makes me feel better. When I'm feeling good he brings me to eyes closed bliss.

[@factorylad5071]

I would go out on a limb as well then and say he is the best accompanist there has ever been.

[@BradOrok]

that's what's the best about EC, he doesn't play notes without meaning or filler

[@ianrundle5862]

I'm with you on this. Eric Clapton is "the best" guitar player ever. I'm 73 now and have followed him for a long time. Guess about 45 years

[@victorrincon4094]

Master of Blues showing respect to his major Influencer!!

[@Starsk25]

I had 6th row for one of Clapton's shows, and he did an accoustic set of Robert Johnson's songs, which gave me chills, as I thought he sounded so much like Johnson, it was eerie.

[@padovaniroland]

Eric with phil collins the king of blues, you like it!?..

[@officalhumblefish565]

You can tell how much the blues means to Clapton. Reason he's one of my biggest idols of all time as well as Robert Johnson.

[@macmccreadie8541]

Pity Clapton is such a racist pig.

[@abebernstein4318]

Abe Union pride what can be said Clapton is one in a million keep performing 2:54

[@martinvanburen4578]

He really does love the blues and Black music from the American South, a true music lover who can divorce the people from the music, thus he has no interest in Black immigrants to England. Hats off to the man for pursing music for music.

[@iconoclastKM]

Excellent observation ...and absolutly true. He and his peers didn't have KZbin, the internet with tab/sites, or chromatic tuners. I heard him say that one of them would have a record and loan it out and they'd just listen over and over to it to figure a piece out, how to play it. This was post WWII England, times were tough and they loved American Music. And as an American I am grateful to guys like Clapton for keeping this material alive and with us today. BB King would agree.

[@Magnum_Opus_Music]

Oh yess!

[@rickm4295]

Amazing how deep Clapton dove into the old Robert Johnson persona. Very authentic versions came out of that experience. I bought everything Clapton did back then and the Robert Johnson collection was legit.

[@BillGLuck]

Amazing how sobriety has extended his creativity and ability, he is my favorite and most appreciative musician

[@nascimentobarreto]

God that subtle interplay of bass and higher notes just sounds so good. Especially on headphones. Fitting tribute to the ethereal Robert Johnson.

[@orestispitsillides]

1:40 The fact that it shows a picture of Robert Johnson on the table behind him(Eric Clapton), it just makes me smile. Both guitar players are masterful and influential.🙏🏻

[@Methilde]

First influence was Robert Johnson who created the song.

[@Itsme-ni9jk]

Soul sellers

[@crasherxtreme]

I noticed that too. R.J. in the background.

[@williedb47]

I love Eric's music. I especially like to hear him sing the Blues. He puts so much emotion in anything he plays and sings. He's a Legend. Nadine

[@frederickacerra7766]

He is the best when he does the blues

[@Magnum_Opus_Music]

True❤

[@ITILII]

Dylan,Clapton, Page, The Stones and so many others....all huge Robert Johnson fans...as are all who appreciate the Grandfather of Blues based Rock and Roll....and most legendary guitarist ever

[@aarfeld]

I like how Robert Johnson is listening to Eric play his song while watching from over Eric's right shoulder. (Framed picture on the table.) Nice touch. :-)

[@joaquinsantacruz4338]

People often don't realize how hard is this to play... and to sing along is another thing

[@ricardorochadias]

Yeah, you r right. Play like that is magic. Not that simple.

[@anton2417]

Clapton didnt come close to hendrix, srv or gallagher.

[@joaquinsantacruz4338]

​@@anton2417 and what does that even have to do with what I said?

[@cocoamaster9200]

​@@joaquinsantacruz4338He's insecure for someone's skill. I mean he thinks that by constantly bragging how good his favorite artist was makes him a superior to other people.

[@prathameshbhambure]

​@@anton2417You wouldn't have said that if you truly understood SRV's or Gallagher's or Jimi's music.

[@slowdevil]

That's why he's Eric Clapton, kids.

[@theatomicclap5328]

slowdevil slowhand

[@nguyenba9605]

@Kyle Balmer Clapton isn't overrated. Check out his live performances with Cream on Wheels off Fire, Goodbye and Live Cream Vol 1 & 2, and see for yourself.

