Movie: Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J

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Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton

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Nathan East
Nathan East

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Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd

Self

Billy Preston
Billy Preston

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Chris Stainton
Chris Stainton

Self

Doyle Bramhall II
Doyle Bramhall II

Self

Simon Climie
Simon Climie

Self

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    Live, intimate, and raw, Sessions For Robert J is the essential audio/video companion to Eric Clapton's 2004 gold, Top 10 Me And Mr. Johnson, tribute to blues legend Robert Johnson. Filmed during tour rehearsals in London and Dallas plus a Los Angeles hotel room and the Dallas warehouse where Johnson made some of his final recordings, Sessions for Robert J finds Clapton performing all Robert Johnson songs with his touring band, acoustically with Doyle Bramhall II and solo-as well as discussing Johnson and his influence. A performance/documentary DVD with 14 tracks (from which the 11 CD selections are taken), Sessions for Robert J is blues heaven.

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    2004-12-07

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    7.4

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