Eric Clapton Duane Allman - Let It Rain - Live 1970

[Gepetto48]

I love Clapton and Allman, I own most al their records, but this version does nothing for me. For one thing it's too fast. I just don't feel the emotion like I do on the E.C.'s album. Of course, Duane should never have been allowed to sing anything. This is just noise to me.

[taisie100]

So good to listen to the joining of Southern Rock British Rock authentically back in the day The vocals may not have been in harmony but those guitars sure were. OMG RAW

[oneinamillonion]

I recently read (clapton the autobiography) and encourage all E.C.fans to do so! I'm sure neither would want pety bickering over such a labor of love! what an amazing life this now almost deaf man has had! page 128;(while recording Layla in Miami saw the brothers band at coconut grove was blown away &mesmerized.we were inseperable in fl.the two of us injected the substance into the layla sessions that had been missing.He was like the musical brother i'd never had wished i did; more than Jimi)

[oneinamillonion]

THANKS,for this rare recoding,this was my first concert at 13 yrs,I didn't even know i had seen Duane Allman till now! being born and raised in Tampa I've seen a load of great bands at the now defunct Curtis Hixon Hall few sounded their best at this venue,I think they were forced to use the house equipment and ship their own to bigger venues at the next gig unfortunatly recording equipment was no better!

[socrates1818]

Is that Duane on first solo? wow! Clapton cant't do that,too much energy

[check6ii]

Maaaan! Always amazes me that youdthink folks could just sit back and dig what youtube brings and not get all stoopid. Duane did things with a les paul and music that Clapton didnt. AND VICE FUCKING VERSA!!!!!!!! So just weewax and enjoy and be fucking nice to each other. Cuz ya'll are idiots!!!!!! Chill out and rockman-

[piptort12]

Duane Allman! We miss you! 'cauze nobody can play a guitar with this feeling like you :(

I hate my generation u.u

[esslar1]

@piptort12 Check out Devon Allman before you say something like this! Take it from someone who was a teen who when Duane and Jimi and others were first coming onto the scene, Devon is like that now, a world class guitar player who takes sounds from many sources and puts them together in a new and amazing way.

[BeeBroBeeBro]

Some friends and I saw Clapton Live in St. Pete, Florida in 1978 I think it was @ the Bayfront Center Charlie Daniels opened up the show. I was driving a big ol Cadillac Convertible with gangster white walls going the wrong way down a one way street doing window pane. Glad there was no traffic on that road.

[Misterhappynyc]

I don't think these guys worked out much in those days...

[TonyJenRock1]

I remember listening to this stuff in the 70's on Nantucket Island cruisin around in a 1200 cc Datsun 2 door sedan. totally awesome blue the speakers but we kept on rockin. at the Chicken Box get your 18 year old blood boiling this geetar work will...

[indaz1]

@TonyJenRock1 we thought we would live forever

[DMac1712]

Why couldnt have someone thought to put some quality recording equipment on these concerts! What are you crazy - clapton and duane together on one stage cmon!!

[l2string]

@clayopalstar....YOUR STRANGE, LEAVE ME ALONE.

[clayopalstar]

@l2stringasswipe, And proud of it!

This time I'll leave your comment up for others to read, as an example of how stupid someone can be.

Don't leave comments anymore about things you're clueless about, and maybe you can be left alone in your ignorance!

No sense of humour at all...

[clayopalstar]

@l2string,

Where do you people come up with this?

Duane Allman plays ALL slide guitar parts on Layla.

Do you even check Wikipedia, or read books on Eric Clapton or Duane Allman before posting something stupid?

Duane was in the studio that day, and did play slide guitar on the studio version of "Layla", as well as the alternate (out of tune) version of Layla.

Clapton could not play slide like Duane did on Layla, and only Duane was capable of doing the "bird sounds" at the very end.

[davisonh1]

@clayopalstar Thank you thank you clay,god so much BS here it's incredible.Duane I believe was teaching Clapton if I remember my history right during these sessions

[clayopalstar]

@l2string, Allman added slide guitar to "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," "Key to the Highway," "Have You Ever Loved a Woman," and "Why Does Love Got to be So Sad." Duane briefly left. While he was absent, the four-piece Dominos recorded "I Looked Away," "Bell Bottom Blues," and "Keep on Growing." Duane returned on the 3rd to record "I am Yours," "Anyday," and "It's Too Late." On the 9th, they recorded "Little Wing" and "Layla." The next day, "Thorn Tree in the Garden" was done.

