Eric Clapton Refused To Turn Down -Kenny Vaughan

[@otisgibbs]

Here's the album Kenny is talking about in case anyone wants it on vinyl. amzn.to/3F38110 If you buy anything at that link I'll get a little guitar string money, but it won't cost you any extra,

[@deluxerev]

4:09 so what live album is Kenny talking about here? Would love to hear that. The only Clapton with the Bluesbreakers album I’ve heard is the Beano studio one.

[@otisgibbs]

@@deluxerev I believe he's talking about this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6uapH-BfLSIm5o

[@fanoboss]

KENNY IS GOD

[@deluxerev]

@@otisgibbs thanks very much!!

[@TBlanktim]

The range of Kenny Vaughan's knowledge and talent never ceases to impress.

[@wittry2]

Much respect for Clapton. He’s better on his worst day than I’ll ever be. Love Kenny and stories. Thanks, Otis!

[@jhoskins5630]

Thank you for posting these Kenny Vaughn clips, I could listen to his stories all day. And Otis, your presentation is perfect!

[@drdexter33]

Agreed. Kenny is awesome.

[@msoiseth3419]

I have to agree too. Kenny is not only a masterful guitarist in his own right but has an amazing knowledge of music (especially guitar) history.

[@WillyPDX94]

Cousin Kenny! He and Chris Scruggs are my favorite story tellers and every new interview is another gem. Big thanks to Otis for continuing to post the best interviews out there. ✌❤

[@54fighting5]

I love hearing Kenny Vaughan's stories. He's a monster guitar player himself, and he has so many first hand accounts of his influences and personal experiences that we can all appreciate.

[@nklzcyn]

Clapton’s playing on the “Beano” collection is the pinnacle of blues guitar performances ever. The passion, phrasing and lyricism remain unsurpassed to this day.

[@tedtownsend8933]

Maybe British Blues Rock, I wouldn't say "Blues" in general.

[@mattt2581]

@@tedtownsend8933 but the Beano album isn't rock. It's Chicago blues worship. So, blues.

[@tedtownsend8933]

@@mattt2581 I disagree. They may have loved the blues and tried hard to emulate their idols but It's still British kids playing through cranked Marshall amps and super heavy back beats. It doesn't sound anything like '50s era American blues. The Stones considered themselves an R&B band when they first started out and were pissed when they were billed as Rock & Roll on their first American tour. They had a strong R&B influence but sounded little like actual American R&B.

[@socrates1818]

Bloomfield was the only one untouched by Eric in terms of blues- the Electric Flag’s work, Super Session and a lot more.

[@camwelch9948]

⁠@@socrates1818Bloomfield is great but idk how you discount the other two massive Mayall greats Green and Taylor

[@rylieriley]

I really appreciate how much of Kenny and his stories we've been blessed with on this channel lately. Thanks a bunch, Otis!

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

I saw Clapton with Cream in '68 and Blind Faith in '69 but it was Stevie Winwood who really impressed me at that concert. I'd love to hear Kenny's assessment of Peter Green's playing...his solo on "Jumping at Shadows" live at the Boston Tea Party in '70 (volume 1) is the best slow blues solo I've ever heard...short and searing!

[@NoviJimB]

Yes! That version of 'Jumping At Shadows' is perfection. The tone, the feel, the dynamics, just amazing. 'Black Magic Woman' from that album is right up there, too. Possibly even better than those two, or right up there with them - 'I've Got A Mind To Give Up Living' live at the Warehouse in 1970, about the same timeframe as The Boston Tea Party show. If you're not familiar with that one you have to check it out. Fantastic.

[@Jerrylumdegaard]

Just love listening to Kenny’s stories. An amazing artist and just as awesome a storyteller !!!!

[@flowerfarmerscott]

And such a modest, grateful dude. I love hearing him with Marty and the Superlatives.

[@otisgibbs]

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[@bassplayer3331]

Hey friend😊 Thanks for all these great videos! Kenny is one of my favorites.Seems like such a great guy, and such an amazing all around Musician.

