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White America had never paid attention to blues
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

White America had never paid attention blues. So, thanks to Eric, really awakened,...

B.B. King: White America had never paid attention blues. So, thanks to Eric, really awakened, started them to listening. And a lot of doors was opening for B.B. King and many other people like myself

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White America had never paid attention to blues
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So thanks to Eric really it awakened
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Started them listening
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Now a lot of doors were opened for B B King
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and many other people like myself
Duration
15 seconds
Views
308
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:11
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Passion Pictures

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Movie Summary

A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.
Now a lot of doors were opened for B.B. King - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
Now a lot of doors were opened for B.B. King
[Ahmet] They did like 300 shows a year. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
[Ahmet] They did like 300 shows a year.
And had a huge, huge following - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
And had a huge, huge following
So at that time, Cream got to be - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
So at that time, Cream got to be
Much bigger than the Rolling Stones - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
Much bigger than the Rolling Stones
Um, yeah, there are always phrases - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
Um, yeah, there are always phrases
You know, I've put together from old phrases - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
You know, I've put together from old phrases
[plays guitar slowly] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
[plays guitar slowly]
If a guy likes playing football, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
If a guy likes playing football,
Kind of, angry bits out of him, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
Kind of, angry bits out of him,
You can just, someone is tooting the horn - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
You can just, someone is tooting the horn
Well, that happens to everybody, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
Well, that happens to everybody,
By being sort of, um, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
By being sort of, um,
Well, no, not quite, just an example - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
Well, no, not quite, just an example
There was a lot of unsaid things, you know, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
There was a lot of unsaid things, you know,
But it was difficult to keep up. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
But it was difficult to keep up.
There was constant, serious dispute - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
There was constant, serious dispute
It didn't matter to them what they were arguing about - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
It didn't matter to them what they were arguing about
It was just, they were at each other's throats - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
It was just, they were at each other's throats
We shut one another out, I mean I would just run away - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
We shut one another out, I mean I would just run away