Asleep At The Wheel Lay Down Sally 

Yes he is spot on, not behind or in front of the beat except on a couple rolls toward the end, even those are direct.

About the time Eric Clapton wrote this song (which is a country song) he was enjoying country musician Don Williams'music and was listing him as one of his influences. Even recorded a song that Don Williams recorded first. Tulsa Time.

Does not surprise me in the least that he covered it since....according to Wikipedia "Lay Down Sally" is a song performed by Eric Clapton, and written by Clapton, Marcella Detroit (as Marcy Levy, the diminutive form of her birth name), and George Terry. It appeared on his November 1977 album Slowhand, and reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

@@amanofmanyfaces5909 Thanks...maybe it wasn't as obvious as I hoped that I was being sarcastic. Point is they do it better.

Just pointing out that without Clapton this song might not exist....and I agree with you, Ray and the boys do a better job.

Personally, I think Red Sovine had the best recorded version. Try it out it is somewhere on youtube.