[@johnnyroyblues]

Thanks Otis and Kenny for this. In recent years it seems there has been so much "Clapton bashing" going it's refreshing to hear someone speak positively about Eric's true artistry on guitar. I owe a lot to Clapton from copying those early Bluesbreaker licks on up to Strange Brew, plus, at the age of 16, sitting down with my RCA suitcase record player and learning every note from the 6 minute live Politician version off "Goodbye Cream" taught me so much about how to weave smooth, effective phrasing into a lengthy, substantial, and brilliantly spontaneous guitar solo. Clapton was my teacher. I'll never forget his genius and blues virtuosity.

[@ardenevox]

Always a masterclass or so scholarly without any pretense. So great. Thank you.

[@lgp4960]

I bought the Beano album in 1969, still have it,, I’m now 72 and still love it.

[@TheMujiFuji]

Unpopular opinion about EC…I agree 100%. Some highlights in the 70’s but never the fire like The Cream.

[@williamweiss6128]

Good for him. Miss that sound, Mountain, Humble Pie, etc.

[@gregscavuzzo5457]

I saw Buddy Guy do the same thing with the cable, He was playing at Antone's in Austin Texas , the original Antone's on 6th Street, he was playing and started walking around the club then he goes out the door and walks down the street playing his butt off , all the while Clifford is walking behind him rolling out the cord , we went wild, no one had ever seen anything like that , Buddy Guy what a great player, and God Bless Clifford Antone , Clifford brought so much great music to Austin and kept alot of musicians working , for along time The Fabulous Thunderbird's were his house band

[@kathif17]

❤love these tidbits on Eric and other musicians and how things were in the earlier days of the blues.

[@brianwood7237]

I heard stepping out on a blues radio show when I was thirteen and I knew it was Clapton and I knew I had to have it... that solo I learn note-for-note then I found the wheels of fire record in my dad's collection and I learned Crossroads the same way totally changed everything

[@Scablander]

Kenny Vaughn is almost as interesting as a storyteller as he is as a guitar player (which is really saying something). I really appreciate his honesty on this topic.

[@TheWoodensong]

Back in the day, when in high school bands (rock/blues) in the late ‘60s, Beano ways the one that set all my buddies on fire…sparks jumped over to me and now that I’m 72 y.o., I still have a love for that music that was such a powerful influence on me and my friends. All of those cats, still make music, if they haven’t already passed on…

[@fredskolnick1183]

What I admire about Kenny is that he is humble. He's at the top of The Guitar Food Chain....but remains down to Earth!

[@Caperhere]

Thank you both. Love Kenny stories.

[@bobdennison207]

thank you for sharing men . blessings everyone

[@armandogarza6181]

Hey Otis, this was great. Kenny is one of my favorites here. Also, I have to agree with him with everything he said about Eric, peace.

[@artemisXsidecross]

Thank you Otis for providing a great story told by Kenny Vaughan. The ‘headline’ “Eric Clapton Refused To Turn Down -Kenny Vaughan” had my first thought as why would Clapton want to turn down Kenny Vaughan? The slippery slope of language. 😉

[@ricksaint2000]

Greetings from Denver, great job Otis & Kenny.

[@kennedyterence4209]

As always, need a pen and paper to take notes! Seeing Kenny in a couple of weeks with MS&TFS. Can't wait, and if I talk to Kenny, I will mention you Otis!

[@TucoDog-ho6fw]

Ken he does a great interview. I love the way he gives other people so much credit about their talent. What a neat guy👍🏻

[@ericcrawford3453]

Kenny V. is awesome! Thanks Otis for another great show! T.C.B. ⚡🤟

[@melodymakermark]

I was a little young for Cream in real time. I was 8 or 9 when they broke up, but I remember the hits at that age due to my older brother playing them. During the ‘70’s, ‘80’s and beyond, I liked Clapton but it was a kind of “what’s all the fuss about” kind of “like”. Fast forward to the KZbin age when I took the Cream deep dive with a discerning ear. I was blown away.

[@ianmckinnon8461]

Slowhand in 92 94 still. was a force & hit notes perfectly .

[@Jamzocd]

I saw Cream in ‘68 at the Fillmore in SF. Incredible show!

[@doughill8475]

"Have You Heard" on that album is indeed over the top, but not in a bad way. Amazing.

[@Jubilo1]

"Beano" still my favorite too.

