[166] The Fender Custom Shop has since produced a limited run of 275 'Blackie' replicas, correct in every detail right down to the 'Duck Brothers' flight case, and artificially aged using Fender's 'Relic' process to simulate years of hard wear. Early during his stint in Cream, Clapton's first Les Paul Standard was stolen. Linda McCartney’s work was used on the cover of magazines such as Rolling Stone and her portraits of A-list artists such as The Beatles, Eric Clapton, and others became something of a signature. Paul [McCartney] didn't want to go there.
Until his death in 1983, Waters was a part of Clapton's life. Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack], Live at the Hollywood Bowl [BluRay + 2CD], Live in San Diego [With Special Guest JJ Cale], Wanted: Best Collection [10 CD/DVD/7" SD Box Set], Whole Lotta Shakin'/King of Rockabilly/Greatest Hits/On Top, Crossroads Revisited: Selections from the Crossroads Guitar Festivals, Sir Rod Stewart and Some of His Early "Faces", Molly: Do Yourself a Favor [Original TV Soundtrack], New Year's Eve in Tulsa: The Oklahoma Broadcast 31st December 1975, Slowhand at 70: Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out, Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out, August: Osage County [Original Soundtrack], Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale [Deluxe], Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale [LP], Planes, Trains and Eric: The Music, The Stories, The People – Mid and Far East Tour 201, (When Things Go Wrong) It Hurts Me Too [Take], Give Me Strength: The '74/'75 Studio Recordings, Meet Me (Down at the Bottom) [Session Outtake], Please Be with Me (Acoustic) [Session Outtake] [#], Give Me Strength [Dobro 1] [Session Outtake] [#], (When Things Go Wrong) It Hurts Me Too [Session Outtake], The Sky Is Crying/Have You Ever Loved a Woman/Ramblin' on My Mind, The Blues Effect, Vol. [151], Robert Christgau, in a dissenting appraisal of Clapton's legacy, writes: "A promiscuous sideman whose monklike aura has never diminished his extravagant appetites, Clapton likes to get paid, and he's amassed a discography that for an artist of his caliber is remarkably undistinguished. Alongside his solo career, he also performed with Delaney & Bonnie and Derek and the Dominos, with whom he recorded "Layla", one of his signature songs. Christopher Hjort w/ a foreword by John Mayall, This page was last edited on 20 September 2020, at 10:59. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. King for a vintage blues session", "The Concert For New York City [2 Discs]", "Concert for New York City – Various Artists", Echoes: the complete history of Pink Floyd, "Joel Rickett on the latest news from the publishing industry", "Eric Clapton 'receives North Korean invite, "Hard Rock Calling, Hyde Park, London Saturday 28 June 2008", "Eric Clapton pulls out of rock and roll gig", "Leonard Cohen and Van Morrison at MSG this weekend but Van will not be back for Rock Hall of Fame", "Imus in the morning: highlights and interviews", "Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck at the O2 Arena, review", "Yes, Two Guitar Idols Are Better Than One", "Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck announce London O2 Arena gig", "In pictures: The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010", "Rolling Stones to perform with Lady Gaga and Bruce Springsteen", "12 Unforgettable Photos from the Epic 12–12–12 Sandy Benefit Concert", "Eric Clapton's T-Shirt Hit A Crossroad(s)", "Eric Clapton Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Tour With Killer Setlist", "Eric Clapton: 'When I'm 70, I'll Stop Touring, "More Signs Point Towards Eric Clapton Touring Retirement", "Eric Clapton and Friends Honor JJ Cale With New Tribute LP", "Fans' anger as Eric Clapton strops off stage at SSE Hydro", "BBC News – Eric Clapton cuts short concert after 'technical issue, "Eric Clapton Says Touring Has Become 'Unbearable,' Confirms Retirement Plans", "Eric Clapton reveals nerve damage that makes playing guitar ‘hard work’", "Eric Clapton "Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall, "Eric Clapton to Celebrate 70th Birthday With Two Shows at Madison Square Garden", "Eric Clapton & JJ Cale's 'Live in San Diego' album announced", "Eric Clapton Readies First Christmas Album 'Happy Xmas, "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire", "Eric Clapton Looks Back at His Blues Roots", "10 Things We Learned From 'Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars' Doc", The myth of popular culture from Dante to Dylan, "Eric Clapton creates the cult of the guitar hero", "New faces on Sgt Pepper album cover for artist Peter Blake's 80th birthday", "Clapton's Bluesbreakers Guitar Was A 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard", "Clapton's Fool: History's Greatest Guitar?
