![]() ![]() ![]() He recently recalled, “To this day, I’ve never heard better rock guitar playing on an R&B record. When he heard the record, Eric Clapton was knocked out. Sticking with US R&B acts, Wilson Pickett’s 1969 cover of ‘Hey Jude’ was an exercise in the seemingly impossible – how do you improve on perfection? Pickett enlisted an unknown young gunslinger named Duane Allman to play guitar on the track, which, on top of a brassy arrangement and Pickett’s screaming vocals, was the sweetest icing on a very rich cake. And no band was ever more popular than the Beatles with their unforgettable songs, crafted in rich variety. It’s hard to beat the 60s - 70s era of music for sheer joy and energy. ![]() In the end, we plumped for the former, but both are well worthy. Blackbird brings you all the fun of the Beatles, as well as other Classic Rock Favorites. Ray Charles tackled more than Beatles cover in his time, and it was a tough call to pick between his version of ‘Yesterday’ or ‘Eleanor Rigby’. The Beatles loved American R&B, and much of their pre-fame setlist comprised music by Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Arthur Alexander and countless other black American artists having their songs covered by such artists was always a thrill back in the 60s. ![]()
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