[clayopalstar]

@l2string,

Also, the studio track "Let It Rain" was not on the "Layla" album, it was on the "Eric Clapton" solo lp from 1970!

It was written by Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett and Eric Clapton. Delaney played rhythm guitar on "Let It Rain".

If I was your Daddy, I'd make you do some damn homework on rock n' roll history... 

[wichitarick]

Right on folks,thanks. agree with all the comments about the rock n rollers,pickers, Have also seen a lot of shows 1st show CDB & Marshall tucker,pure prairie league on a flat bed at ford cty fairgrounds lol a LOT of c&w superstars doing warm ups . btw just so you all know it does get passed on ,my 13 yr old daughter loves this song & version. Thanks Rick Wichita ks. via western slope Co.

[richardmbowman]

Yeah, Johnny Winter is the f*ckin' shit! Derringer wasn't half bad either. And then there was some guy named Jimi. I love the shit outta most of Clapton's music and all of Duane Allman's. but I can't say that they are or were the two greatest. I mean, there's Page, Santana, Trower, Blackmore, Vernon Reid, Van Halen, Ry Cooder, Kim Thayill, J. Beck, Rev. Billy Gibbons, Vai, James Iha, Prince (yeah, THAT Prince), Joe Perry and many others. I can't say who's the greatest, only, it's all good.

[55slice]

@richardmbowman ...You're 100% correct. Folks are always trying to say whose "best". I've been around awhile and saw all of those guys at least twice. Any player will tell you anyone was the best on a certain night or in a studio, It's like saying who has the best "Bar-b-Que", like you said it's ALL good...and for the folks that think richardbowman was kidding about Prince, do yourself a favor if you get the chance to see him, even within a 200 mi drive, do it. You won't regret it I promise.

[2126crazyhorse]

yea he does not play like when he was cream seems to have lost a step .there is a video with carlos santana and carlos was kicking his ass.i saw alot of bands back in there prime late sixties and seventies .the who were of the charts i saw them in bo0ston .well it was early seventies .

[loinmute]

I love the song, the band, but this version seems rushed tempo wise, i like it a bit more grooved

[Pashatube]

All One can say is that the collaboration between Eric & Duane resulted in great many tunes. One can only imagine how Layla would have sounded without Duane. Not the same.

[mattmossop]

I suppose there's no better audio quality of this out there anywhere? I got the whole album recently and the guitar on all of it sounds incredible, but it's not that clear. I'd do anything to be able to get a better copy of Duane playing live with Derek and the Dominos.

[dylanbernier25]

Duane + Eric =DEREK .....  BEST GUITAR DUO EVER!

[ramblingblues]

@dylanbernier25 No. IMHO. Johnny W and Rick D, but who are they?

[davisonh1]

oh duude,different times then.Things were a lot more mellow then that they are now...much more smooth.The Vietnam War was goin on,lots of boomers were gettin killed,the draft was goin on(yea if the givt picked your number YOU WENT or you jumped ship to Canada)and rioting everywhere every weekend.Very very different times.

[tattoofthesun]

this is one of the most powerful tunes I've ever heard, smokey and stuffy as the Derek and the Dnoes itself but SHIT does it light them haybails on fire

[afbestseller]

@bookguitarguy @surfic OK GUYS. Eric def wrote this song...if you know music you know this. However Duane did contribute to several other tracks via Derick and the Dominos etc through session work...here he did not. Duane never toured with Eric but he did play several special appearances such as... December 1, 1970 at the Curtis Hixon Hall (Soulmates LP) and the following day at Onondaga County War Memorial. Hope this helpc clear things up. Because these my friend are the facts.

[l2string]

@bookguitarguy...Eric not only wrote this song ...he played ALL the guitar parts on the album. Duane (love him) wasn't even in the studio that day. Now you know the rest of the story.

[JourneyHome]

Duane for President...indeed!

[TheHobbgobblin]

clapton - shmapton........a little hype a pinch of p.r. and people built up his image, he is in the top 50 but not the genius some believe.......lots of talent out there and his best stuff is now in his old age, not so much when he was young, just my opine

[zendishwasher2]

@TheHobbgobblin no i dont think you get it. here is a man who started with the yardbirds, played with john mayal and the beatles. blind faith and cream. inspired the who and jammed with hendrix. clapton wasnt the best, he was the slow hand. he could bend strings in a way most would die for and everyone around him knew it. not to mention his later work.

