Delany and Bonney appreciation thread.

[Old and In the Way]

Goin' Down the Road....

gee, anyone ever hear a better tune with: Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, Leon Russell, and a multitude of great studio musicians to be named later.....?

[catzies]

1. George Harrison was there and that's good enough for me.

:loveya:

[Old and In the Way]

4. Did you know Harrison back up David Bromberg?

Did a tune on Brombergs live album, called "The Hold Up".

I think it was the same album that the Greatful Dead played back-up on....very cool.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Whatever happened to them?

They were an awesome group.

[Old and In the Way]

3. TMTS

Too Much Talent Syndrome. They came together for a brief period and made awesome music....I wonder how amy youngan's ave heard of this band?

[MnFats]

5. Clapton claimed most of the band and formed Derek & the Dominos

...which showed us the unlimited potential of Duane Allman if he just could have avoided the back of that truck...

[6000eliot]

6. They also play on

"Alone Together" by Dave Mason and "All Things Must Pass" by George Harrison.

[Old and In the Way]

12. I didn't know that.

You learn something new every day on the DU. Harrison was, most definitely, influenced by US players....lots of "cross-pollination" if you know what I mean.

[MnFats]

13. the last "side" of "All Things Must Pass" is several incredible jams..

...they were just fooling around waiting for the other musicians to show up and somebody was wise enough to turn on the tape machine....

there is astounding lick-trading between Clapton and Harrison, and Bobby Keys and his sax are in there too....

[Old and In the Way]

14. Bobby Keys has been someone associated with Bob Wier.

Played on most of Bob's singular albums...

[MnFats]

15. Bobby Keys was known as the Stones' sax player

at least, that was my impression.
That's him on "Brown Sugar," and a bunch of the Stones' best tunes. Keys has done their last couple of tours and then some....

[Old and In the Way]

16. Actually, Keys was a studio player...like Nickey Hopkins

Played with the Stones...played with the New Riders....cross-pollination. Think "Wild Horses" and " Dead Flowers"...as well as "Doctor" and "Willy and the Hand Jive"

[6000eliot]

17. The Stones needed to use Hopkins

because their regular keyboard player, Ian Stewart, RIP, refused to play minor chords!

[hickman1937]

7. Old, dead times.

Eric Clapton started it. Musicians playing together not bound to a band. He would play with anyone that inspired him. Everyone else followed. He refused to be associated with any band or group. Does anyone even remember that he was one of the original Yardbirds. Say what you will about his abilities, he spent his life finding the best, and making music with them.

[Old and In the Way]

9. I hear yeah....

Never been a big Eric Clapton fan, but I think you are exactly right....he's always played with people that made him a better muscian.

One tune that I've always liked: "San Fransisco Bay Blues" His name always comes up #1....but Jorma Kokennon, Janis Joplin, Jim Kweskin did great versions of this.

Interesting....Clapton was a always a great patron of great classic American music...

[hickman1937]

10. When people were writing Clapton is God on walls.

and worshiping him, he was the only one(except maybe George Harrison) that kept saying that he was just a student. I remember reading an interview with him, I think in Rolling Stone around 1972 or 3, and he just wanted the expectations of the world to go away so that he could keep studying blues guitar.

[Old and In the Way]

11. I liked Clapton....and I always cut him slack.

He's done an incredible variety of music....maybe more expansive then anyone. I remember Derek and the Domino's in 1971......and it was 3 months before I figured out that it was Clapton/Allman.....duh. I never thought he was a God....but he's always been at the scene, if you know what I mean.

[cestpaspossible]

8. Motel Shot

what an incredible album