[@LukeMaynard]

@Kyle Balmer The meanest comments always come from people with no subscribers, no comment, and nothing worthwhile to offer anybody online or off. I'm trying to think back over Clapton's near-60-year career of interesting hits & misses to the very worst moment he's ever given us. Maybe it's the utterly forgettable, weak vocals on the insipid "Next Time You See Her" off of Slowhand. That's probably my pick for the worst thing Clapton has given us musically. And it's still better music than this condescending little edgelord has ever given anyone.

[@universal_1987]

Show me yours @Kyler Balmer.

[@gkb4401]

@@LukeMaynard Wow..always loved next time you see her. One of my favs of clapton

[@johnhines8979]

Never heard this played so great. Only Clapton can make it sound so good.

[@justinmaratea2942]

Stones version nothing to sneeze at

[@Marco-uh5zn]

The original is way more intense

[@PhatLarkin]

I just couldn't picture how robert muted the bass part. it's so good to see someone who figured it out, haha.

[@bothrops9]

Clapton keeps blues alive

[@leonardcapawanna7256]

I was lucky to meet him.. we had lunch in a small pub in England about 2 hours just talking he’s a good man

[@guitarman9447]

This master guitarist has such a back ground with the blues. He can play pretty well what he chooses. Absolutely the best ....

[@bradleybunk6463]

I think Eric's genius is vocals. There are plenty competent blues guitarists, but few who can sing blues and rock so sweetly.

[@dcav6892]

Simple, basic blues chords... But his right hand?!?! Incredible work, complete control, great rhythm... It sounds as two guitars together... And, above all, feeling in his playing... Well done, Mr. Clapton...

[@Magnum_Opus_Music]

❤

[@crasherxtreme]

This is not as hard to play as some of his other acoustic songs. I just wish I could sing.

[@fabriziomattioli6783]

Provaci a suonarle amico!!

[@TylerDonald-b2x]

Is there such thing as a complicated difficult chord? lol

[@Jamminmotorking]

The only way you can live forever is if people still play your music after your dead. Thanks for keepin the Blues alive Mr. Clapton!

[@michaelqiu9722]

That makes no sense.

[@k5vfo]

Robert Johnson's picture on the table. Great rendition by a masterful artist.

[@uwebartsch6960]

Beautiful. I never appreciated Eric Clapton in the past very much, but he's not just a guitarist, singer-song writer, he's also one of the foremost blues scholars I ever met. Quite a nice guy too... great comments here. 😉

[@kmnafe]

Clapton was being respectful to Robert Johnson by not capturing exactly the blues and pain in Johnson's voice. It is what artists do to show respect. He would never try to one up someone who inspires him.

[@MiriamTabarro]

It’s true! I heard Love in Vain with Robert Johnson, it’s quiet different….

[@carolcollins4878]

I don't believe that, each rendition is a beautiful thing done in the own person's style. Do you think that's what people who copy Beethoven do?

[@ericzhou3808]

@@Sig.40 Yeah good luck trying to one on the KING

[@Methilde]

​@@MiriamTabarro Johnson original version is insurpassable, but good cover here.

[@livingadreamlife1428]

No disrespect intended but you’re overthinking it. Clapton played and sang the song in his own way as he tried out this guitar. He didn’t intentionally send a subliminal message in deference to Johnson and wasn’t trying to be anything other than Clapton singing his modern day version of an old RJ tune. Nothing more, nothing less.

[@brianremington]

what a incredible guitar. thank you EC for being such a blessing to us and the blues

[@livinlegends75]

An absolute masterpiece. Clapton is such a gifted man.

[@nongkhiew]

A guy filmed in a bedroom playing guitar. Yet, we are lightyears from the average youtuber. Clapton embodies a whole part of music history. This sounds so real.