[@End-Putler4eva]

Albert Collins had a guitar cable valet also, might have been 200ft of cable. Saw him in Ottawa at the Rainbow in the late 80s, 2nd floor club in summertime with upstairs windows open, watched albert playing out in the street while the band stayed on stage. So cool for a smaller club to showcase such storied talent

[@marklarson8600]

Re: 100 ft guitar cable Saw Luther Allison at the Lone Star in KC back in the 80's We were sitting outside for some reason, my back was to the door when I noticed somebody looking over me from behind....I looked up and there was Luther standing over me just wailing while tethered to his amp inside by a 100 ft cord. He saw my look of surprise and cracked up laughing before turning around and heading back inside all the while still killing it.

[@jacksguitarplanet]

I saw Albert Collins in the 90s and he had a 100’ cord also. 😄

[@luigicalzone1558]

People have to realize. This sound was before Hendrix came with his big sound. Hendrix is great. But in a lot of guitar KZbin-Channels they forgot which sounds were before him. And there were a lot of things and Hendrix knew all of this stuff.

[@stevehughes1510]

Correction, no Rangemaster Treble Booster at all on Beano, EC never used any pedal at all prior to his Cream days.

[@finneguitarplayer9825]

💯agree. Beano My Favorit Blues Album - Eric Clapton at his Best 💯👏👏👏👏👏

[@michaeldickerson5584]

I really liked Clapton with Mayall and Cream at the time but I really enjoy Clapton as he’s become. His playing has been intigrated into so many guitarist’s styles that understanding how original he is is impossible to decipher over the years.

[@ronaldsimmonds1002]

make rock ‘n’ roll great again! 🇺🇸🎸🎶👍🏻🇺🇸🎸🎶👍🏻🇺🇸🎸🎶👍🏻

[@greatvanzini]

Yep, Beano LP. 1st blues album for me way back in the day. Still my fave.

[@catheryndenton1766]

So knowledgable ... So eloquent. It's SOOOO Gooood. : D

[@davidmontgomery5047]

Love Kenny !! He tells such cool Stories , and Sure saw loads of Killer concerts back in the day . Do You Know the Name of His band That used to Open For Zephyr ?

[@gizmogibson2987]

I could listen to Kenny talks forever

[@NoviJimB]

I would say that Clapton still had 'it' up through the Derek and The Dominos album, but after that I would agree with Kenny. Not the LP tone, obviously, but the playing was still there in several of those songs. 'Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad' comes to mind, and a few others.

[@mickymantle3233]

For it's time, the Beano album was a complete revelation for guitarists. It screamed 'O.K. cop a load of this ' ! & kicked the gates of blues rock open. Everything was so subdued until Eric took the stage.

[@jcmacmusic]

Love the Guitar Slim story...fantastic...

[@joyceb.sachsesachse1242]

Kenny and Otis , love ya both are great music historians. Keep going..

[@RUNNOFT71]

"Well you'll figure it out, cause I'm not turnin down" lmao 😂

[@sgriffett541]

Kenny Vaughan you ain't wrong

[@FeelingShred]

2:02 wow interesting that I find this video with this information because that was the question I was asking earlier in other video, I'm trying to figure out this transition period of guitar history, the change from FENDER amps to MARSHALL amps... what were some of the last Fender guitar albums to be recorded? and what are the first Marshall albums to be recorded? and are there albums where a FENDER was ever pushed to its limits to kinda sound like a Marshall? this period is fascinating

[@tbluesboye]

EC changed us all! Way cool post Otis & Kenny!

[@seanc2061]

Ike Turner’s early tone was just as wicked. Especially his Icky Renrut stuff.

[@HSet77]

The Beano Album: I heard it about 1970 perhaps, Clapton's solo on "Key to Love" is what really got to me. Very short - and yes - frantic.

[@sbellosa]

so cool, great insights !

[@jeffreybiscoe6]

I've said that so many times about Clapton. The Derrick+ the Dominoes LP + Slow hand I love those records but Clapton never had that same vibe without his Marshall + a Gibson he played in the 60s + I'm a Fender guy at heart..

[@TweedSuit]

That story is accurate apart from the use of a treble booster which has not been proven. It was just the Gibson LP straight into a dimed JTM45 combo.

[@BenPrevo]

and 35 watts or so -- not 50.

[@TweedSuit]

@@BenPrevo 35 genuine watts - loud enough as it was his stage amp.

[@BenPrevo]

@@TweedSuit Iwas not contesting that - they played clubs mostly. And no amps or drums miced back then.

