{"id":16423,"date":"2025-05-09T00:29:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T00:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=16423"},"modified":"2025-05-09T00:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T00:29:27","slug":"johnny-cash-eric-clapton-and-carl-perkins-set-the-stage-on-fire-with-a-thunderous-foot-stomping-rendition-of-matchbox-the-kind-of-raw-electrifying-performance-that-makes-you-wonder-why-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=16423","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, and Carl Perkins set the stage on fire with a thunderous, foot-stomping rendition of Matchbox\u2014the kind of raw, electrifying performance that makes you wonder why TV doesn\u2019t bring back shows like this instead of endless amateur singing contests. And Clapton? The guitar legend himself looked like a kid in a candy store, shy, starstruck, and completely in awe. But the real magic? Watch his face when Perkins rips into his solo\u2014pure, unfiltered joy. For that moment, Clapton wasn\u2019t just playing music; he was living in it."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Johnny Cash, one of the most famous singers of all time, had a hit TV show back in the\u00a01970s\u00a0where he had bands\u00a0appear\u00a0to\u00a0perform\u00a0live. One night on November 5th, 1970, the show\u2019s musical guest was a group known as \u201cDerek and the Dominoes\u201d. Now it just so happens that\u00a0back before Eric Clapton was a hit solo artist, he was a part of a band named, you guessed it: Derek and the Dominos!<\/p>\n

Even with this recording being decades old, the sound is crisp and clear, as if it was recorded today.\u00a0 The band performed two great hits,\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s Too Late\u201d with just Eric and the boys, then Johnny came out to join them all in a roaring\u00a0rendition\u00a0of \u201cMatchbox\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Johnny Cash interviews Eric Clapton after the performance and they discuss that blues singers in the United States were influencing the sound coming from British bands.<\/p>\n

Clapton says that there is not much in the way of music in Britain so they collect records from the United States. \u00a0Johnny then told Clapton that he was so happy that the audience was so receptive to the band. Then there\u2019s a surprise. Clapton tells Johnny that one of the best blues musicians around should come out and sing with them, and then they introduce the amazing Carl Perkins.<\/p>\n

Carl hits the stage and plays with the whole gang.\u00a0 They sing the hit song \u201cMatchbox\u201d and the crowd goes crazy.\u00a0 The electric guitars combined with the acoustic makes for an awesome sound.<\/p>\n

During\u00a0the\u00a0show,\u00a0Johnny Cash seems a bit shy and reserved and it is awesome to see him join in and sing with the band and Carl Perkins.\u00a0 Note: There are two songs on this video. We\u2019ve set it to play right when the song starts with Johnny Cash, but Clapton fans might want to rewind to the beginning to catch all of the performance.<\/p>\n