[emagneticfield]

As I listen to the older music of Eric Clapton it's hard to believe it's the same musician playing now as Eric Clapton . It's like he is a shadow of his former self.

[brinkmaned]

@emagneticfield That's for sure.

[StoneHeartFull]

@emagneticfield I know what you say and with his long hair in 1967-68 and i look at clatpon from like 2007 with very short hair im like is this the same person who met hendrix a normal looking old guy with glasses>?

[bookguitarguy]

@emagneticfield Gee.. thanks for sharing. Your astute perception is clear proof that you have a dizzying intellect!!!! You don't suppose that years of touring, a gut wrenching love affair with his best friend's wife, years of battling alcohol/heroin addiction, or having his 4 year old son killed in a tragic accident- not to mention everything he's done over an almost 50-yr career- might have aged him, do you??? Weak theory -I know- but there must be SOME reason he doesn't play like he was 25!!!

[georgerism]

duane was the greatest slide or bottleneck player EVER!!IMHO eric thought the only one to ever top him was hendrix which is very widely accepted

[bookguitarguy]

And let's not forget that- while I totally love and respect Duane Allman- ERIC CLAPTON did WRITE this awesome song-and contributed a few pretty fair guitar licks -and vocals- himself!!!!

[clayopalstar]

@bookguitarguy,

Why of course. Eric's name is first, isn't it?

Check out the Eric Clapton/Duane Allman playlist on my channel. I've created many rare videos of them both, and posted some great rare studio tracks. They are ones I had to file disputes with WMG (Warner Bros.) under fair use copyright law for historical and educational purposes just to allow them!

Some things are worth fighting for...

Duane - Hey Jude, Push Push

Eric - Let It Grow

Both - Jam 5 Parts I & II, Layla (alternate)

[bookguitarguy]

@clayopalstar Thanks, I'll check that out! And thanks for fighting... Seems like everyone's talking about Duane, so had to remind them that Eric had a little to do with Derek and the Dominoes, as well!!! :O) Not just an excellent and very influential guitar player, but has a great voice-and a damned good songwriter too...

[JWCoop71]

@clayopalstar - Kudos for the Push Push mention. Some of his best playing was on that album. Like the 3-day ticket to Woodstock, I was one of the few who bought that album when it first came out. Swear to God.

[bookguitarguy]

@misngfingr Gee... I guess you know better than Wikipedia, and the liner notes on the album... They seem to be under the impression that it was written by ERIC CLAPTON, BONNIE BRAMLETT, & DELANEY BRAMLETT!!! Why don't you call them up let them know, so they can correct their error??? :O)) Please consider checking your facts before contradicting others and spreading incorrect information... Peace

[misngfingr]

@bookguitarguy - Apparently my acct was hacked as I never made such a claim... especially not 5 hours ago as I was no where near a computer/phone etc.... sorry bout that... changing my password now :)

[bookguitarguy]

@misngfingr Thanks-sorry to hear that. Interesting-I've been reading, & apparently "due to contractual issues" some songs on his 1st LP may have been credited to Eric/Bonnie but written mostly by Delaney. But then it says, "But the material which bore more of Clapton’s identity included “Don’t Know Why” , “Easy Now”, and! “Let It Rain”. It is easy to imagine Clapton actually did co-write these three songs and truthfully none of them would have sounded out of place on the subsequent LAYLA album""

[allmansgirl]

Can you wrap your mind around the thought of where music would be had this phenomenal man, this once in a life time talent, had lived ??? God, to think of the work he would have done with the Brothers and then his solo catalog !!! I am sure he is entertaining the heavens as we speak !!!!!!!!!

[Cleartwater]

warr0950, Man your right the soundis not good and it is really hard to pick out Duane playing. But listen closely, the real clean playing Is actually Duane. I can't get any licks to come to mind But Duane is playing. The sharp clean playing is Duane the Skyman. That is Duane playing ther really fast licks, Doesn't really sound like him but it is. For me, Duane is really easy to pick out. I have been listening to his playing ever since the Allman Joys and he does take it to the limit. Cleartwater

[gsoltis29]

Is that Duane? Jeeze I'm second guessing myself.....sounds to fast for him...and I mean that as a compliment....he would usually sit on a note longer than that......Come on people! Someone must know!!!

