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Originally Posted by Inyo
Eric Clapton and band in fantastic form--with Billy Preston on Hammond organ--live at the Staples Center, August 2001 (a venue now known as the Crypto dot com Arena, of course), performing the remarkable Eric Clapton-Simon Climie composition River Of Tears, originally released on Clapton's 1998 studio album Pilgrim.
Personnel:
Eric Clapton – guitar, lead vocals
Andy Fairweather-Low – guitar, backing vocals
Billy Preston – Hammond organ, backing vocals
David Sancious – keyboards, backing vocals
Nathan East – bass guitar, backing vocals
Steve Gadd – drums
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I saw them within a week or so of your show, at the Key Arena (Now Climate Pledge Arena, of course.) It was supposedly a retirement tour, except he never retired. Amazing how many great songs they played that night.
The opener was some hot shot named Derek Trucks...