Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton - Had to Cry Today

[@jimh88]

This isn't just 2 old rockers playing a song from the 60's - this is music making as good as it gets.

[@robertstrobel7237]

Yes.

[@grangrampa832]

Fantastic music fantastic voice

[@grangrampa832]

So good 👍❤️👋❤️❤️❤️❤️👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@tommysmith6101]

Absolute brilliance. Gives me goose bumps and conjures up the same joy I felt listening to Blind Faith....a masterpiece album by 4 musicians who had a rare chemistry at that place in time....and an unfortunate destiny to be way too short-lived. Those 2 working together = PURE MAGIC.

[@andythomas706]

The fact that Winwood still has his vocal range at his age is unreal!

[@timmullens9479]

Andy Thomas still great range -perhaps a fraction of an octave less which at his age is oustanding

[@MarsziParszi]

+Andy Thomas If you train your vocal, sing losely and sing naturally and aren't trying to copy somebody else's voice/range then it is quite normal :D

[@Linogewillkillallofy]

+Andy Thomas it has nothing to do with age, its all in how much practice he does. Its a singin MUSCLE after all.

[@andythomas706]

Linoge Z So what you're saying is that the ageing process has nothing to do with ageing? Yes its a muscle, but they atrophy with age. No matter how much use they get. Contemporaries like Stewart and Plant have half the range and effectiveness they once had.

[@Linogewillkillallofy]

Andy Thomas All I said, as long as they kept practicing, they dont lose their voice.

[@kevincharles4505]

Winwood was named by Rolling Stone as "ONE OF THE BEST MALE VOCALISTS EVER."

[@tonicjack9823]

I don't need a rag like RS to tell me something that's self evident

[@soaringvulture]

Ever and ever and ever and still today. And plays the hell out of a guitar, especially since he's a keyboard player.

[@johnsmythe6134]

Steve should be named as ALL OF THE BEST VOCALISTS EVER. Thanks, Stevie, see You soon. -Smythie

[@keep_walking_on_grass]

nobody needs that magazine to realize that Steve Winwood is an outstanding artist, composer, and musician. and that his talent as a singer is a gift from God.

[@grangrampa832]

👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@ursulabornhauser1091]

Happy birthday eric😊yoy are rhe love of my life😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@desertswo]

JJ is 73; Clapton and Steve Winwood are 67 and 64 respectively. Clapton and Winwood are still vital and relevant. Better enjoy them while we can because they won't be with us forever, I feel privileged to be a part of a generation that produced such phenomenons.

[@golfhound]

Amazing how great Steve's voice is at age 62. What a shame Steve and Eric didn't collaborate on more albums. Especially since they have been good friends since the 60's.

[@49carol]

Age is just a number.

[@dead4life469]

Live @MSG is one of my favorite LP's with these two.

[@liamg2271]

Windwood is absolutely amazing. One of if not the most underrated talent and performer in the history of rock and pop music.

[@steverosebrock4943]

If anyone doesn't like this song then they don't know what music is Eric Clapton Steve winwood My God

[@angelinasuazo5705]

At 5:18-5:44, seeing the two men playing their guitars side by side, I just had to play it back two or three times, because I couldn't help it there was something about it that I was barely able to contain myself, I literally felt tingly inside!!!

[@murray1575]

Steve Winwood is amazing. He sounds even better than on the original recording some 40+ years later.

[@dead4life469]

Like my Baby, just gets finer with age.

[@barrygreenstein8383]

Steve Winwood is one of the greatest vocalists of all time!

[@javiermendoza2942]

I think God turned the Angels loose in the 60s and their still here and they weep because Legends like these two will grow old and pass and so will I. Thank You God for all the wonderful music.

[@judydyches7704]

The 70's had the best bands and thankfully most of them are still playing the music. Our generation is thinning out, but the music will remain the same. Just like history, you can't change it.

[@laserlithuanian]

eric sounds great !!

[@thomasryder9193]

Clapton’s solo is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@eugeneflanagan1477]

Steve winwood was so under rated. He is class.

[@jbelden36]

From what I’ve heard he’s pretty humble and nice to fans too. Clap is a little snobby.

[@mstithinkle4018]

I agree 100% he dont take a back to anyone ! I forgot how well he can make fender strat talk Clapton knows it also ... peace

[@mstithinkle4018]

@@jbelden36 I seen Clapton a dozen times always humble never snobby! Him and winwood I'm MSG was amazing ijs

[@225marklin3]

Winwood's talent is legendary. Hardly underrated.