[huntingdogowner]

ask mr. dowd, no you cannot ask him,he tells all in his memoirs,just pay attention to what he says.

[Janiehawkes]

Eric likes to play rythym with guests. if you can't tell that meaty strat from that screaming gibson, oh well. not that Eric doesn't also play a screaming lead, They found a common tallent after all.



[buckfan1969]

Clapton and Skydog played together quite a few times. I think they were both playing with Delaney & Bonnie at one point. I believe Tom Dowd is the one that introduced the two, and of course they did their magic on Layla. I've heard Jam 5 that you've posted; had forgotten that because I hadn't heard it in 35 years or so; thanks for putting it up and reminding an old guy who needs reminding every now and then!

[Studio12Montclair]

Nice tribute Sky.......

[TheFishMiester]

Duane and Eric were together on this one !

[retdet02]

I saw the Dominoes at the Fillmore so they DID tour.At the end of this track there are most definately 2 guitars,and it certainly sounds like Duane

[BoSoXFaNX86]

They are jamming so hard the recording cant even handle it

[negriljerry]

Sure, the recording's garbage quality but use your EARS, folks - if you can't hear two guitars jamming at the end then I can't help you. And no guitar player gigged with them other than Duane on those two dates, in spite what some declare ("that is history")

[bacfrere]

Messy but I thought I heard some duanish noise in amongst it. Pity we can't get 5 semi-clad young ladies on the duane videos. I want my kids and their friends to get into real music.......sincere thanks to the people who posted the duane allman stuff. I won't say I ever got tired of Fillmore East but after 30 years I needed something new!

Frere

[tired old man but still kept alive by some smoking guitar and rehab]

[surfric]

theres is no duane on here. He never toured with the dominoes. that is history.

[clayopalstar]

@surfric,

Duane played with the Dominos at least once, and maybe twice as a guest. This is the only show that was recorded...

It's history.

Search wiki or google for Clapton Allman Soul Mates 1970, and don't leave stupid comments anymore.

[loserspearl]

@clayopalstar I saw Duane with Clapton and the Dominoes at Curtis Hixon Hall Tampa in 1970- Did the whole layla album and more

[hhg61]

@clayopalstar amen

[EasyAce]

@clayopalstar I remember reading an article about the Allman Brothers Band at the time their second album came out, and it led off with an observation about the Dominos, then quoted Duane Allman: "I played three gigs with them in Florida . . . but I got my own fish to fry." The latter an allusion to his possibly having been asked to join them for the Dominos' entire lone U.S. tour. I'd love to see a cleaned-up album come out of those Florida shows with the Dominos and Allman, if possible . . .

[clayopalstar]

@surfric,

lbshore said:

"And just in case that wasn't enough, Elton John opened the show solo on acoustic piano. Allman was smoking, literally puffing on a cigar the entire set." (The pictures from this concert show Eric and Duane jamming together, and indeed Duane was smoking a cigar.) "They started with Layla and in the end threw the barn doors open to cool things off for the ten minutes of Let It Rain. Whew!! I walked out knowing I had been thunderstruck."

Witnesses and pictures!

[johnnyguitar335]

@clayopalstar--I was lucky enough to see Derek & The Dominoes with Brother Duane Allman in Syracuse, NY in the Fall of 1970 at the Syracuse War Memorial. Ahead of the Dominoes was "warm-up act" Elton John --pre costumes(!!!) and then indeed after that awesome performance came EC w Brother Duane. Changed my life forever. Please see our channel on youtube so's we can play tribute-- johnnyguitar335

[55slice]

@clayopalstar ...people tend to forget these guys didn't start out as "Super-stars" they ALL paid there dues in little clubs and venues. Saw Stephen Stills with 100 folks in the room, Elton John could'nt even fill up a theatre, Bruce Springsteen in the Civic Auditoriums "little theatre" wiht 150, David Bowie in the Jax Coliseum with less than 300, and Stevie Ray Vaughan at Playground South with no more than a hundred folks....not one of these folks was an overnight sensation, very few are.

