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Eric Patrick Clapp, 30 March 1945, Ripley, Surrey, England. The world's premier living rock guitarist will be forever grateful to his grandparents, for they gave him his first guitar. The young Eric was raised by his grandparents Rose and Jack Clapp when his natural mother could not face bringing up an illegitimate child at the age of 16. He received a £14 acoustic guitar for his fourteenth birthday, then proceeded to copy the great blues guitarists note for note. His first band was the Roosters, a local R&B group that included Tom McGuinness, a future member of Manfred Mann, and latterly part of the Blues Band. Clapton stayed for eight months until he and McGuinness left to join Casey Jones And The Engineers. This brief sojourn ended in 1963 when Clapton was sought out by the Yardbirds, an aspiring R&B band, who needed a replacement for their guitarist Tony Topham. The reputation swiftly established by the Yardbirds was largely centred on Clapton, who had already been nicknamed "Slowhand" by the partisan crowd at Richmond's Crawdaddy club. Clapton stayed for 18 months until musical differences interfered. The Yardbirds were taking a more pop-orientated direction and he just wanted to play the blues. He departed shortly after the recording of "For Your Love".
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Howlin' For Hubert: Eric Clapton
Friday Feb 24, 2012
8:00 PM
Apollo Theater - New York
New York, NY
Godfrey Townsend and Friends: Eric Clapton Birthday Tribute
Friday Mar 30, 2012
7:30 PM
B.B. King Blues Club & Grill - New York
New York, NY
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Tommy Fleming UK Tour
Tommy Fleming UK TourGlasswerk.co.ukTommy brings his own beautiful interpretation of classic and contemporary songs such as Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Isle of Innisfree, Something Inside So Strong, “the best version of Danny Boy - bar none” (Eric Clapton), and many others you know ...and more »
Real Life Intensity: A Conversation with Warren Haynes
Real Life Intensity: A Conversation with Warren HaynesPopMattersI'll stand on the kitchen table of Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, or Bruce Springsteen and stomp and shout it if one of them will invite me over for dinner. Haynes is founder and frontman of Gov't Mule, and a touring and recording sideman with the Allman ...
Regina blues festival has something for everyone
Regina blues festival has something for everyoneRegina Leader-Post“Everybody likes Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, but a lot of people don't realize it's the blues,” he said during a phone interview. Silljer, an accomplished blues guitar player in his own right, said he's confident that anyone coming out to the ...
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Ed Sheeran Inspired By Clapton
Ed Sheeran Inspired By ClaptonContactmusic.comEd Sheeran was inspired to play the guitar by Eric Clapton after seeing him perform at Britain's Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee celebrations at ...
Fiddleback to top shows with pop
Fiddleback to top shows with popAlton TelegraphBy JILL MOON To hear Britney Spears' "Toxic" and Eric Clapton's "Layla" like never before, visit The Wildey Theatre or Jacoby Arts Center this we...
Tommy Fleming UK Tour
Tommy Fleming UK TourGlasswerk.co.ukTommy brings his own beautiful interpretation of classic and contemporary songs such as Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Isle of Innisfree, Something Inside So Stron...
Real Life Intensity: A Conversation with Warren Haynes
Real Life Intensity: A Conversation with Warren HaynesPopMattersI'll stand on the kitchen table of Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, or Bruce Springsteen and stomp and shout it if one of them will invite...
Regina blues festival has something for everyone
Regina blues festival has something for everyoneRegina Leader-Post“Everybody likes Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, but a lot of people don't realize it's the blues,” he said during a phone ...
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