[115][116] In September 2008 Clapton performed at a private charity fundraiser for The Countryside Alliance at Floridita in Soho, London, that included such guests as the London Mayor Boris Johnson. [157] He explained in a 1967 interview, "I am playing more smoothly now. [199], In November 2020 Clapton and Van Morrison collaborated on an anti-mask, anti-lockdown single called "Stand and Deliver" whose profits from sales will be donated to Morrison's "Lockdown Financial Hardship Fund". On 30 September 2016 the live-album Live in San Diego was released. [225], Made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to music, as part of the 1995 New Year Honours list. [93], On 12 September 1996 Clapton played a party for Armani at New York City's Lexington Armory with Greg Phillinganes, Nathan East and Steve Gadd. Cream established its enduring legend with the high-volume blues jamming and extended solos of their live shows. The supergroup called itself the Bunburys, and recorded a charity album with the proceeds going to the Bunbury Cricket Club in Cheshire, which plays exhibition cricket matches to raise money for nonprofit organisations in England. In July 1968 Clapton gave George Harrison a 1957 'goldtop' Gibson Les Paul that been refinished with a red colour, nicknamed Lucy. Clapton commented on the slim profile of the neck, which would indicate it was a 1960 model.[154]. "I had a lot of influences when I took up the Strat. [20] [43] Recordings from the London shows, Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005, were released on CD, LP and DVD in late 2005. 1 single, collaborating with Chrissie Hynde, Cher and Neneh Cherry on a solo to a cover of "Love Can Build a Bridge" released in aid of the British charity telethon Comic Relief. At the 41st Annual Grammy Awards on 24 February 1999, Clapton received his third Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, for his song "My Father's Eyes". During this period, Clapton also recorded with artists such as Dr. John, Leon Russell, Billy Preston, Ringo Starr and Dave Mason. [22] In December 1964, Clapton made his first appearance at the Royal Albert Hall, London, with the Yardbirds. Del and Eric were combined and the final name became "Derek and the Dominos".[57]. "[197] In his 2007 autobiography, Clapton claimed to be "oblivious to it all. [178][179] He married Pattie Boyd in 1979, but their marriage was marred by his infidelities and domestic violence. ... it seemed to echo something I had always felt. Duane first added his slide guitar to "Tell the Truth" and "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out". The rights to Clapton's official memoirs, written by Christopher Simon Sykes and published in 2007, were sold at the 2005 Frankfurt Book Fair for US$4 million. On 8 April 2013, Eric and Hard Rock International launched the limited-edition Eric Clapton Artist Spotlight merchandise programme benefiting Crossroads Centre Antigua. [36][37], Cream's farewell album, Goodbye, comprising live performances recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, on 19 October 1968, was released shortly after Cream disbanded. [142] Clapton has said that blues musician Robert Johnson is his single most important influence. [81], âClapton on the healing process in writing "Tears in Heaven". [104] Other media appearances include the Toots & the Maytals Grammy award-winning[105] album True Love, where he played guitar on the track "Pressure Drop". The priority was the song. [90] In October 1992 Clapton was among the dozens of artists performing at Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration. 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Aprenda a tocar a cifra de Change The World (Eric Clapton) no Cifra Club. Then, on 20 March 1991, Clapton's four-year-old son, Conor, died after falling from the 53rd-floor window of his mother's friend's New York City apartment at 117 East 57th Street. His most recent studio album is 2018's Happy Xmas. [223], Presented the BAFTA for Best Original Television Music for Score of Edge of Darkness with Michael Kamen. Eric Clapton Ron Carter. Clapton â Updated Edition: The Ultimate Illustrated History. [138] In August 2018, Clapton announced that he had recorded his twenty-fourth studio album, Happy Xmas, which consists of blues-tinged interpretations of Christmas songs, with the album released on 12 October. [62] Although Radle remained Clapton's bass player until the summer of 1979 (Radle died in May 1980 from the effects of alcohol and narcotics), it was not until 2003 that Clapton and Whitlock appeared together again; Clapton guested on Whitlock's appearance on the Later with Jools Holland show. "[196] In 2004, Clapton told an interviewer for Scotland on Sunday, "There's no way I could be a racist. A collaboration with