[@stevelacombe5291]

The early Clapton stuff is very raw & unfiltered. More like musicians just jamming together and not focused on trying to produce something that will sell records.

[@Guitar_Smasher]

Even Jack and Ginger were begging Eric to turn down. I believe that he used A Dallas Rangemaster, however, not even he can remember if he used one. There are no photos or corroborating witnesses. Also, it wasn't a pedal with a footswitch. So, you'd have to have someone manning it. I think that I hear it, and just switching to your bridge pickup wouldn't result in that sound!

[@G8GT364CI]

Kenny is a GREAT story teller, it's like he was there watching guitar Slim's valet winding up his 100' guitar cord. 😂

[@brianjones7521]

Thanks Otis Thanks Kenny

[@thomaskinne2357]

One truly does wonder how a very good player goes from getting high & cranking Les Pauls through some of the original Marshalls, just blowing people away to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Strat with Lace Sensors through a Bassman? Imagine if he just did it one night out of nowhere, cranking a Les Paul through a JTM45 with. . . . . . . . Steve Jordan & Pino! Yeah!!

[@swaffy101]

I’m glad he had the gusto to say that Clayton’s playing wasn’t the same after Cream. I couldn’t agree more.

[@rustybeltway2373]

I remember reading it was Buddy Guy that had the 100 ft guitar cable. Would walk out into the street in front of the club, his club in Chicago.

[@engleharddinglefester4285]

I had a brash sound too lol. I had an amplifier out of a TV set, a 12" Radio Shack speaker, a red Radio Shack horn, and a Crybaby cocked almost all the way open and left there. It actually sounded pretty good except the other guys didn't think so. You also shouldn't be in the same room with it. :)

[@dougwhite7584]

I'm with Kenny on Claptons change from cranked Marshall to everything else. (Oceans Blvd and on amp sounds) I think he started changing when he went with MusicMan then on to Fender. Maybe cause Music man featured the master volume to drive a solid state preamp to power tube psuedo overdrive at lower volume? Musicman was reallly popular. Still not comcomparable to a cranked Princeton as kenny well knows;-). Once again great vid, thanks Otis and thanks Kenny.

[@robertmacpherson1889]

Kenny should watch a live version of Clapton doing Groaning the Blues.

[@trent54]

saw cream then saw Delaney and Bonnie with Clapton what a change we yelled at him get the Les Paul never sounded like Beano or cream again

[@a071831x]

Yes steppin' out

[@sunkenindeaf]

Now that Mr Vaughan mentioned Link Wray, may I drop the name of his older brother, Vernon Wray. The opening track of his only LP (released in 1972) would give an idea --search for _"Facing All the Same Tomorrows"._ Wonder if there's anyone on the road ahead of Mr Gibbs to talk about the life and times of Brothers Wray. --Waving from Istanbul.

[@Bill-cv1xu]

I remember hearing Layla on an elevator. Thought it was odd....

[@larryn2682]

Don't forget Eric playing Freddie King's"Hideaway" on the Beano album!

[@SoWhat.BigDeal.]

Yeah man, he was on fire. At least we have live recordings so we know it was real. And then it was gone, so fast. He can rip one now and then, but it never comes from that place. A real shame.

[@Johngonefishin]

Gotta agree with Kenny about Eric losing his fire post 70', I attribute that to his drug use during that time........

[@guillll]

Clapton is one of these guys who never really got back from heroin. He didn't die, but was never the same again after that.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

🤔🙄

[@guillll]

I'm not sure what you mean, but ok

[@67goldtops]

You're dead on with your comment. I've said the same thing for years. He wrecked himself on smack. He weakened his facilities. Never agin was he able to flow with the same level of abandonment. He's always been very open about admitting that he had to learn to play again after getting off junk. Only he just was never as good as he was before getting on it.

[@robmorrison1043]

Your both lost. Clapton's pinnacle years were his mid to late 90s From the cradle album and tour years. The Martin Scorsese documentary nothing but the blues featuring EC is the gold standard of blues playing and vocals ever laid down. His Fillmore show is the must see for all blues player's.

[@marcpaola1371]

​@robmorrison1043 I agree with you. Also his playing on the journey man tour was amazing. He didn't get worse, he just evolved as we all do. His acoustic playing is also great.

