Great fun & some wonderful singing by Van Morrison, Rick Danko, Bob Dylan & Levon Helm.
Shangri-La Studios
Malibu, California
30 March 1976
Eric Claptons birthday
- Eric Clapton
- Robbie Robertson, guitar
- Jesse Ed Davis, guitar
- Ron Wood, guitar
- Bob Dylan, vocals/guitar
- Billy Preston, vocals/keyboards
- Van Morrison, vocals
- Rick Danko, vocals/bass
- Garth Hudson, organ
- Richard Manuel, vocals/piano
- Levon Helm, vocals/drums
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- It’s Eric Clapton’s Birthday (Billy Preston) – 00:00
- Who Do You Love? (Bo Diddley) sung by Van Morrison – ca 11:30
- Hard Times (Ray Charles) sung by Rick Danko – ca 17:30
- Stormy Monday (T-Bone Walker) sung by Van Morrison – ca 26:30
- Instrumental Jam – ca 33:35
- Adios Mi Corason / Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (Bob Dylan) – ca 44:00
..and a dash of “La Adelita” (Mexican folk song) - The Water Is Wide (Bob Dylan) – ca 46:15
- Idiot Wind (Bob Dylan) – ca 51:00
Some parts wonderful, others.. not so
- Big River (Johnny Cash) sung by Eric Clapton – ca 56:45
- Steppin’ Out (James Bracken) sung by Levon Helm – 58:02
All songs:
The youtube video is from the bootleg “Happy, Happy Birthday Eric!”.
Let’s also include Bob Dylan’s “Sign language” from the same sessions (March – April 1976). Released on Clapton’s album “No Reason To Cry”.
- Eric Clapton (guitar & vocal)
- Bob Dylan (guitar & shared vocal)
- Robbie Robertson (guitar)
-Egil