Legends with Eric Clapton - 'Layla' [HD] | North Sea Jazz 1997

Legends - featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Gadd, Marcus Miller, Davide Sanborn & Joe Sample - 'Layla' [HD] | North Sea Jazz 1997 Today, March 30, 2025, we celebrate Ercic Clapton's 80th birthday with his classis Layla Date & Location: FRIDAY 11 JULY 1997 • STATENHAL • The Hague, The Netherlands Line up: Eric Clapton (guitar) Marcus Miller (bass) David Sanborn (sax) Steve Gadd (drums) Joe Sample (keyboards) "Layla" is a song written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally recorded with their band Derek and the Dominos, on their studio album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970). The song was inspired by a love story that originated in 7th-century Persian and later formed the basis of The Story of Layla and Majnun by the 12th-century Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, a copy of which Ian Dallas had given to Clapton. The book moved Clapton profoundly, because it was the tale of a young man who fell hopelessly in love with a beautiful young girl, went crazy and so could not marry her. The song was further inspired by Clapton's secret love for Pattie Boyd, the wife of his friend and fellow musician George Harrison. After Harrison and Boyd divorced, Clapton and Boyd eventually married. Eric Patrick Clapton (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He was named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009. Legends is one of the most musically accomplished supergroups of all time. With Eric Clapton on guitar, Joe Sample of The Crusaders on keyboards, virtuoso saxophone player David Sanborn and super session players Steve Gadd on drums and Marcus Miller on bass, both of whom have done time in Claptons band, the groups pedigree is extraordinary. Welcome to the official North Sea Jazz Archive! On our channel you will find live performances and interviews of Jazz Legends like Lionel Hampton, Ray Charles, Maceo Parker, Herbie Hancock and many more, who have performed at the legendary North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands Watch more videos 👉 https://bit.ly/MoreNSJArchive Subscribe now 👉 https://bit.ly/SubscribeNSJArchive Website 👉 https://www.northseajazz.com Thanks for all your support. Rating the video and leaving a comment is always appreciated! Please: respect each other in the comments. This is the official YouTube channel of North Sea Jazz Archive