Pamela Leavey

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Sweet: The Slide Brothers – Motherless Children

I was sitting here listening to the radio, WUMB, and I had one of those moments where in the first few notes I knew the song was Motherless Children. Fully expecting to hear Eric Clapton  playing the chords and singing his classic song, I was pleasantly surprised by this awesome cover version by Robert Randolph and The Slide Brothers:

Enjoy…

“Motherless Children” was first recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in 1927. It was later covered by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Steve Miller, Dave Van Ronk, and Lucinda Williams. And now we can add The Slide Brothers to that illustrious list.

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