[@gaudrey692]

Well, I followed her to the station With a suitcase in my hand Yeah, I followed her to the station With a suitcase in my hand Whoa, it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell When all your love's in vain When the train come in the station I looked her in the eye Well, the train come in the station And I looked her in the eye Whoa, I felt so sad so lonesome That I could not help but cry When the train left the station It had two lights on behind Yeah, when the train left the station It had two lights on behind Whoa, the blue light was my baby And the red light was my mind All my love was in vain All my love's in vain

[@richardbanker6041]

Eric Clapton has played this song faithfully to the original from a lifetime's study of Robert Johnson and the blues.

[@tarmac1697]

If this guy can play a few more songs all the way through, I think we could get him down the village hall . He could do a few songs between the disco.

[@michalstrpka4800]

who knows

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

When I did love it was never in vain Now we no longer love anyone other then our trusty hound dog. As those we loved now take residence in the ground But at the end of the day remember this “ you come into this world alone, ( as an individual) and you leave it the exact same way Cherish your life and make a difference in a positive way instead of making it bad for someone make it better for them As Thisbe all comes back to younin the end. If you do not think so then you are in fact ignorant. Life’s lessons teaches you this. Learn the hard way but learn. If not you will be left to yournown fevices all alone as no one wishes to be around anyone like that for very long Lived it. Learned from it Best back the curses Now we will live long and into old agebstrong with all of our faculties intact Time will tell. Timenis on my side now Remember that. 🙏💪🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🥩🛎👋🛴🐶😎👍🏼❤️

[@nelsop2]

Eric inspired me ever since i saw him on some pbs special prolly like five years ago (i was fifteen)... I've discovered robert johnson... the three Kings, stevie ray etc. all through him... I read his book and im just as amazed with him as a person and a musician... I'm still fighting with my own music but this just keeps me hungry and wanting to keep going... I'd love to meet him someday and just shake his hand and thank him for giving his music to the world

[@OneSupreme08]

Thank You Dear Eric for this masterpiece from timeless Robert Johnson ! Eric is bringing Robert`s music here to our time and space, very close to perfection so we could enjoy it ! I feel spirit of Johnson comes alive in this cover of mr Eric and dances all around ! But most impressive, more than his voice, is this beautiful guitar style. ERic makes it look easy as butter but to play melody, rhythm and bass lines at the same time and all that effortlessly and not only that, its also played and sang with feelings, so with like that we can get glimpses how big master Robert Johnson truly was, plus Eric is playin it with comfortable soft Martin and Robert probably played some cheap guitar with rusty strings covered with his sweat result of non stop playing and his guitar had probably high action strings so it was all more hard to play with, but Johnson played it totally effortlessly, so his place as one of best guitar players ever is clear !

[@matooleyobrien2918]

Zoran Ramzo Kamenycky Lol.. You should Thank the Rolling Stones for reintroduction of the blues....

[@foxsotired3038]

@@matooleyobrien2918 as fucking if. While i will happily admit the rolling stones are a talented and influential band, they never "re-introduced" shit

[@CJZM7777]

Yes, Robert's guitar was old with rusty strings but Robert's hands were guided by the devil after a trip to the crossroads. So, it was easy for Robert to play it!

[@papercup2517]

@@foxsotired3038 IIUC, Alexis Korner was actually the one primarily responsible for introducing American Blues music into the London, UK music scene, though as a pretty much fringe interest at first. Amongst others, two young men called Brian Jones and Mick Jagger liked what they heard and were joined by Keith, Bill and Charlie to form what was originally purely a Blues covers band but went on to bring the Blues and the pop and rock music derived from it to the ears and hearts of millions. Prior to that it's my understanding that in the US, the Blues style of music was mainly a family-and-friends affair only, or once it was recorded, came under the niche classification of 'race' music, which by and large, the white kids didn't listen to. It didn't really become mainstream or profitable until the so called British Invasion brought it to the attention of of the masses, in a repackaged (but respectful) form. Some of the original Blues artists then went on to have successful tours of the UK and Europe, where they were rightfully honoured as the masters and originators - the real deal - of what was by now standard top twenty popular music, on both sides of the Atlantic, and around the world.

[@letbymorgan2879]

Ive managed to see EC as much as posdible in 12 years , been listening to him since 70s , Love his acoustic work, tribute to RJ his me and mr J albulm is top dollar , always EC delivers live

[@johncusato3919]

Great version. I like the picture of Robert Johnson in the background on the mantelpiece, pretty cool...

