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“He fired the whole band at the end of that tour, and I managed to survive”: Albert Lee on his time as Eric Clapton’s sideman

Lee was Clapton's right-hand man for five years and was part of Slowhand's legendary live album Just One Night, recorded in Tokyo

“He fired the whole band at the end of that tour, and I managed to survive”: Albert Lee on his time as Eric Clapton’s sideman
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Lee was Clapton's right-hand man for five years and was part of Slowhand's legendary live album Just One Night, recorded in Tokyo

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Lee was Clapton's right-hand man for five years and was part of Slowhand's legendary live album Just One Night, recorded in Tokyo

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