[@geriesandmann4485]

That smile on Eric’s face at the end is priceless. Two friends challenging each other and making fun. Thanks for this great musical moment.

[@joechiocca8429]

I would love to put a good band together and just do the entire Blind Faith album. I've loved it since my older sister got it, and I was 12! Now I can play the guitar stuff, have bandmates that could play bass & drums and keys. But NO ONE could ever sing like Stevie Winwood!!

[@barrygreenstein8383]

Clapton is so f***ing brilliant. He plays guitar with the same effort that it takes me to tie my shoes!

[@klausrain111]

I saw Traffic at Middle Earth in the spring of '68 during my Junior Year Abroad in England. Loved the show, loved England!

[@jayturner3397]

'69 Hyde Park, England a bit run down now mate

[@gregbolles7170]

Damn, Winwood can hold his own with Slowhand. That's as good as it gets, right there.

[@6IKOIKO]

Yep! Winwood is is a badass

[@Sargebri]

@115599825064418614912 Yep. That's one of the reasons Stephen Stills wanted to invite him to join up with him, Crosby and Nash. Winwood is so great on keyboards that everyone forgets how great a guitar player he is as well. He and Stills could have switched off on guitar and keyboards easily and they could have had some tasty jams on guitars. However, Winwood was already committed to Blind Faith and that ended that dream.

[@AbbyNormal777]

+Greg Bolles~ Clapton had to keep up~

[@mallard4998]

Steve's class whatever instrument he picks up, superb muso!

[@stiglistanbul]

Damn, yes! I was listening without watching and thought for sure the solo was Clapton, then I looked and it was Winwood. Superb!

[@deanallen927]

DAMN!!! Steve is bringing it on the guitar!

[@Ram-by2gz]

Steve Windwood is one of the best singer's and musicians ever.

[@ealpmx]

i bought a fender guitar less than 2 months ago and this was the second song i learned to play, i just love it :-)

[@kcnpa69]

I'm 60 and been listening to blues and old rock a long time. For me, it don't get any better than these two guys playing this song. Oh, wait-I forgot about Joe Walsh. That's what happens when you get old!

[@Elmerhartman]

Winwood is a genius

[@ProgBartleby]

Outstanding! At the very end...Winwood and Clapton knew they killed it!

[@jamesyuille9534]

Awesome. No other way to describe this. Fascinating to see Eric as second fiddle to Steve, Confirms how humble Eric is.

[@onoyudont]

Self effacing ,and SECURE.

[@markmehler5969]

No, Stevie is just in a class all his own, although Eric has that unique clean and blues guitar sound!

[@l.rongardner2150]

The real shame is that Blind Faith did just one album. That album is so special, wonderful, and transcendental, one can only wonder what other timeless masterpieces the group could have produced.

[@jamessilberman8450]

No one will ever replace all of them, they are terrific, God Bless all of them, keep it up guys!

[@michaelscott7462]

The lyrics reflect what is happening this very moment in America. Had to cry today.

[@Teachering]

That distinctive Steve Winwood voice!

[@SuperCapsfan101]

Musical masters, tearing it up!

[@morse1883]

I'm really not sure that I can believe what I've just watched! Is it really possible for these two geniuses to play such extraordinary music? Or am I dreaming? Amazing.

[@soaringvulture]

It's what geniuses do.

[@adamwilliam2882]

Yes believe it. The world has see this talent unlike today's group of fools

[@reagankatona2328]

greatest singer of all time look here 62 years old sounds just as good as 40 years ago.

[@Deliquescentinsight]

I listened to the original recording, and his voice is actually better here-rounder!

[@MrGuitar1458]

One of the best things about this is that the real promise of the combination of incredible talents that Blind Faith could have been at the time is fully realized, especially in the joint solos at the end. Clapton and Winwood play guitar together so effortlessly and compliment each other so perfectly--just superb!

[@sarahterry2140]

Loved Blind Faith so much - one of my favorite albums of all time.

[@peterbland7227]

Didn’t know Stevie Winwood was such an accomplished guitarist!

[@johnnyrodriguez8358]

He started when he was 16. Recorded give me some living with the Spencer Davis Group.

[@defjam1310]

You’re not alone. A lot of people don’t

[@onoyudont]

blew my mind at 15 when saw reformed trio Traffic in 70, when he was playing a lime green Gibson Firebird.