guitarist J. J. Cale, The Road to Escondido, was released on 7 November 2006, featuring Derek Trucks and Billy Preston (Preston had also been a part of Clapton's 2004 touring band). Series 2. Yardbirds' rhythm guitarist, Chris Dreja, recalled that whenever Clapton broke a guitar string during a concert, he would stay on stage and replace it. On 17 September 1970, one day before Hendrix's death, Clapton had purchased a left-handed Fender Stratocaster that he had planned to give to Hendrix as a birthday gift. [63] Still infatuated with Boyd and torn by his friendship with Harrison, he withdrew from recording and touring to isolation in his Surrey residence as the Dominos broke up. He also performed as a member of Lennon's Plastic Ono Band at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival in September 1969, a recording from which was released as the album Live Peace in Toronto 1969. [38], In January 1969, when the Beatles were recording and filming what became Let It Be, tensions became so acute that Harrison quit the group for several days, prompting John Lennon to suggest they complete the project with Clapton if Harrison did not return. Although Clapton's grandparents eventually told him the truth about his parentage, he only knew that his father's name was Edward Fryer. He didn't want them to break up. Episode "Holy Crap, "Lili Fini Zanuck: Director says 2017 'wasn't a turning point' for Hollywood", "The singer, whose sexually potent 70s funk blueprint virtually created its own genre, talks about her personal soul revolution", "Eric Clapton's Son Killed in a 49-Story Fall", "So happy to welcome our beautiful son Isaac Eric Owen Bartlett to the world, he's already so loved by us all. '"[177], Clapton briefly dated funk singer Betty Davis. [12], Clapton was born on 30 March 1945 in Ripley, Surrey, England, to 16-year-old Patricia Molly Clapton (7 January 1929 â March 1999) and Edward Walter Fryer (21 March 1920 â 15 May 1985), a 25-year-old soldier from Montreal, Quebec. Clapton's 2008 Summer Tour began on 3 May at the Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, Florida, and then moved to Canada, Ireland, England, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Poland, Germany, and Monaco. Clapton accepted the invitation and teamed up with Jeff Beck to perform a series of duets â reportedly their first ever billed stage collaboration. Blind Faith dissolved after less than seven months. In July 2013 Clapton displayed it at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England in the Michelin Supercar Run. Adding to Clapton's woes, Layla received only lukewarm reviews upon release. Dissatisfied with the change of the Yardbirds sound from blues rock to a more radio-friendly pop rock sound, Clapton left in 1965 to play with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, with whom he played on one album. Hendrix's arrival had an immediate and major effect on the next phase of Clapton's career.[32]. One month after the 11 September attacks, Clapton appeared at the Concert for New York City, performing alongside Buddy Guy. [203] At the time, owner Noll Uloth was trying to save the shop from closure and is reported to have contacted Clapton, his "best client"; within five minutes, Clapton replied with "I can't let this happen". The album includes the original 14 tracks, remastered, as well as 6 additional tracks, including 2 versions of "My Father's Eyes". [48] On 30 September, Clapton played lead guitar on Lennon's second solo single, "Cold Turkey". King, Albert King, Buddy Guy, and Hubert Sumlin as guitar playing influences. The album's original title, The World's Greatest Guitar Player (There's One in Every Crowd), was changed before pressing, as it was felt its ironic intention would be misunderstood. Clapton then moved the microphones, with Pink Floyd's Roger Waters stating, "That changed everything. [140], Clapton cites Muddy Waters, Freddie King, B.B. On 26 February 2008, it was reported that North Korean officials had invited Clapton to play a concert in the communist state. And no one did more to create that cult than Eric Clapton. In June, Clapton was invited to jam with Jimmy Page, recording a number of tracks that were retroactively credited to The Immediate All-Stars. He retained it until 2000, when he sold it at an auction for US$150,000. A strongly critical Rolling Stone review of a concert of the group's second headlining US tour was another significant factor in the trio's demise, and it affected Clapton profoundly. On 22 January 2005, Clapton performed in the Tsunami Relief Concert held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, in aid of the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Regular price $79.95 ... Eric Clapton, 461 Ocean Boulevard (Japan) LP (2nd Hand) Regular price $45.00 ... YouTube; Store Location. In his 2007 autobiography, Clapton referred to Muddy Waters as "the father figure I never really had." Clapton wielded Blackie onstage at a number of iconic concert appearances, including the ARMS Charity Concerts for Multiple Sclerosis research in 1983 and Live Aid in 1985. Clapton wrote in his autobiography:[70]. They remain friends, and Clapton appeared as a guest on Crow's Central Park Concert. [91] While Clapton played acoustic guitar on Unplugged, his 1994 album From the Cradle contained new versions of old blues standards, highlighted by his electric guitar playing. Toronto, ON: Guernica Editions. In 2017, a documentary film titled Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars was directed by Lili Fini Zanuck. He 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 of Cream.Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. [194] In a 2004 interview with Uncut, Clapton referred to Powell as "outrageously brave". However, the years of constant use began to catch up with Blackie. Clapton left the Bluesbreakers in July 1966 (replaced by Peter Green) and was invited by drummer Ginger Baker to play in his newly formed band Cream, one of the earliest supergroups, with Jack Bruce on bass (Bruce was previously of the Bluesbreakers, the Graham Bond Organisation and Manfred Mann). In March 1967, Cream performed a nine-show stand at the RKO Theater in New York. Eminem has over ten billion views of his music videos on his YouTube Vevo page, and in 2014 Spotify named him the most-streamed music artist of all time. Get the coons out. Christopher Hjort w/ a foreword by John Mayall, This page was last edited on 17 March 2021, at 23:35. Clapton assembled the best components of the remaining three to create "Blackie", which was his favourite stage guitar until its retirement in 1985. Clapton has performed more times at Madison Square Garden than any other US venue, a total of 45 times. In March 1966, while still a member of the Bluesbreakers, Clapton briefly collaborated on a side project with Jack Bruce and Steve Winwood among others, recording only a few tracks under the name Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse. [215] In 1999, Clapton auctioned off some of his guitar collection to raise more than US$5 million for continuing support of the Crossroads Centre. The supergroup debuted before 100,000 fans in London's Hyde Park on 7 June 1969. On 9 September, they recorded Hendrix's "Little Wing" and the title track. In 1968, Clapton played the lead guitar solo on Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", from the Beatles' self-titled double album (also known as the "White Album"). [145] In his autobiography, Clapton recounted the first time he saw Holly and his Fender, saying, "I thought I'd died and gone to heaven ... it was like seeing an instrument from outer space and I said to myself: 'That's the future â that's what I want'". Among Eminem's awards is 15 Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards and 17 Billboard Music Awards, Billboard named him the "Artist of the Decade (2000â2009)". [83][84] At the 35th Annual Grammy Awards, Clapton received six Grammys for the single "Tears in Heaven" and his Unplugged album,[85] for which Clapton performed live in front of a small audience on 16 January 1992 at Bray Film Studios in Windsor, Berkshire, England. The English audiences would wait out the delay by doing what is called a "slow handclap". [127] On 28 February 2013, Clapton announced his intention to stop touring in 2015 due to hassles with travel. Early career, breakthrough, and international success, Blind Faith, Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, Shadwick, Keith (2003). Gordon was confined to 16-years-to-life imprisonment, later being moved to a mental institution, where he remains today. He made his first appearance at the 1981 show held in London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and he subsequently became an activist. [13] Fryer shipped off to war prior to Clapton's birth and then returned to Canada. Clapton won a British Academy Television Award for his collaboration with Michael Kamen on the score for the 1985 BBC Television thriller series Edge of Darkness. Sheryl Crow appeared on one number, performing "Tearing Us Apart", a track from August, which was first performed by Tina Turner during the Prince's Trust All-Star Rock show in 1986. 