With his 1994 CD From The Cradle, Eric Clapton played homage to the blues. When listening to the CD, it is clear that Eric’s inspiration for some songs came from a recording by someone other than the original artist. Clear examples are Muddy Waters’ version of “Hoochie Coochie Man”, Otis Rush’s “Groaning The Blues”, Elmore James on “Blues Before Sunrise”, and Ray Charles for “Sinner’s Prayer”.
The songs and their composers are:
| SONG TITLE | COMPOSER(S) |
| Blues Before Sunrise | Leroy Carr |
| Blues Leave Me Alone | James Lane |
| Driftin’ | Charles Brown, Johnny Moore, Eddie Williams |
| Five Long Years | Eddie Boyd |
| Goin’ Away Baby | James Lane |
| Groaning The Blues | Willie Dixon |
| Hoochie Coochie Man | Willie Dixon |
| How Long Blues | Leroy Carr |
| I’m Tore Down | Sonny Thompson |
| It Hurts Me Too | Elmore James |
| Reconsider Baby | Lowell Fulson |
| Sinner’s Prayer | Lowell Glenn and Lowell Fulson |
| Someday After A While | Freddie King |
| Standin? Round Cryin? | McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) |
| Third Degree | Eddie Boyd and Willie Dixon |
| Motherless Child | Unknown |
An excellent resource on The History Behind From The Cradle can be found at http://bluwiki.com/go/FTC. It includes biographies of the songs’ composers, information on when the songs’ original artists, recording details and more.
