John Mayall - 70th Birthday Concert (2003)
70th Birthday Concert is a live Electric blues video recording of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers to celebrate Mayall's 70th Birthday. Recorded in Liverpool, England on July 19 2003, the concert was notable as it featured Eric Clapton as a guest, so marked the first time he and Mayall had performed together in almost 40 years. The set also features Mick Taylor and Chris Barber.
It's a warm summer's Saturday night, July 19, 2003 in Liverpool England and the eager audience patiently waits. In celebration of John Mayall's 70th birthday and for the benefit of UNICEF's fight against child exploitation, The Bluesbreakers (TOM CANNING, HANK VAN SICKLE, JO YUELE AND BUDDY WHITTINGTON) kick off with "Jacksboro Highway." After a few more numbers the place erupts as John Mayall appears to a standing ovation. The Godfather of British Blues has arrived and straight away he's playing fantastic harmonica and keyboards. Then (and after 38 years since they first played together) the "friends" and soul mates are reunited to a tumultuous reception as ERIC CLAPTON appears on stage. Joining them is MICK TAYLOR and British Blues pioneer, CHRIS BARBERAS as they blast through nearly 21/2 hours of stunning blues. From blues standards to classics from the "Beano" album and on to contemporary Bluesbreakers material, an ecstatic Liverpool crowd laps up one of the finest nights of blues this millennium.
Track Listing:
1. Grits Ain't Groceries
2. Jacksboro Highway
3. Southside Story
4. Kids Got The Blues
5. Dirty Water
6. Somebody's Acting Like A Child
7. Blues For The Lost Days
8. Walking On the Sunset
9. Oh, Pretty Woman
10. No Big Hurry
11. Please Mr. Lofton
12. Hideaway
13. All Your Love
14. Have You Heard
15. Hoochie Coochie Man (w/ Eric Clapton vocal)
16. I'm Tore Down (w/ Eric Clapton vocal)
17. It Ain't Right
18. California
19. Talk To Your Daughter
It's a warm summer's Saturday night, July 19, 2003 in Liverpool England and the eager audience patiently waits. In celebration of John Mayall's 70th birthday and for the benefit of UNICEF's fight against child exploitation, The Bluesbreakers (TOM CANNING, HANK VAN SICKLE, JO YUELE AND BUDDY WHITTINGTON) kick off with "Jacksboro Highway." After a few more numbers the place erupts as John Mayall appears to a standing ovation. The Godfather of British Blues has arrived and straight away he's playing fantastic harmonica and keyboards. Then (and after 38 years since they first played together) the "friends" and soul mates are reunited to a tumultuous reception as ERIC CLAPTON appears on stage. Joining them is MICK TAYLOR and British Blues pioneer, CHRIS BARBERAS as they blast through nearly 21/2 hours of stunning blues. From blues standards to classics from the "Beano" album and on to contemporary Bluesbreakers material, an ecstatic Liverpool crowd laps up one of the finest nights of blues this millennium.
Track Listing:
1. Grits Ain't Groceries
2. Jacksboro Highway
3. Southside Story
4. Kids Got The Blues
5. Dirty Water
6. Somebody's Acting Like A Child
7. Blues For The Lost Days
8. Walking On the Sunset
9. Oh, Pretty Woman
10. No Big Hurry
11. Please Mr. Lofton
12. Hideaway
13. All Your Love
14. Have You Heard
15. Hoochie Coochie Man (w/ Eric Clapton vocal)
16. I'm Tore Down (w/ Eric Clapton vocal)
17. It Ain't Right
18. California
19. Talk To Your Daughter