[@jezdukowski]

+John Cusato I saw that... A tribute to a great man - I think it's classy.

[@steveelliott241]

the only photo ever taken of him

[@Rich6Brew]

@@steveelliott241 There are two confirmed photographs of Robert Johnson in existence.

[@wolfie316781]

Beautifully played what an inspiration this man is

[@faicalnagat5623]

Well I followed her to the station With a suitcase in my hand Yeah, I followed her to the station With a suitcase in my hand Whoa, it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell When all your love's in vain [Verse 2] When the train rolled up to the station I looked her in the eye Well the train rolled up to the station And I looked her in the eye Whoa, I felt so sad so lonesome That I could not help but cry [Verse 3] When the train left the station It had two lights on behind Yeah, when the train left the station It had two lights on behind Whoa, the blue light was my baby And the red light was my mind [Outro] All my love was in vain All my love's in vain

[@MusicGamingBossGang]

Clapton's guitar playing yet AGAIN stuns me. Also, i finally found a video to convince my friend that Clapton CAN have 2,000 likes but NO DISLIKES.

[@ls1959]

Nice acoustic version here by Clapton. I'm a huge fan of the Stones with Mick Taylor versions, especially 1972 from the Ladies and Gentlemen soundtrack. Beautiful lead guitar on that one.

[@maximilian6830]

You realize this song was originally acoustic from Robert Johnson

[@BALKISDREAMER]

Simply, not simple! Play the guitar is not simple anyway! I just want to say that here, for that tune , God Clapton plays with no flaunting, no exubherance, no bluffing like any other guitarist of his rank would! That is impressive! That is the real class, I think!

[@philbates7975]

The genius of simplicity, or the simplicity of genius ❤️☯️🙏 Double genius, actually, Johnson and Clapton.

[@Mateusvasconcelosguitar]

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[@KabukiGallery]

I have respected Clapton for so long.. but this video gave a more vibrant meaning to the word respect.

[@ricardorochadias]

Eric Clapton is simply one of the best

[@joeyracano1]

Eric you are the real deal! Love that smoothe vocal too!!!!!

[@Bigbluesboy]

Eric Clapton is the most important blues man who ever lived. He took the blues out of America to England and sent it back again, then the americans woke up, and understand what they had in there own land since late 1920's..

[@simplethunder]

He plays it so smoothly, but still manages to catch some of that vintage sound. Very nice.

[@christopauls]

Eric Clapton has done as much as anyone for "The Blues" in the UK. He was part of a great melting pot, in the early 60s. 50 years on he is still an important figure. All the great blues players and singers are more than happy to share a stage or a record with him.

[@Magnum_Opus_Music]

💯☝️

[@bryanburke7947]

He has done alot for the US too.

[@almartin115]

you wrote this 14yrs ago lol and ive just agreed with you, lol youtube is amazing

[@christiangrozel2261]

tous ces grands musiciens 🎸🎹 ont du respect.. entre eux . Éric merci.☀️☀️☀️🎸🇲🇨

[@J.A.Hansen]

Exellent.it is from the Clapton Cd and Dvd Sessions for Robert Johnson a must have🎙🎸🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🎵👌

[@keefrasputin634]

Listening to Clapton (who is a guitar genius), makes me respect Keith Richard’s playing and Jagger’s vocals even more.

[@golfhound]

The Rolling Stones made a great interpretation of this song on their Get Your Ya-Yas Out album with some great slide guitar by Mick Taylor.

[@JoeLazzara]

I gotta check that out. Thanks for the info!!

[@grahamcalderwood113]

Actually, it's on the Let It Bleed album. And another, better version on the Stripped album.

[@shawnriffhard]

@@grahamcalderwood113 well, no Mick Taylor on that version, but rather, Ry Cooder on mandolin. Ya Yas is my favorite.

[@saturn9999999]

THe Blues is what brought Clapton to the table in the first place, thru the years He played it as he felt it, He is in the past 10 or 15 yrs getting deep into what they really are. He is a great Picker. BB King calls Clapton the Best in the world today.. I agree.