[@cabronpolvoron]

When you hear god's slowhand on fire on 3:30, you just smile naturally, that is the thing to happen... I love Eric's timing on guitar, good sense, who can do that so easily...

[@bagoquarks]

I highly recommend the album this song came from. The studio version of 'Had to Cry Today' is headphone ear candy. One of the finest 2 lead guitar jams you will ever hear. By that I mean Steve in one ear and Eric in the other. On the other album cuts Steve is usually on keyboards - he remains a vocal, multi-instrument, and composing prodigy.

[@jacksprat3009]

I don't like long duo guitar solos, but this one still sends shivers up my back

[@lotharluder2743]

Of course.

[@jtb1649]

it is the crossroads GUITAR festival

[@johnsmythe6134]

It could last 4 hours and be the best. It's Stevie and Clapton.

[@leannedove]

Hope future generations appreciate this music from the 60’s & 70’s. So good.

[@finnfan17]

Steve Gadd...one of the greatest drummers in the world and knowing to be true to the song and not flashy...lost art! Most Metal drummers would be double pedal rolling thru this looking for attention.

[@firstnamelastname7473]

Man been getting into clapton for the past 1 or 2 years and i just found out about this album. Fucking gold

[@yaron_ilani]

Absolutely fantastic. I can watch this all day long 🤘🤘🤘

[@PeterBalletta]

Saw Stevie in Charlotte, NC (2016) when he opened for Steely Dan (just before Walter Becker died)....what an amazing night! He still sounds the same as when I heard him play with Traffic back in the 60's....amazing voice and talented musician...one of my all time favorites hands down.

[@dutchhoke6555]

Blind Faith is my favorite band of any genre, and "..Cry Today favorite song. Does my soul good to see 'em up there doing their thing, as they should.

[@sarahterry2140]

Agreed - Blind Faith at the top of my list and such a pity they broke up so quickly.

[@richardnish6469]

seeing them play this live was a revelation!

[@chuckblaisdell990]

wow ........tasteful to the max , style and grace . two greats

[@margaretfoley6593]

Masters of their craft!

[@timoflea8417]

Both Winwood and Clapton are still going strong to date (2016), each now in the 53rd year of their musical careers which began in 1963!!! God Damn! What a musical legacy spanning those years!! Man, I've loved their music all along that span. More power to 'em, I say!!! Whoo-fukn-whoo!!!

[@williammaurer9450]

What an era of music!!! These two can still bring it!!

[@metalmedic7211]

man Steve winwoods voice is still amazing

[@sethpaulo03]

3:33 Winwood feeling nostalgic and Clapton coming out of the solo is awesome...

[@roimlil]

What a voice, shivers down my spine.

[@hoggjazz]

This song is ageless and timeless. It will sustain throughout the endless cosmos for ages to come.

[@GAFloppa]

Winwoods voice is so powerful. He ain't even that close to the mic and it's in yer face!

[@davedavey5]

Clapton is on fire 🔥

[@karmikmike2878]

The talent on that stage was and still is unrivaled ............

[@alandehn8541]

Ever time I hear this I am young again! What talent! it never gets old!

[@greatersiren]

I agree completely! WOW! The dueling guitars at the end also! Just fabulous!

[@johnpandolfino8663]

Amazing how they compliment one another.....soul brother's

[@ashleya2497]

so manu are surprise that Winwood could play guitar so well. All they had to do is listen to him on Traffic's Mr. Fantasy Lp 1967 when he played lead on Dear Mr. Fantasy. I knew in 1967 that he was already so awesome! His was one of the best lead riffs ever for that song! And if you include his better than most others vocals on "Dear Mr. Fantasy" 1967 you'll know that only Steve Winwood could only sing it as he did! He has been the best blues rock vocalist for the last 50 years? starting with "Gimme some lovin" in 1966 as a member of the Spencer Davis Group which he wrote and sang at 16 yrs. of age!

[@andythomas706]

+ashley a My introduction to Winwood as a guitar player was the '65 UK B Side of Somebody Help Me. Stevies Blues pre dates The Beano album!

[@tomheadley8749]

I agree with so many of the comments on here, Steve sounds incredible. I also just love how much these legends seem to be having just a great time together on stage.

