I have not read or can I say I know a lot about Eric's life. Just some of the major events. I like him, his music. Seem's like a good guy. Maybe a little of Clint Eastwood of music in him. Enjoy.

I regret never getting to see him live.

Merry Christmas Eric.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BMT0L714S8

Great playing, but gosh, I hate his wimpy Stratocaster tone of the 90’s.

These days in concert he plays the acoustic version....which is nice in its own right, but I want the electric version with the long outro.

We have a cat that we named Layla after hearing his acoustic version.

When I saw Clapton live at the Capitol One Arena (the tears in heaven tour, I think), he played both the acoustic and electric versions, the first in the main part of the show, the second as an encore. Great show, even though the arena is not the best venue for music.

I like Clapton's style of playing. He has always been my favorite guitarist. My ultimate concert going experience was seeing Cream in 1968 in Baltimore on their Fair Well tour. I loved the extended psychedelic guitar solos of that period.

If only we had an area here like the LAIR.

Eric Clapton has a new Album (as we used to call them)

Lady In The Balcony

It's good and in multiple formats.

So much good stuff by him beyond Layla.

He is a tremendous guitar player as well. I believe the Beatles were going to approach him when George talked about leaving the group. Nickname - Slowhand.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
If only we had an area here like the LAIR.

If only, but The Lounge be kinda like...

One of my favorite versions:



Love Mark's solo.

Saw him Live several times around the Slowhand album era.

In one of his venues, he announced Layla and the crowd went wild, then played a different song. Kept doing it this till the end of the show.

No Layla for us that night. How can i ever forget?


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Have only seen him live once. It was the culmination of 45+ years as a fan.

I recommend the documentary film about him that is currently available on Showtime. The man certainly has had his ups and downs. It is said that he has been sober now for over 30 years. I hope it is true.

I saw him in 1974 during the tour to support his second solo album. I did not like the show but I was not prepared for the singer-songwriter period that he was entering at this time. It peaked with the album Slowhand, which came out 3 years later.

Clapton gets credit for keeping the music of JJ Cale alive. He tried to help Arthur Lee too, but Lee blew it. The guitar festivals of the last few years have helped keep guitar-based bands alive and in front of live audiences.

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One of my favorite versions:



Love Mark's solo.

Those two are arguably the top of the heap as guitar players. Love the way Knopfler plays without a pick using virtually all of his right hand fingers to manipulate the strings.

I loved Clapton's music, but fell out of love with his liberal beliefs, but found a new respect from him following his issues with the vaccine complication.

Kinda like the saying, ... "There are no atheists in foxholes"

Wow. Love the version with Mark.

Wonderful Tonight always brings a tear to eye. One of my all time favorite songs.

In my life, I’ve only seen 1 concert. I wish I had seen Clapton live.

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He is a tremendous guitar player as well. I believe the Beatles were going to approach him when George talked about leaving the group. Nickname - Slowhand.

Was this around the time Clapton & Harrison were in a feud/love triangle over Patti Boyd?

I saw Clapton a long time ago. I was in a local dive bar on a Saturday night and he made an unexpected appearance, played for about an hour. When word got out he was there a line formed outside that went blocks long with people trying to get in.

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Was this around the time Clapton & Harrison were in a feud/love triangle over Patti Boyd?

The Beatles quit around 1970. Layla came out late November that year.
Patti left George in 1974.
Married Eric in 1979. Legend says that the 3 Beatles present at the wedding, no John, performed Sgt Pepper live for the couple. George and Eric were friends again.
Later Patti divorced Eric, allegedly she couldn’t give him children so he dumped her.
Eric fathered a boy in following years but he died tragically hence Tears from Heaven

Pattie wrote her side of the story in the book Wonderful tonight, George Harrison, Eric Claton and me.

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Originally posted by iron chef:
Was this around the time Clapton & Harrison were in a feud/love triangle over Patti Boyd?

The Beatles quit around 1970. Layla came out late November that year.
Patti left George in 1974.
Married Eric in 1979. Legend says that the 3 Beatles present at the wedding, no John, performed Sgt Pepper live for the couple. George and Eric were friends again.
Later Patti divorced Eric, allegedly she couldn’t give him children so he dumped her.
Eric fathered a boy in following years but he died tragically hence Tears from Heaven

Pattie wrote her side of the story in the book Wonderful tonight, George Harrison, Eric Claton and me.

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Ms. Boyd must have been the greatest intimate partner in all history, having been the inspiration to *three* hit songs (Something, Layla and Wonderful Tonight).