The Dirty Mac
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The Dirty Mac were an English supergroup consisting of John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Mitch Mitchell that Lennon put together for The Rolling Stones' ill-fated TV special entitled The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. Recorded on 11 December 1968, this was the first time that Lennon, who was still with The Beatles, had performed in public without the other Beatles after the Beatles were created. The Dirty Mac recorded a rendition of the Lennon-penned Beatles track "Yer Blues" and then went on to back up Yoko Ono and violinist Ivry Gitlis on a track called "Whole Lotta Yoko" (which was essentially an extended blues jam).
In 1996, The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus album of the event was issued, concurrently with a home video of the event. The DVD issue followed in 2004.
- John Lennon (as "Winston Leg-Thigh") - vocals, rhythm guitar (from The Beatles)
- Eric Clapton - lead guitar (from Cream)
- Keith Richards - bass (from The Rolling Stones)
- Mitch Mitchell - drums (from The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
- Dirty Mac's performance in Google Video
- The Dirty Mac at ethanrussell.com
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