[@isabelarcher2924]

L'aspro e sconsolato blues di Robert Johnson e la dolcezza malinconica della interpretazione di Slowhand

[@Mateusvasconcelosguitar]

Hello, check out my instrumental version of "Love in vain": https: //kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6vKp3qEarmce7M, if you like see my other videos: https: //kzbin.info/door/SMZ46ibAfOx_QpF2zxlkcw, subscribe, share and activate the bell, thanks.

[@muthusala6143]

Beautiful sound Beautiful guitar

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Watching that right hand, who does he remind you of most? For me it is Lightnin' Hopkins.

[@johnr8820]

E.C. has a really interesting right hand finger picking technique indeed..Hopkins was more greasy but I see what you're saying

[@tommytramp]

DOES DOSENT IT? The Best Learn from the Best...

[@georgebuckalew6940]

I was thinking that too

[@rippedjacked33]

the most respected and faithful representation by the person who has the credibility and skill to play it. fools. HAppy birthday mr Clapton. Ill smack anyone who says other wise. Dont worry I got your back

[@michellauzon4640]

I love it

[@HorribleOldCrank]

In his documentary of Robert Johnson, John Hammond actually found Willa May, Robert's old flame, and played her the recording of this song. She'd never heard it, and never knew Robert had written it. It's a powerful moment, man.

[@nimeshrimal7695]

Well, I followed her to the station With a suitcase in my hand Lord, I followed her to the station With a suitcase in my hand Well, it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell When all your love's in vain All my love is in vain When the train pulled up to the station And I looked her in her eye When the train pulled up to the station And I looked her in her eye I was lonesome, I felt so lonesome And I could not help but cry All my love is in vain Well, the train, it left the station Two lights on behind Well, the train, it left the station With two lights on behind Well, the blue light was my blues The red light was my mind All my love is in vain Ooh, Willie Mae Ooh, ooh, Willie Mae All my love is in vain

[@RicardoLemosKi]

Thanks 🍻

[@krunoslavluckystar7181]

👍

[@dancroitoru1005]

Amazing, splendid guitar....and, guitarist....

[@dougdavis8986]

Can't say I've ever seen a white Martin. Pretty sweet.

[@giggadygoogog]

If Clappers wants a white Martin, he gets a white Martin

[@drummerboy1390]

It's the Martin 000 Bellezza Bianca. The Bellezza Nera is black. Around 400 of each made. There's a used Bellezza Nera on eBay in the UK for 8K.

[@Thecuteoguitar]

a man in black with white guitar and hes playing the best true real wonderful blues! What amazing!!

[@IvanSDizon460]

Wow! Raw! Home recording set up of the Legend.Just like we amateurs doing covers ☺

[@Mateusvasconcelosguitar]

Hello, check out my instrumental version of "Love in vain":kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6vKp3qEarmce7M, if you like, check out my other blues and classic rock videos:kzbin.info/door/SMZ46ibAfOx_QpF2zxlkcw, subscribe, share and activate the bell, thanks.

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

5.8.2021 IMHO, Sessions for Robert Johnson, is so far the best live studio recording ever been shared by the artist himself, EC. Most of the songs in the DVD are complete. All artists should at least have this kind of project sessions and share it with us. Thanks EC and the band.

[@rmurbach1961]

Willie Mae in the song refers to one of Johnson's many girlfriends at the time. Willie Mae Powell was Honeyboy's Edwards's cousin and he met Johnson while the two of them were dating.!

[@sushilegs6228]

This is some really fucking good guitar playing. Like the difficulty of this is insane.

[@boryskow]

A great rendition. He's great! Clapton is the only one who can cover Johnson and sound as great as the Devil. I play it too but never will sound like this...

[@69Bluesman]

Always a pleasure to hear your music mr Clapton!! Keep on rockin'!

[@matthawkins8337]

2:43 Willie Mae was Robert Johnson's girlfriend in Mississippi. He tried to get her to go to Texas with him for the recording sessions. She refused, and he told her he was going to put her in a song.

