[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. The band toured the world and subsequently released the 1975 live LP E. C. Was Here. [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. That suited me well, because I had gotten so tired of the virtuosity – or pseudo-virtuosity – thing of long, boring guitar solos just because they were expected. ‘Hong Kong’s Eric Clapton’ Davie Colquhoun, who has been part of the city’s music scene since the 1980s, died suddenly on New Year’s Day. Clapton returned the favour by playing "The Preacher" in Ken Russell's film version of the Who's Tommy in 1975. I think it might be something to do with his age, as he turned 70 a couple of years ago. [48] On 30 September, Clapton played lead guitar on Lennon's second solo single, "Cold Turkey". 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. 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). Heavily blues-influenced, the album features the twin lead guitars of Clapton and Duane Allman, with Allman's slide guitar as a key ingredient of the sound. [17] He preserved his practice sessions using his portable Grundig reel-to-reel tape recorder, listening to them over and over until he felt he'd got it right. Clapton's 1996 recording of the Wayne Kirkpatrick/Gordon Kennedy/Tommy Sims tune "Change the World" (on the soundtrack of the film Phenomenon) won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1997, the same year he recorded Retail Therapy (an album of electronic music with Simon Climie under the pseudonym TDF). Clapton has received 18 Grammy Awards as well as the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. [182][183] In 1984, while recording Behind the Sun, Clapton began a relationship with Yvonne Kelly, the manager of AIR Studios Montserrat. [72] When offered a slot close to peak viewing hours, he was apparently flattered. It's a sweet sound, something like the solo on 'I Feel Free'. Del and Eric were combined and the final name became "Derek and the Dominos".[57]. 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. [226], Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the third time, this time as a solo artist. Eric Patrick Clapton was born on 30 March 1945 in his grandparents’ home at 1 The Green, Ripley, Surrey, England. It was the only thing I thought was worth living for, and the idea that people were about to try and remove me from alcohol was so terrible that I drank and drank and drank, and they had to practically carry me into the clinic. [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. He nursed a heroin addiction, which resulted in a lengthy career hiatus interrupted only by performing at Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh benefit shows in New York in August 1971; there, he passed out on stage, was revived, and managed to finish his performance. Clapton commented on the slim profile of the neck, which would indicate it was a 1960 model.[156]. 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. "[55], The band was originally called "Eric Clapton and Friends". The revenue garnered by this auction at Christie's was US$7,438,624. On 4 May 2009 Clapton appeared at the Royal Albert Hall, playing "Further on Up the Road" with Joe Bonamassa. It was his intention to show that he need not fill a starring role, and functioned well as a member of an ensemble. [126] Clapton toured the US and Europe from 14 March to 19 June 2013 to celebrate 50 years as a professional musician. [11] In 1998, Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers. Although Clapton's grandparents eventually told him the truth about his parentage, he only knew that his father's name was Edward Fryer. [167] "Brownie" is now on display at the Experience Music Project. Clapton – Updated Edition: The Ultimate Illustrated History. Clapton went largely uncredited for his contributions to Harrison's albums due to contractual restraints, and Harrison was credited as "L'Angelo Misterioso" for his contributions to the song "Badge" on Goodbye. Keep Britain white. [198] He complained that the UK was "... inviting people in as cheap labour and then putting them in ghettos. Three of the performances were released on the album of the show, and one of the songs appeared in the film. In September, Duane briefly left the sessions for gigs with his own band, and the four-piece Dominos recorded "I Looked Away", "Bell Bottom Blues" and "Keep on Growing". [131][132][133] A week later he confirmed his retirement plans attributing his decision to the road being "unbearable" in addition to "odd ailments" that may force him to put down his guitar permanently. And no one did more to create that cult than Eric Clapton. [125] In January 2013, Surfdog Records announced a signed deal with Clapton for the release of his forthcoming album Old Sock on 12 March. [20] Cream's first gig was an unofficial performance at the Twisted Wheel Club in Manchester on 29 July 1966 before their full debut two nights later at the National Jazz and Blues Festival in Windsor. Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (Ripley, 30 de março de 1945) é um guitarrista, cantor e compositor britânico nascido na Inglaterra. Live in San Diego (alternatively known as Live in San Diego with special guest JJ Cale) is the thirteenth live album (and a live DVD) by British rock musician Eric Clapton.It was released through Reprise Records as a live album on 30 September 2016 and as a 2-hour live DVD on 10 March 2017. [167] His Lowden acoustic guitar sold for US$41,825. [148] During recording sessions with John Mayall's group, Clapton was frustrated by technicians "that just came up to your amp with the microphone and just stuck it two inches away from the front of the amplifier. [51] The album yielded the unexpected US No. In 2005 they performed together for the Tsunami Relief Fund. In October 1963, Clapton joined the Yardbirds, a blues-influenced rock and roll band, and stayed with them until March 1965. [110] Clapton thanked Woloschuk in an encounter at Macdonald–Cartier Airport, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[111]. Pete Townshend also donated his own Gibson Les Paul guitar, with a note attached: "Mine's as good as his! [168] 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. [179] In an interview for BBC News, Zanuck said that Clapton only agreed to participate if she directed it: "I think this got made because Eric was in the right mood. [54] During this period, Clapton was increasingly influenced by The Band and their 1968 album Music from Big Pink, saying: "What I appreciated about the Band was that they were more concerned with songs and singing. [34] One of the world's best-known guitars, it symbolises the psychedelic era. Many factors had influenced Clapton's comeback, including his "deepening commitment to Christianity", to which he had converted prior to his heroin addiction. [141] Morrison's stance on this has been described as smearing public health practitioners and aiding tin foil hat wearing conspiracy theorists. Clapton wrote in his autobiography:[70]. "[40] Clapton was on good terms with all four of the Beatles; in December 1968 he had played with Lennon at The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus as part of the one-off group the Dirty Mac. He was true, absolutely, to his own vision, and as deep as I have gotten into the music over the last 30 years, I have never found anything more deeply soulful than Robert Johnson. Then George came back. Other appearances in media include in the Miami Vice series ("Wonderful Tonight", "Knock on Wood", "She's Waiting", and "Layla"), Back to the Future ("Heaven Is One Step Away"), The Color of Money ("It's In The Way That You Use It"), Lethal Weapon 2 ("Knockin' On Heaven's Door"), Goodfellas ("Layla" and "Sunshine of Your Love"),[232] Freaks and Geeks episode "I'm With the Band" ("Sunshine of Your Love", "White Room" and "Crossroads (song)"), Friends episodes "The One with the Proposal, Part 2" ("Wonderful Tonight") and "The One Where Rachel Has A Baby" ("River of Tears"), School Of Rock ("Sunshine Of Your Love)", Men in Black III ("Strange Brew"), Captain Phillips ("Wonderful Tonight"), August: Osage County ("Lay Down Sally"), Good Girls Revolt episode "The Year-Ender" ("White Room)", Rick and Morty episode "The Vat of Acid Episode" ("It's In The Way That You Use It") and Joker ("White Room"). His third European tour with Steve Winwood began on 18 May and ended 13 June, including Tom Norris as opening act. [95] That autumn, Clapton released the album Pilgrim, the first record containing new material for almost a decade.[69]. He continued to play Les Pauls exclusively with Cream (one bought from Andy Summers was almost identical to the stolen guitar)[157] until 1967, when he acquired his most famous guitar in this period, a 1964 Gibson SG, dubbed "the Fool". Beck and Page played together in the Yardbirds for a while, but Beck, Page, and Clapton were never in the group together. 5, 1968), "White Room" (No. He has played in concerts to raise funds for the organisation and publicly opposed the Labour Party's ban on fox hunting with the 2004 Hunting Act. A full reunion took place in May 2005, with Clapton, Bruce and Baker playing four sold-out concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall,[42] and three shows at New York's Madison Square Garden that October. [6] After Cream broke up, he formed blues rock band Blind Faith with Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech, recording one album and performing on one tour before they broke up, leading Clapton to embark on a solo career in 1970. He was the son of 16-year-old Patricia Molly Clapton (b. During his second Bluesbreakers stint, Clapton gained a reputation as the best blues guitarist on the club circuit. [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". [177] 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. ART Eric Clapton and Friends - CD-R2 from satellite broadcast DVD Eric Clapton and Friends - MSG - June 30, 1999 ART EC and Friends in Concert - New York, New York - June 30, 1999 ART Twilights - New York, New York - June 30, 1999 DVR EC and Friends (Geetarz) - New York, New York - June 30, 1999 ART Central Park In Blue - NYC - September 14, 1999 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". Their US hit singles include "Sunshine of Your Love" (No. The duo performed a Cream hit single, "White Room". Eric’s guitar collection features some of the most iconic instruments in the history of Rock and Roll. Eric Clapton has donated his Martin Custom Acoustic guitar to Stagehand's UK prize draw #ILoveLive fundraising campaign to raise vital funds for all the unsung heroes who work behind the scenes in the live music industry. 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