looking for an Albert King guitar solo
Jay Hurvitz
which was very clearly the basis for Eric Clapton's well known solo
from Sunshine of Your Love (on the second Cream album). I've thought
about this solo on and off for years, but, being predominantly a jazz
person, never thought to seek it out. Now, I'd really like to find it.
Of course I hardly know where to start. Is there anyone out there who
knows the particular solo I'm referring to and can tell me on what
record I can find it?
Thanks,
Jay
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Dierk Haasis
wrote:
>From many (too many?) years ago, I remember hearing an Albert King solo
>which was very clearly the basis for Eric Clapton's well known solo
>from Sunshine of Your Love (on the second Cream album). I've thought
>about this solo on and off for years, but, being predominantly a jazz
>person, never thought to seek it out. Now, I'd really like to find it.
Well, I'm not sure -- since I don't know what you have heard -- but I
found one song by Albert King (he's also listed as author) called
"Wrapped Up In Love Again" that sounds a bit like it could be the one
you are looking for. But it dates from 1969, two years after
*Disraeli Gears* on which "Sunshine ..." was published. So maybe King
took his solo from Clapton?!
Eric Clapton definitely covered the "Personal Manager" guitar solo on
the Cream song, "Strange Brew" according to the All-Music Guide.
I think the solo you are looking for will be found in King's Stax
singles and LP's. Hopefully that is all you need for a start.
--
Dierk Haasis
"The great tragedy of science -- the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact." (T.H. Huxley)
Dana Galizia
Brennan Davis
Pretty Woman", definitely not Crosscut Saw or Personal Mgr.
As a side note, I think Clapton pretty much admits he copied it and that
the whole point of Strange Brew was to sound like Albert.
Francis/Paris
> On Sat, 14 Aug 1999 13:48:21 GMT, Jay Hurvitz <jhur...@ort.org.il>
> wrote:
>
> >From many (too many?) years ago, I remember hearing an Albert King solo
> >which was very clearly the basis for Eric Clapton's well known solo
> >from Sunshine of Your Love (on the second Cream album). I've thought
> >about this solo on and off for years, but, being predominantly a jazz
> >person, never thought to seek it out. Now, I'd really like to find it.
>
> Well, I'm not sure -- since I don't know what you have heard -- but I
> found one song by Albert King (he's also listed as author) called
> "Wrapped Up In Love Again" that sounds a bit like it could be the one
> you are looking for. But it dates from 1969, two years after
> *Disraeli Gears* on which "Sunshine ..." was published. So maybe King
> took his solo from Clapton?!
Wrong!!! Disraeli Gear is from 1968. I learned Sunshine note for note in
my yougster bedroom.
> Eric Clapton definitely covered the "Personal Manager" guitar solo on
> the Cream song, "Strange Brew" according to the All-Music Guide.
The solo is from A.King "Born under a bad sign". Please recheck!! King
"stealing" from Clapton??!! Are you kidding?
> I think the solo you are looking for will be found in King's Stax
> singles and LP's. Hopefully that is all you need for a start.
>
> --=20
> Dierk Haasis
>
> "The great tragedy of science -- the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by=
> an ugly fact." (T.H. Huxley)
--
Francis FIma, song writer from Paris France
Dean Coulter
Albert King's solo in "Crosscut Saw".
Don't know about all this other palaver, tho...
Francis/Paris wrote in message ...
Dierk Haasis
wrote:
>Wrong!!! Disraeli Gear is from 1968. I learned Sunshine note for note in
>my yougster bedroom.
I got the year from the Crossroads collection. If I'm wrong -- sorry.
But even though it wouldn't make a difference.
> The solo is from A.King "Born under a bad sign". Please recheck!! King
>"stealing" from Clapton??!! Are you kidding?
Well, why do you think I'm kidding. Most good musicians do cover (or
steal) from others. Just because Clapton did learn from the great
Kings does not mean they cannot copy him. I remember having read
somewhere interviews with two of the Kings (Albert and B.B.) conceding
they like what Clapton does and would like to use his style sometimes.
Especially B.B. King likes to take up inspiration from younger
musicians. BTW the same goes for John Lee Hooker who was under much
fire with nearly every album he brought out in the last 20 years
because he did not stay with his roots.
One of the good things about great musicians is that they are not
untouchables. Another thing is they develop their styles over the
years.
That does not change anything about may be being wrong. I just heard
through my King songs and compared it directly with Cream. I hope we
will find the definite answer which it was -- or may be it wasn't any?
--, and have it posted here.
--
Dierk Haasis
"The great tragedy of science -- the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact." (T.H. Huxley)
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> From many (too many?) years ago, I remember hearing an Albert King solo
> which was very clearly the basis for Eric Clapton's well known solo
> from Sunshine of Your Love (on the second Cream album). I've thought
> about this solo on and off for years, but, being predominantly a jazz
> person, never thought to seek it out. Now, I'd really like to find it.
>
> knows the particular solo I'm referring to and can tell me on what
> record I can find it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jay
>
>
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