Please try again later. An asteroid, 4305 Clapton, is named after him. "I had a lot of influences when I took up the Strat. [92] In 1995, Clapton for the first and only time appeared on a UK No. In four days, the five-piece Dominos recorded "Key to the Highway", "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" (a blues standard popularised by Freddie King and others) and "Why Does Love Got to be So Sad?" [18] When he was seventeen years old, Clapton joined his first band, an early British R&B group, the Roosters, whose other guitarist was Tom McGuinness. In November 1970 Eric bought six Fender Stratocasters from the Sho-bud guitar shop in Nashville, Tennessee while on tour with the Dominos. At the 1987 Brit Awards in London, Clapton was awarded the prize for Outstanding Contribution to Music. [106], On 20 May 2006, Clapton performed with Queen drummer Roger Taylor and former Pink Floyd bassist/songwriter Roger Waters at Highclere Castle, Hampshire, in support of the Countryside Alliance, which promotes issues relating to the British countryside. [102] On 29 November 2002, the Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall, a tribute to George Harrison, who had died a year earlier of lung cancer. Clapton grew up believing that his grandmother, Rose, and her second husband, Jack Clapp, Patricia's stepfather, were his parents, and that his mother was actually his older sister. Clapton's close friendship with George Harrison brought him into contact with Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd, with whom he became deeply infatuated. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. When she spurned his advances, Clapton's unrequited affections prompted most of the material for the Dominos' album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970).
28, 1969) – a live version of Robert Johnson's "Cross Road Blues". [146], In 2012, Clapton was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork – the Beatles' Sgt. [75] Clapton played at the cricket club's 25th anniversary celebrations in 2011, which were held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. She's covered all the bases I knew this girl was no one night stand Highlights of the period include No Reason to Cry (a collaboration with Bob Dylan and The Band); Slowhand, which contained "Wonderful Tonight" and a second J. J. Cale cover, "Cocaine". [134] In a 2016 interview with Classic Rock magazine, Clapton revealed that he had been diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy in 2013, a condition involving damage to peripheral nerves that typically causes stabbing, burning, or tingling pain in the arms and legs. Clapton ficaria livre de problemas com o alcoolismo e as drogas de vez, nos anos 90, quando atingiu grande sucesso com o lançamento do álbum Mtv Unplugged, um apanhado de seus clássicos tocados ao violão. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton – Updated Edition: The Ultimate Illustrated History.
They married on 1 January 2002 at St Mary Magdalene church in Clapton's birthplace, Ripley.
[164] On 24 June 2004, Clapton sold "Blackie" at Christie's Auction House, New York, for US$959,500 to raise funds for his Crossroads Centre for drug and alcohol addictions. In June, Clapton was invited to jam with Jimmy Page, recording a number of tracks that would be retroactively credited to The Immediate All-Stars. [160] Clapton uses Ernie Ball Slinky and Super Slinky strings, gauge .10 to.46. They toured England with American bluesman Sonny Boy Williamson II; a joint LP album, recorded in December 1963, was issued in 1965. 3: 100 Essential Tracks, The Blues Effect, Vol. 3 [Enhanced], Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Vol. [157] He explained in a 1967 interview, "I am playing more smoothly now. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. [86] It reached number two in the UK Albums Chart and is certified four times platinum in the UK. As Clapton recovered from his addictions, his album output continued in the 1980s, including two produced with Phil Collins, 1985's Behind the Sun, which produced the hits "Forever Man" and "She's Waiting", and 1986's August. Clapton returned the favour by playing "The Preacher" in Ken Russell's film version of the Who's Tommy in 1975. In July 1968 Clapton gave George Harrison a 1957 'goldtop' Gibson Les Paul that been refinished with a red colour, nicknamed Lucy. The horn-driven "Run" echoed Collins' "Sussudio" and other work, while "Tearing Us Apart" (with Tina Turner) and "Miss You" continued Clapton's more angry sound. [58][59] The two parts of "Layla" were recorded in separate sessions: the opening guitar section was recorded first, and for the second section, laid down a few weeks later, drummer Jim Gordon played the piano part for the melody, which he claimed to have written (though Bobby Whitlock stated that Rita Coolidge wrote it). Then George came back. [12], Clapton was born on 30 March 1945 in Ripley, Surrey, England, to 16-year-old Patricia Molly Clapton (7 January 1929 – March 1999) and Edward Walter Fryer (21 March 1920 – 15 May 1985), a 25-year-old soldier from Montreal, Quebec. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. [48] On 30 September, Clapton played lead guitar on Lennon's second solo single, "Cold Turkey". 2, Legends Collection: The Eric Clapton Collection, Vol. Clapton met Harrison and became close friends with him after the Beatles shared a bill with the Clapton-era Yardbirds at the London Palladium. Gordon was confined to 16-years-to-life imprisonment, later being moved to a mental institution, where he remains today. Eric Clapton was one of the performers, with drummer Butch Trucks remarking that the performance was not the typical Allman Brothers experience, given the number and musical styles of the guests who were invited to perform. [78], The 1990s brought a series of 32 concerts to the Royal Albert Hall, such as the 24 Nights series of concerts that took place around January through February 1990, and February to March 1991. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover – to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life that he most admires to mark his 80th birthday. "[157] Writer Michael Dregni describes it as "thick yet piercing, overdriven yet smooth, distorted yet creamy".
50+ videos Play all Mix - YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME...lyrics YouTube Dance me to the end of love ~ Leonard Cohen (greek subs) ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸ - Duration: 4:38. Though Cream were hailed as one of the greatest groups of its day, and the adulation of Clapton as a guitar legend reached new heights, the supergroup was short-lived. The duo performed a Cream hit single, "White Room". 1-9, The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 1 [Varese], The Legends Collection: The Eric Clapton Collection, Vol.
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