Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton Solos His Way To Success

Call it a classic case of Clapton. For two hours, a sold-out ACC crowd was treated to an up-close and personal portrait of a love affair between one man and his guitars. From the trademark licks on Eric Clapton's trusty Stratocaster on "Pretending," which kicked off his sizzling set, to the endless solos, which saw his nimble fingers...
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Les Paul — American Made World Played

At 90 years young, Les Paul, the electric guitar maker and axe-grinder, is still going strong. This is Paul's first disc since his Grammy-winning collaboration with Chet Atkins in 1978. Some of the guitar god's biggest admirers join him for this rock 'n' roll ride including Eric Clapton and Sam Cooke on "Somebody Ease My Troubled Mind...
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American Made World Played

Eric Clapton — Me And Robert Johnson

Eric Clapton returns to what brought him to the dance all these years ago: the acoustic blues of Robert Johnson. According to Clapton’s liner notes, when he first heard the music of Johnson, he was "scared [by] its intensity and I could only take it in small doses." But now that he's all grown up, Johnson's music is "like my oldest...
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Eric Clapton - Me And Robert Johnson

Eric Clapton — Reptile

Eric Clapton is known as the "consummate artist." His technical ability as a guitar player has always been regarded as one of the world's finest in the realm of rock. He is indeed a dinosaur having seen it all, done it all and played it all. On Reptile, ol' Slowhand treats his fans to the many areas of song styles he's visited over his...
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Reptile

On The Road Again: Eric Clapton, Pride Tiger And Lords

Guitar legend Eric Clapton, who performed in Toronto in September, will play four western Canadian dates in March. Clapton's current album is The Road To Escondido, a collaboration with J.J. Cale. See Slow Hand at these arenas: March 23 Vancouver, BC @ GM Place March 25 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place March 26 Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome...
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Eric Clapton And J.J. Cale Team Up On The Road To Escondido

Eric Clapton paid tribute to blues legend Robert Johnson on 2004's Me And Mr. Johnson album, and he'll do something similar with J.J. Cale on his forthcoming Reprise album. The 14-track The Road To Escondido features 11 songs written by Cale, who previously penned two of Clapton's biggest hits, "After Midnight" and "Cocaine....
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