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The legendary Eric Clapton has announced a special north of England show this summer in addition to the previously announced gig in London's Hyde Park and concerts in Cork and Dublin, Ireland. He will be performing in the beautiful grounds of Harewood House, near Leeds, on 29 June. Special guest is Robert Randolph and the Family Band. Tickets are 50.00 GBP, subject to booking fee and go on sale Monday 4 February at 9AM. Read entry Published on 31 January 2008 / last modified on 2 February 2008
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Eric Clapton is actually a better guitar player now than he was 30 years ago, both electric and acoustic. His sound has changed through the years. Because of music technology, his tone now has more of a twangy "Gilmour" sound. In the 70's he had more of a Buddy Guy kind of tone. Although he is known for playing strats, nobody made a Les Paul sound better than Clapton. People ... need to realize that the band he has right now with Billy Preston may be one of his best bands ever, except that they only play old material.
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(Updated with official press release) Eric Clapton will play an open air concert at Malahide Castle on 21 June. Malahide Castle is located in seaside town of Malahide, near Dublin. The support will be Robert Randolph and the Family Band. Tickets are slated to go on sale Monday 9AM. Tickets priced at 76.25 Euros. Tickets available online from ticketmaster.ie and by phone.
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Clapton eventually ended up with Jim Gordon, Bobby Whitlock and Carl Radle forming the band Derek And The Dominoes. This memorable unit, together with Duane Allman recorded one of his most famous songs, "Layla." After battling with a heroin addiction for some time, Clapton began to record again and released 461 Ocean Boulevard in August 1974. The record was an incredible success, a Number 1 hit in the U.S. and Number 3 in the U.K., featuring Bob Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff." Clapton had further hits with There's One In Every Crowd and the live E.C. Was Here.
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Clapton joined The Yardbirds, a blues-influenced rock and roll band, in 1963 and stayed with them until March 1965. Synthesising influences from Chicago blues and leading blues guitarists such as Buddy Guy, Freddie King and B.B. King, Clapton forged a distinctive style and rapidly became one of the most talked-about guitarists in the British music scene.[10] The band initially played Chess/Checker/Vee-Jay blues numbers and began to attract a large cult following when they took over the Rolling Stones' residency at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond. They toured England with American bluesman Sonny Boy Williamson II; a joint LP, recorded in December 1963, was issued belatedly under both their names in 1965. In March 1965, just as Clapton left the band, the Yardbirds had their first major hit, "For Your Love", on which Clapton played guitar.
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[D]uring 1969, Clapton worked with Beatle John Lennon and his new wife Yoko Ono. They called themselves the Plastic Ono Band. He performed with them onstage in Toronto that September. He ... played guitar on "Cold Turkey", Lennon's song about heroin addiction. At that time, the Beatles were getting ready to break up. Lennon thought about asking Clapton to join his and Ono's new band, but decided not to have a permanent lineup.
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