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Don't feel bad!!! Let the truth be told!! To many people in this world are hiding from the truth!!

Also I saw a performance, probably the same you refer to and It never crossed my mind that Eric also recorded it with the Beatles. I just thought he was making a appearance.
So I guess it is safe to say there was and is a fifth Beatle!

And please keep posting these little pieces of trivia!!!
I live off tidbits of knowledge!!!

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Interestingly enough, do you know who played guitar on Layla?

Duane Allman, that's who...

Being a musician myself I always realised that things aren't always what they seem. I could tell you a few stories that would destroy the faith of the most ardent fans of most of the 60s groups. A lot of the stuff on the records isn't the guys in the group at all. It wasn't that they couldn't play their instruments, far from it, but studio time was valuable in those days. You could pay a session man £20 & he would get it right first time.

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LOL You could have a point there.

Actually, playing on stage & in a recording studio are very different. At least, they were in those days. I know 2 or 3 musicians who were on most of the 60s hits. Don't know if you heard of Big Jim Sullivan (lead guitar & sitar) & Herbie Flowers (bass)? They both live locally & still jam in the local bars & clubs. Herbie has a regular stint at the Shoreham Airport restaurant. I keep meaning to go & see what he's up to. Clem Cattini, original drummer with Johnny Kidd & the Pirates (Shakin' All Over) & later with the Tornados (on Telstar) eventually became a session drummer. He played on most of the hits by the Kinks & other well known groups. These were often one-off records by session musicans & the actual group was formed with completely different personnel only if it became a hit.

PS. I'm not sure Eric Clapton's part on those Beatles records was deliberately kept from the fans. He was under contract to a different label so they couldn't use his name. Lots of that sort of thing used to go on. They did credit other guest musicians like Billy Preston on "Get Back" & various others.

I say the Beatles peaked with the White Album, and every album after that was trying to recapture the random creativeness of those moments.

My particular favourite is Blackbird, i think it's a truly beautiful song.

I have also read with interest some fo the other stuff you guys have been writing about bands that get other people to do stuff for them, and whilst i can see that this will sadden most of the ardent fans of a band (i'm a huge Dire Straits fan and would hate to find out about particular things like this that they have done, but i'm sure they have) i can see why bands do this, i mean in my job i get other people to do stuff for me that i can't be bothered doing, and i'm sure that most people on this forum do too (or am i just particularly lazy  ) so i suppose it's just one of those things in life.

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Don't get me wrong. There's no reason at all for a band not to feature guest artists on a recording or at a concert. This has been happening from the very start of the recording industry. What I find disappointing is when this is hidden from the fans, either deliberately or otherwise. You can't imagine my disappointment when I discovered that the fine style of guitar playing I always credited to George Harrison was in fact never played by him at all.

James. I am also a big fan of Dire Straits. Eric Clapton has also played on stage with them (rhythm guitar) & is possibly featured on some of their recordings. The line-up has also changed over the years. I have seen them live & I can guarantee they sound just as good if not better than on their records. The last Dire Straits concert at Wembly Arena was the best concert I've ever been to or likely to see.