[bookguitarguy]

@surfric Look at the album cover @ 0:49, then listen to Duane's background vocals around 2:00-2:30 (if you know what his voice sounds like?). Then, reconsider your incorrect statement-and try to get your facts straight before being so quick to tell others they're wrong, and assuming you know better!!! You'll learn a lot more in life that way... Peace.

[haltmusic]

@surfric ~ This comes directly from Bobby Whitlock today 6/7/11...

"‎Duane was at both the Tampa show and the Syracuse show~I am singing the background and playing organ."

[pranzo13204]

@surfric Duane played two shows in the State with the Dominos. One was Tampa and the other was in Syracuse.

[negriljerry]

@surfric

Geez, that's dense. It's not that hard to learn that Duane not only played 2 dates with the Dominos, but he also bailed on the Allmans to do them. Don't believe me? - "Duane was at both the Tampa show and the Syracuse show~I am singing the background and playing organ" ~Bobby Whitlock via FB two days ago. I ought to know, I'm from Syracuse and missed that show, to my eternal regret. Some of my player pals went though, since they'd opened for Delaney & Bonnie on that tour with Duane.

[notmorphy]

@surfric And don't forget what happened to the drummer...killed his mother in the early 80s. Anybody know if he's out?

[jsumatt4]

well actuall Duane allman did appear on 2 shows one in florida, and one in new york, and clapton played on The allman Brothers live at the fillmore east , i have that album, thats where little wing was recorded from them two

[jsumatt4]

Yea he never toured with them, cause derek and the dominoes never really toured due to drugs, but he did guest appear on 2 live shows one in tampa, florida, and another one in new york, But eric clapton appearred on the The Allman Brothers Live at Fillmore East

[randycalifornia]

@surfric Duane is definately heere; im not sure if it begins at exactly 4:12, or a little before that, but you can crlearly hear Clapton stopping his solo and going into the songs main theme and Duane playing ( the audio is poor sure, but its him), from 4:37 to 4:47 his playing one of his signature pull off pull off licks ( like the one near the end of the studio version of Why does love got to be so sad)

[randycalifornia]

@surfric he does this lick again from 6:20 to 6:24, and Clapton clearly joins again at about 6:24 just a little bit. From 6 :43 to 6:48 you can hear him belch out some Duane screeching if i ever heard some, and from 6:56 to 7:01 he´s playing fifth chords on the high strings just like in the end of his solo from the Whipping post version from At Fillmore east . Haha hope that cleares it up!

[laylalaylady]

@surfric Why do fools like you comment on things you're clearly clueless of? You can't rewrite history because you're foolishly ignorant of the factual facts.

[pac401]

And through all this great guitar playing, listen how sweet Bobby Witlock is on the Hammond B3 organ.

[bucknorm]

who are the lucky bastards that were at this concert?

[canadianchewie1]

damn...that smoked!

[petervankan1]

If only a complete and well balanced verson of this concert would be found, that would be the holy grail of bluesrock guitar.

[PatLevelle]

Thats also Duane at 4:44

[PatLevelle]

Duane's is clearly the first lead after the singing initially stops, you can tell from his signature hammer-on's 2:54 min into the song

[PatLevelle]

Duane's is clearly the first lead after the singing initially stops, you can tell from his signature hammer-on's 2:54 min into the song

[PatLevelle]

Duane's is clearly the first lead after the singing initially stops, you can tell from his signature hammer-on's

[davethebluesdude]

I wish someone would remix this CD i have it But Like everyone say's Duane is Lost in the Mix !!!

[MrJoeoliff]

Allman did perform two shows with the group at Curtis Hixon Hall, in Tampa, Florida, on 1 December 1970, and at the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse, New York, the following night.

[jiaconis]

WOW, This is SO coooooooool, I was starting to lost hope that I would ever run into fellow Duane and Eric fans. Hard to believe that it's been almost 40 years since Duane left us. Many people I talk to are not familier with D and E, it's always cool to turn new people onto the Best Blues LP ever recorded. Keep on playing the Blues!!

[bobbyozb]

From things i've read Eric respected Duane very much.....He considered him his equal.....The feeling was mutual for Duane also.....I think that because of the respect the two had for each other the stage would have been big enough for the both of them......Lets not forget , these two were guitar giants......But humble giants....They could have shared the spotlight......It would have been magic to say the least......Because of his commitment to the Allman's it didn't happen

[warr0950]

I didn't know that Duane ever played live with Clapton! And I certainly don't hear Allman's lick's on this song. I thought the only time they played was in the studio, recording the Layla album. Please correct me if I am wrong. I love both of them. But I don't hear Allman in this song. Maybe at 60 years old, and listening to both for over forty years, my hearing is going bad.

