I ran across the last of the following video clips recently by chance.\u00a0 “Pulling the thread” afterwards led me to the others.<\/p>\n
A brief sidebar:\u00a0 if you’ve ever wondered if Clapton’s nickname “Slowhand” is really apropos, watch the last clip, paying attention to his and Winwood’s left (fret) hands.\u00a0 While Clapton’s nickname didn’t originate as a description of his playing style – it was instead a reference to the slow clap, or in British slang, the “slow hand” that audiences in the UK would execute while waiting for him to replace the guitar strings he often broke during performances early in his career – the nickname turned out\u00a0to be an accidental stroke of genius.\u00a0 It is IMO incredibly descriptive of his fluid but motion-efficient and seemingly effortless playing style.<\/em><\/p>\n The clips below speak for themselves. Enjoy – and get a head start on the upcoming weekend.<\/p>\n