When you heard that, it was very magical.” plug his guitar into an amp and - when he hit that one note - that was B.B. You’re better than me!’ It was fun to see. “As a matter of fact, there were a couple of times where Eric would say to B.B.: ‘You take the solo.’ And B.B. It was a real nice balance of give-and-take,” he said. “No, it was just the right amount of deference. The results on “Riding with the King” are polished and enjoyable, although King and Clapton sound almost too deferential, although East begs to differ. One of them would say: ‘Well, however you want to do this is good with me.’ And the other would say: ‘Well, however you want to do it is good with me’.” It was kind of funny, because they were so kind and gentle bouncing ideas off each other that it was almost laughable. And, obviously, they each honored the other one’s ideas. “There was definitely a feeling of mutual respect between them. would say: ‘If you like it, I like it.’ It was a really close mutual admiration they had for each other - both giving the other guy a big, wide, musical lane to function in - extreme reverence. “Eric would ask B.B.: What do you think of that?’ And B.B. “The dynamic between them was almost like two guys constantly opening the door for one another,” East said, chuckling at the memory. Watching King and Clapton prepare for the album allowed East to closely observe what amounted to a very elite musical fan club between two legends whose friendship dated back to the 1960s. The week of recording and the prior week of preparations were both done at Record One in Sherman Oaks. East was also the sole musician to spend the week prior to the recording sessions going over the music with King and Clapton, who initiated the album.
I can’t ever see myself as being in the same league with him.”Įast is the sole bassist on the 12-song “Riding with the King,” which features two drummers, two keyboardists, two backing singers and three guest guitarists. King Live at the Regal” as “where it all started for me.”ĭiscussing King in a 2007 Union-Tribune interview, Clapton said: “B.B. While they shared concert stages through the decades after that, the only time they recorded prior to “Riding with the King” was on “Rock Me Baby,” a song from King’s all-star 1997 duets album, “Deuces Wild.”Ĭlapton had long credited King as one of his greatest inspirations, citing the landmark 1965 album “B.B. The two first met and played together in 1967 at New York’s Cafe Au Go-Go in 1967. “Riding with the King” was the first and only joint album that King and Clapton made.
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