[clayopalstar]

@warr0950,

Duane was there... I can only blame the primitive recording for him getting "lost" in the mix. You can hear Duane better in some of the other songs they played that day. Duane had no set part to play in "Let It Rain" like he did in the Layla tracks.

I can clearly hear two guitars at around four minutes as I type this... but they do get mixed up in the noise at times. Your hearing is probably fine!

[MrCrapheadist]

@clayopalstar thats duane at around 4:44. awsome

[eyechord]

@clayopalstar pretty sure Duane solos from 3:00-4:00

[sunnymanc56]

@warr0950

I"m able to clearly hear Duane do some of the licks that he put down on "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad" around 4;11 & plays to the 7 min. mark. You can clearly hear Clapton playing some power chords along w/Duane's guitar coming from the opposite end of the stage. @ 5;51 they both start to burn!! Duane starts in again during Eric & Bobby's falsetto @ the 7:25 mark, Eric joins in shortly & once again the racehorses tear up the track! @clayopalstar Thanks for the incredible post.

[bookguitarguy]

@warr0950 Maybe it is :O) If you listen to 2:00-2:30 & other parts, you'll CLEARLY hear Duane Allman's voice on background vocals. I think that settles it. I can't pick out Duane's guitar yet, but he might be staying in the background doing rhythm. But he's definitely there-his voice is unmistakable! Not a criticism, just wanted to point that out. Also, at 0:49 you can see the album cover showing the two of them, the concert date, & the song list including Let it Rain. For the record (pun? :O).

[clayopalstar]

@warr0950,

The night Eric showed up at an Allman Brothers show in Miami and met Duane, they went back to the studio and jammed all night!

I've posted "Eric Clapton Duane Allman - Jam 5" (Parts1 and 2), an eighteen minute jam that just heats up as part 2 starts. You can really hear Duane playing!

Search "Eric Clapton Duane Allman Studio Jams" in google images to find a blogspot to download it.

There are also some jams on the 20th Anniversary Expanded Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.

[TheFishMiester]

@clayopalstar

It would be nice to get that on tape !

[zfromthez]

@clayopalstar ....Jam V cooks, but then so does "Studio Jams". TY T.Dowd for having the sense to turn on the equipment to catch 'em JAMMIN'

[eyechord]

@warr0950 I think Duane is 2:56-3:00. one guitar sounds louder than the other, must be a bootleg.

[hhg61]

@warr0950 hes just that cool and out of site

[TheBlondie471]

I wasn't born when these two greats recorded this song, but it's amazing! This is probably my favorite Clapton song, but to hear Allman on it as well is incredible! Allman was a true talent and died far too young! He was the perfect compliment to Clapton's playing style. Wish I had been old enough to see these 2 together.

[avalanche344]

@chotchcas Eric and Dwayne, I'd rather see that then Led Zeppelin anyday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[clayopalstar]

@avalanche344,

Agreed!

As someone who saw 'Zep in 1977 and can honestly say the vibe and feeling at that show was like no other concert I've never seen, I would trade it for a chance to hear Eric Clapton and Duane Allman play together...

Jimmy Page would of had to have done a show with someone like Jimi Hendrix to equal the intensity of Eric and Duane, and I don't think they would have been "soul mates" musically like those two!

[bookguitarguy]

@clayopalstar Don't know why, but what just popped into my head is, "What would Duane Allman and Eric Johnson have sounded like together", if we had been able to have them both on the same stage??? THAT would have been pretty damned intense, I think!!!

[Mastas999]

@chotchcas lol Derek and the Dominoes wasn't a band without Duane

[p90love]

It feels really good to know this exists. Its hard to find a good friend, let alone a soul mate. But if luck is on your side and you do, well, i think you can hear what comes forth from that. Im sure Eric and Duane where having the time of their life here and it makes me happy that im able to listen to this.