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. ", "How to Get Clapton's Classic 'Woman Tone, "Eric Clapton Guitar Auction, 24 June 2004: More Information and Images", "2004 Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Auction: the Auction, the Burst Brothers, and Lee Dickson", "Strat Collector News Desk: An Interview with Eric Clapton Guitar Technician Lee Dickson", "Rock Memorabilia Market Booms: Eric Clapton", "Eric Clapton's Blackie â Guitar Center", "That '70s Show. The Fender John Mayer Special Edition Black1 was specâd very similarly to the 2005 signature series, upgraded with gold hardware and an exclusive gig bag. [175] Clapton appeared on the BBC's Top Gear in 2013, during Series 19 Episode 4 and was involved in testing the new Kia Cee'd. [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. After playing in a number of different local bands, Clapton joined the Yardbirds in 1963, replacing founding guitarist Top Topham. In 1996 Clapton had a relationship with singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow. [4] He was also named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.[5]. [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. 6, 1968) and "Crossroads" (No. Tim McGraw has sung a lot of great songs but this is one of the best country father daughter songs. Both Clapton and the venue apologised the next day, blaming 'technical difficulties' for making sound conditions 'unbearable' for Clapton on stage. In part because of its success, the Yardbirds elected to move toward a pop-oriented sound, much to the annoyance of Clapton, who was devoted to the blues and not commercial success. Since 1999, he has recorded a number of traditional blues and blues rock albums and hosted the periodic Crossroads Guitar Festival. 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. His third European tour with Steve Winwood began on 18 May and ended 13 June, including Tom Norris as opening act. 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. The 335 was only the second electric guitar Clapton bought.[161]. Clapton released a new studio album, Clapton, on 27 September 2010 in the United Kingdom and 28 September 2010 in the United States. [124] On 12 December, Clapton performed The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden, broadcast live via television, radio, cinemas and the Internet across six continents. Thank you for supporting our local family business. Clapton's 1964 painted Gibson SG guitar â The Fool â a "psychedelic fantasy", according to Clapton,[33] made its debut at the RKO Theater. [195] He complained that the UK was "inviting people in as cheap labour and then putting them in ghettos. Clapton, now a regular charity performer, played at the Live Aid concert at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia on 13 July 1985, playing with Phil Collins, Tim Renwick, Chris Stainton, Jamie Oldaker, Marcy Levy, Shaun Murphy and Donald 'Duck' Dunn. Eric Clapton Truly a versatile player, Clapton utilized a variety of styles throughout his career. [113] Kristen Foster, a spokesperson, said, "Eric Clapton receives numerous offers to play in countries around the world", and "[t]here is no agreement whatsoever for him to play in North Korea". [92] In 1995, Clapton for the first and only time appeared on a UK No. [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. [31] Hendrix attended a performance of the newly formed Cream at the Central London Polytechnic on 1 October 1966, during which he sat in on a double-timed version of "Killing Floor". Pete Townshend also donated his own Gibson Les Paul guitar, with a note attached: "Mine's as good as his! [144], Clapton also singled out Buddy Holly as an influence. Having swapped his Fender Telecaster and Vox AC30 amplifier for a 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar and Marshall amplifier, Clapton's sound and playing inspired the famous slogan "Clapton is God", spray-painted by an unknown admirer on a wall in Islington in 1967. [139], On 25 June 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Eric Clapton among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. Clapton also worked with much of Delaney and Bonnie's band to record George Harrison's All Things Must Pass in spring 1970. [218] Clapton has collaborated with The Prince's Trust, the leading UK youth charity, which provides training, personal development, business start up support, mentoring, and advice. [44], Clapton's next group, Blind Faith, formed in 1969, was composed of Cream drummer Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood of Traffic, and Ric Grech of Family, and yielded one LP and one arena-circuit tour. [60], Tragedy dogged the group throughout its brief career. [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). [57], In 1974, Clapton started living with Boyd (they would not marry until 1979) and was no longer using heroin (although he gradually began to drink heavily). [16], Clapton received an acoustic Hoyer guitar, made in Germany, for his thirteenth birthday, but the inexpensive steel-stringed instrument was difficult to play and he briefly lost interest.
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