[@Mindboggle100]

Thanks for that explanation, I was wondering why he sang "WiIlie Mae". She must have meant a lot to him, if she made into the lyrics... apparently Johnson was a real womaniser...

[@garydreyer7478]

I thought he said Willie Mays

[@danb8891]

Eric Clapton and an acoustic guitar = gold

[@gabykuky]

Que triste es saber que nunca tocaremos ese cover como Robert ni clapton así es que no queda más que escuchar las grabaciones que dejo

[@Jamesmartens55]

its a heatwave up here on Vancouver Island Canada in May....this transforms me to the Delta or down by the Riverside.

[@markmuller8829]

You young guys need to broaden your historical musical knowledge..... The photo in the background behind Clapton is there on purpose, it's Robert Johnson the guy who wrote Love in Vain. Clapton is playing the original and true version of the song to honour Johnson. Everyone thinks Jagger/Richards wrote the song. Richards rearranged the song and plays it differently and I also like the Stones version. But playing it Johnson's way is pretty hard because it's bass, rhythm and fills all at once.

[@kenhamasaka2524]

Eric recorded this song in the same room as Robert Johnson, in Dallas, Texas.

[@mragunathan1627]

its surprising it was recorded in dallas, and not somewhere like in missipi or nashville

[@dant7072]

Mark Muller calm down mate, I think anyone watching this will know that

[@anthony4709]

yeah mark, stop being a bitch

[@brianmiles7329]

Check out Gordon Smith guys if you want to hear more R. Johnson also Lonnie Johnson songs, Gordon has the voice plus superb guitar playing,real authentic blues, Clapton's good but Gordon, though relatively unknown, is something else, I think even Clapton would agree!

[@MrFrankeesh]

Beautiful as always. Nobody plays like him

[@rollingstone9204]

ERIC slowhand, long life to tou ciao from italy

[@ursulabornhauser1091]

Eric is a brilliant blues artist singing from his heart😊love you eric😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@wolfmetal22666]

I like this version because it captures the soul of the original ... Simplicity and feeling. Better than stones version

[@LiveBlueSky]

i like too, cuz this

[@darlenealessio7609]

And dear Eric I could not love you more, I have never considered myself a "die hard fan" of anyone, I have artist who deliver a song, a message lyrics and instruments that speak to me it is as changing and fluid, for me now as way back then. That said I have come to adore and recognize talent of all genre all exceptional and all relative, one borrowing, collaborating with another until somehow a new twist, style, genre is created, Never forgetting that each of you have been inspired by all if these as well different times stages ages and tweeking your own profession. All of you masters at this, while somewhere along the way my hope never faded that one day one fine day one of you would rise and give authenticity to the very mentors you each have been inspired by and played along side. I admit there were times as you each rose up the rungs of life's ladder I wished that would be the time to give moral, spiritual, and honorable credence to those that enabled the first 2nd 3rd rung to the top rung of the ladder. I applaud you today after reading this article making it clear that for what ever the reasons, growth, lack of growth, ego, held you and many back from authenticating the honor many deserved and who no doubt went on to continue to play and perform with all the passion and deep rooted masters they were inspired by. They never made it to the top, but they know without them your time hard work and gifted talent willing and striving to be as good or better than they. We all know what held them back. Our history is steeped with humble men and women who well know the truth and well understand their style music and song would not have made the charts had their students not worked hard had the passion and pursued the dream Honorable, HHONORABLE ERIC CLAPTON. THIS IS PROFOUND BEYOND TRIBUTE STATUS HONORABLE MEN DO WHAT YOU HAVE THIS IS A MOST BEAUTUFL TIME AND LONG OVERDUE AS YOU SAID . MY BEST TO YOU AND YOURS

[@fredohill9460]

Anyone knows if this was from a recorded show? Were there other Robert Johnson covers in the same show?