[urigilmour]

0 dislikes that's the respect to Clapton and Duane

[wichitarick]

Thank you ! That just felt good and all those shows WOW! and albums WOW again! I feel like I should be kneeling somewhere in honor ! Take all my little hippie memories and make them obsolete after some of that! Have always had an ear for Duane's Guitar though? kind of like Chet Atkins I just know the sound. WOW Thanks Rick

[vinnieb2]

was their last show at suffolk college? i live two miles from there and was born eight years too late.this is phenomanal!

[JMantz1]

This is the best live song I have heard in years regardless of music genre.

[apapke1]

Someday I'm being buried with Duane Allman an Anthology cd.

[otuzzir]

May I say that Carl Radle is a great bassist.

[unionjack7boots]

Lost a great in Duane back then

[HendrixClaptonSRV]

@chotchcas  Duane really wanted to join The Dominoes, and clapton offered him a place in the band of course. He said the only way hed join is if he could take his brother gregg with him on keyboard, they already had a keyboard player and didnt need 2. but can you imagine?

[totowablood58]

Duane and Eric were equals when it came to the layla album. Eric realized Duane's ability and was happy to play along side him. Eric first met Duane in Miami when the Domino's were recording at Criteria Studios. The Allman Brothers Band was playing in Miami and Eric shut down the sessions to go listen to Duane's band. Eric was blown away at Duane's slide playing. Eric asked Duane to play on Layla and he said,"Suuure buddy". Duane played the Gibson and Eric played the Fender on the album

[hammer44head]

Love this,Skydog forever!

[clayopalstar]

@chotchcas,

Eric offered Duane a permanent place in Derek and The Dominos, but he already had obligations with Gregg and The Allman Brothers Band.

[GotsTricks]

Thanks!

[lampshad3126]

If I could pick one concert to go back in time to see this would be it. What does a stage look like with slowhand and skydog on it at the same time? Thats alot of awesome in one place.

[RockNRollOverDose]

tip: turn off all the bass from your speakers for a cleaner sound.

[LadyLakeMusic]

L* O* V* E this!! My fave Eric song of all time <3

[sailorman13]

I AM SO BUMMED!! I live in Tampa and saw other shows at Curtis Hixon but I was only 13 when this one happened. This is the first I've heard of it. I jumped the wall at Tampa Stadium to see Clapton once, but Duane wasn't with him then, about 1974 I think. I'd almost be willing to be 5 years older now just to have been old enough to have seen this show. Knowing those times, I wouldn't have remembered it but God, I'd love to find this album somewhere.

Thanks so much for posting this!

[RockNRollOverDose]

@sailorman13 Well, there is a good reason for Duane not being there in 1974.....

[CSteed909]

Why "Does Love Got To be So Sad?"

[lydiae1957]

a friggin' masterpiece...

[SoberAllmanBrosFan]

I MUST GET A HOLD OF THIS ALBUM???? has it produce in good quality yet?

[mrJimCharles]

I once read an interview with Eric in which he said that Delaney was writing songs with him at least partially to get half the royalties. Damn, Eric, you should just be glad he did, this is one of the best songs ever

[217789jimbo]

Dam,wish i could have been at a show like this.

[DarkeningSkies1]

I always thought the official D & The Dominos live cd was real cool and all, but what an event it would have been had Tom Dowd set up his magic mics at this show and properly recorded it. Hot damn! Thanks for uploading all this stuff, clayopalstar.

[lbshore]

Saw 'em do it in Syracuse, NY on a warm summer night. I consider myself blessed.

[vinnykster]

@lbshore You are blessed! Niice that you saw em in Cuse! To say these shows were stuff of legend is an understatement I take it! :-) This is as good as it gets!

[cindyinnew]

@lbshore that you are.

[thestoryplease]

dump the producer, Throw the effects away,

Just get up straight ahead, plug in and play

play for all you got,

play all you know

don't you dare to stop before that energy flow

carry us from beyond what we once knew

somewhere between here and there

where I may join with you

RiP Duane

[lampshad3126]

If i could pick one concert ever to see it would be the one with skydog and slowhand. It brings me joy just to know that there r people in the world who actually saw this.

[athack014]

Best video on youtube! Were did you get this?!

[clayopalstar]

Search Derek and The Dominos Soul Mates or Live In Tampa with Skydog in google images to find a blog to upload this show from!

[athack014]

Thank you so much I have been looking for this for a very long time

[clayopalstar]

You're very welcome.



Wail on, Skydog!