[@MacTeee]

Kenny is correct...although I'd say after Layla (which is '71) Clapton's playing didn't excite me any more like his 60s stuff did.

[@caseysmith544]

The Who had their first song out with that heavy sound, The Who plays My Generation album where they used a 75 watt cab into speakers meant for 50 watt that Marshall made the Cabs specifically for them played on high for My Generation as well as Kinks All Day and All of the night in 1964 single with B side Really got Me where the brothers got into an argument and messed up the speaker on the Vox or cheaper but still good quality Japanese Fender clone amp, the real Fender stuff was hard to get outside of North America and the Amps only had a patent for USA/North America.

[@84kjk]

Don’t forget Derek and the dominoes. That whole record was sick

[@GTX1123]

Until Clapton's magnificence on the Beano album, the only guitarist who came close was Freddie King. No doubt, Clapton was emulating his inner Freddie on Beano, not only covering Hideaway but in Freddie's licks and tone. As far as tone, that glorious Marshall JTM Combo dimed up, was Clapton's secret sauce that was grittier than Freddie's dimed up Fender Super Reverb.

[@bglrj]

Kenny Vaughn is the Apex of human evolution

[@beanotraffini681]

Not to be nit-picky or anything gang, but Clapton was playing through an early JTM45 which is a 35 watt amp pushed by two KT-66 power tubes (later dubbed the Blues-Breaker combo...)!

[@johnengland2996]

I wonder why KV didnt mention the song “Hideaway”, which to me, was the tour-de-force of that album.

[@msoiseth3419]

Uncle Kenny knows his guitarist history doesn't he?

[@julesotis13]

if not invented for by cuz of buggy guy i suspect, per kennys tales of guitar slim with the tuxedo guitar cordvalet, Buddy and his wireless to do the sorts of things Kenny describes while playing certianly seems like one of the best at it....to which ican attest onetime at the lensic where i was working walking thru the lobby alone during the show buddy came playing by himself thru the auditorium doors ran into me said somethmg funny gave me some chords and took off bakc ito the auditorium

[@gregoryantoniono3673]

Kenny knows guitar playing.

[@gvrussell9230]

Sorry, the stuff on Layla and His first solo record were incredible.

[@davidcoomber4050]

Spinal Tap comes to mind

[@williamperkins7318]

I had this discussion like a month ago, talking about Derrick and the Dominos. I thought Eric peaked with Cream, arguably the best set of musicians in one band. If it wasn't for Duane Alman (and George Harrison's wife),Derick and the Dominos would never have been finished.

[@jcruisioso5975]

Lol. Not true. But he made it better

[@BenPrevo]

Guitar slim used a pa head and 'iron cone' pa horn speakers.

[@dannymarks988]

Hav a listen to the Reverend Utah Smith, Two Wings. Talk about overdriven guitar before all these others.

[@fredfox3851]

He never rocked again after he stopped playing Gibson.

[@5150show]

5150 percent awesome

[@thyslop1737]

Love the leather jacket.

[@hog7203]

It's hard to beat the sound of a good cranked tube amp. And when you have the artists Kenny mentioned doing it, it can't be beat Imo.

[@JoshLooperMusic]

I’ve always said that Claptops style changed around 70. But everyone’s sound changed too. The 70s were over the top and I think Clapton went in the other direction with Delaney and Bonnie and for sure with his solo work. Let’s face it; if your going solo you have to be marketable and he made some great hits during the 70s but psychedelic or raucous blues it was not. Then the 80s and onward. He never did sound the way he played in the 60s.

[@mikefannon6994]

When his first solo album came out I remember thinking he Clapton is more interested in being a singer, not a guitar player.

[@wshow11]

A musicians sound, and generally the way one sees to carry the message naturally mellows as we get older and (perhaps) more mature, In this sense, I don't think Eric was any different from anyone else. Perhaps, his 100% change in lifestyle contributed to the change in the music. Different message, different style, different philosophy on how best to convey the new message.

[@bruinsfan8278]

Greatest sound you ever heard to ...... Lay Down Sally ?

[@MarkSmith-nw4os]

Clapton had to turn it down because he was profoundly deaf in one ear and only had partial hearing in the other. He had stood in front of a 100 watt Marshal with a Les Paul turned up full blast.