[@bobf.5538]

CD/dvd Sessions for Robert J the cd and the dvd are all Robert Johnson songs done by eric. You can buy it as the cd/dvd combo or just the dvd...its also a stand alone cd. I own both

[@facugou]

Me and Mr. Johnson's Blues

[@tommytramp]

I can imagine how many guitar players are sitting in front of this vidio with there guitar in there arms learning ,picking something up from From Eric,, I know I am... When he learned this stuff it was from listening to the record or tape and figuring shit out on his own ...we are spoiled ...Thats ok.. sure is Fun ...Thank you Eric Clapton for reminding me I was playing it right and to rock that thumb ...

[@andrewz4537]

That's how I learned it, long before the days of YT. I don't have it all down pat and clean like Eric of course but I have a respectable version, all learned from the vinyl album I still possess.

[@chrisw1953]

It may seem strange as stated below but I believe you can be stinking rich and still play blues first and foremost because you love the genre and then pull on all the things in life that you have regretted or was down about and channel that through expression both vocally/instrumentally..if you have been lucky enough to have no regrets you can't play the blues..authentically at least!.

[@pascal33133]

Bien sure que je regrette. Je souffre. I miss you,.

[@nasty9317]

That guitar soumds like heaven with those fingers playing it

[@Corslife]

"are we done? with music?" "yeah." *plays again*

[@johnhoudyshell7551]

I have this album on vinyl. Amazing how many people have performed this song the Stones Rod Stewart, and Arosmith.

[@Mateusvasconcelosguitar]

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[@otporan]

hah, i love how he says "are we done? music?" and then just starts jamming randomly :D

[@AlaouiRachidHicham-wi4cb]

Je t'aime beaucoup Éric ! Tu es le meilleur du monde entier. You're the BOSS& THE AS !

[@MK-it7wk]

God realised he messed up the world a little bit. By accident or not, who knows. One thing’s for sure, he gave us music to soften the blow.

[@PaczkoPL]

I love the series of his acoustics performances ! So great .

[@LarryNGuy]

"finding the notes of Robert Johnson" is something advanced guitarists do for themselves. Some few can do that, even fewer (sorry King James) can find the vocalizations at the same time. EC has never needed RJ songs to fill stadiums, so I don't get the criticisms? The problem is the same Robert probably experienced, people get mad at talent when it comes from someone of a different color.

[@OdditiesandRarities]

Just incredible. What a virtuoso guitarist!

[@Mateusvasconcelosguitar]

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[@gabevachon326]

Who is this guy? Looks like the architect down the street.

[@onkelbuke]

i love it, iam a shamed that somedy was bringin me this dvd from rushen some years ago. i love it.best jam ever,. the musik i lovew. clapton did something with it, its soo incredible, how a man can do something like this. i also play the guitare.and hes forever my hero, nothing in this worl can come like clapton dooin this. this dvd is a masterpice, and more than that. Thanks Robert and thanks Clapton, You both understand...........

[@ustheserfs]

If Robert Johnson ever had a white brother, it was this man.

[@Mateusvasconcelosguitar]

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[@coquelicot323]

Merci de ne pas oublier Robert Johnson (l'homme aux semelles de vent)...

[@shepsoful]

I don't hate to see white guys or gals covering blues classics. And I don't hate to see Black guys and gals covering white classics. Billy and Ella lived on white classics. Sorry dude, we've all felt love in vain--it's a human thing.

[@N3V3RSAYD13]

In-Deed.

[@guitarman9447]

Eric is a master mind when it comes to the guitar. I know he has done any cover song with justice. He's an absolute friend and someone to look up to. I've felt his pain also in losing a child in a different manner. Peace.

[@dougdavis8986]

Dork

[@lewisbracken5520]

why bring skin colour in to it? eugh

[@IFoundGodInEminem]

@@lewisbracken5520 His whole point was to not bring colour into this lol

[@alicethomasse5309]

My husband is in heaven, and was an gitarplayer, and hid band, and producer, cal him like you, SLOW HAND!! he was very proud, this name stand also on his grafstone, whe are soo very loves with Eric Clapton!!; sorry for my bad English

[@josecarlosdepaula8034]

isso sim é musica não o lixo do funk que toca no BRASIL

[@Mateusvasconcelosguitar]

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[@seuradu8065]

Blues Acustic is very beautiful style all time and Eric Clapton is the best representant for this style.