Concert Details
9 November 1965 – Eric Clapton
Event:
Jam Session with Wilson PickettLocation:
Venue: Scotch Of St. James
City: Masons Yard, Central London
Country: United Kingdom
Band Lineup:
Wilson Pickett – Vocals
Members of The Animals
Eric Clapton – Guitar
Show Notes:
Ahmet Ertegun, founder of Atlantic Records who would go on to sign Cream, heard Eric Clapton play for the first time. His reaction has become part of music business lore: with his back to the stage, Ahmet thought he was hearing Wilson Pickett’s guitarist who he knew had remained in America, and when he turned around saw a young English kid.