[@2166G]

Clapton fucking killed this entire gig. From the morning till night. The entire DVD is just some of the best playing he’s ever done. Certainly one of the most consistent I’ve seen.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

that's one thing you'll notice about Eric sometimes you know he puts on good shows on his own but sometimes for the real watchful eye it could be sort of lackluster and dialed in on points. but think about the crossroads and other things when he's with somebody who really challenges him that's when he really shines. like his jams with BB King when they would get together BB would challenge him to be his best and that's when he would really rise to the occasion. if you don't challenge Eric A lot of times he just kind of lays back and dials it in.

[@markkendrick7547]

Legends.....UK Treasures.....🎤🎤🎸🎸🎹🔥💪👊

[@MrSkljjj24]

Winwood,Clapton a match made in Heaven.

[@NEVAB4]

Stevie is such a humble genius

[@elizabethhaines9529]

Steve Winwood kicks ass in this song, Had to Cry. Awesome! ♡ Love this!

[@elizabethhaines9529]

Crossroads is a lot of awesomeness!😅💝 Love this recording ! Great music!

[@kennichols336]

Stevie is outstanding! To still sing like that you gotta give the man credit!! We’ve all seen scores of older rock stars that should just give it up. Not this guy!!!

[@angelosk.9332]

It's already written that today will be one to remember The feeling's the same as being outside of the law Had to cry today Well, I saw your sign and I missed you there I'm taking the chance to see the wind in your eyes while I listen You say you can't reach me but you want every word to be free Had to cry today Well, I saw your sign and I missed you there And I missed you there Had to cry today

[@pawpos1]

The best guitar duet !!!

[@freddymustafa5020]

Classic by the Classics!😀

[@tammyleederwhitaker649]

Sweet Jesus ☝️WOW

[@Phil_4_8]

I remember when the Blind Faith album was released in ... was it 1969? (At my age my memory is spotty.) I listened to that album nonstop. This is the best ad for Fender guitars that you'll every see 😄😄

[@jeffrobodine1850]

Two legends!!!

[@Laurilium]

I love Stevie Winwood!

[@michaelgregory6497]

Two of the best greatly appreciate rock hard and beautiful thank you guys

[@Garibaldi01ful]

I always liked Steve Winwood since its inception in the Spencer Davis Group with E. Clapton. I loved Eric Clapton with the Yardbirds, the Creams,. John Mayall, Blind Faith, etc., etc..

[@samandjennysambrook]

Like good wine improves with age,these guys do too."excellent stuff." ERIC and Steve rock.

[@mksland3884]

Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith, Traffic, solo career all around gift from God to the music world!

[@lanag9318]

Amen Yes he is hes the best ! God bless you always .🌹💖💖🎉

[@scrabble58]

Willie Weeks.....does this man EVER age?!! He looks the same as he did when I first saw him mid 70's....great to see him still around.

[@codechops]

The fact that these to brilliant musicians can solo on top of each other shows they check their egos at the door! Just brilliant!

[@cynthiaemrich9379]

[@ge0rgeharris218]

It sounds jazz based but damned good! I remember this song going way back! Great stuff!

[@josephliptak]

Beautiful music!

[@jakeroberts7435]

WoW, just wow

[@mravozmar]

I love so much when Steve grabs guitar, he is great guitarist also

[@tunaiyukan3105]

Living LEGENDS !!!

[@FoolishPrankster]

And those two guys are 'Clean and Sober' (period)

[@longkayak]

I saw them on that tour at Hemisfair Arena S.A. Texas. Nice dueling lead guitars.

[@TheNaturalust]

Without the lows, listening on an iPhone this is about 1/2 as good….and still awesome.

[@noordzee11]

Two heroes

[@amjrpain919]

Thanks for the memories...💯🙏

[@jayturner3397]

Fantastic always was will always be

[@TZKeyz]

Damn! Steve sings GREAT!

[@Zutes69]

1969 and present still blows my fucking mind !! LEGENDS!!

[@barrygreenstein8383]

Wasn't this on the Blind Faith studio album? That album with Winwood, Clapton, Ginger Baker and Ric Grech?

[@1978bluez]

Best concert I've ever attended

[@docpsy49]

Actually, Steve was supposed to join Creem and auditioned for them just before they broke up for good, Blind Faith was the result....The Ultimate Super Group I was absolutely blown away when I saw Steve Winwood at Humphrey's in San Diego play Crossroads on the guitar; it sounded like Creem, always thought of him as a keyboard artist but he is a hell of an Axe player!

[@paulbrown7374]

In awe of Steve Winwood.. Absolutely gifted.. Just GIFTED

[@martinmoffitt4702]

TIP-TOP! STEVE WINWOOD!