Steve Winwood had so much credibility, and when he started playing
one, I thought, oh, if he can do it, I can do it”.
In February 2008
Clapton performed with his long-time friend Steve Winwood at Madison Square Garden and guested on his recorded single,"Dirty City",
on Winwood's album Nine Lives.
Brought a sequel, Blues Brothers 2000 that, while not holding as great a critical and financial success, featured a much larger number of blues artists, such as B.B. King, Bo Diddley, Erykah Badu, Eric Clapton,
Steve Winwood, Charlie Musselwhite,
Blues Traveler, Jimmie Vaughan, and Jeff Baxter.