Eric Clapton and his music

Кто справа от И-Си?

Я давно читал про это. Вроде дружок Дхани. Если найду информацию -расскажу.

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Cо слов одного моего знакомого, который дружит с Натаном...

Per Nathan East, "EC will not tour Japan this year....his 60th birthday party was fun." No other details available, including no info on when EC will be touring.

SergeK Спаибо за фото ДЖорджа и Дани на концерте

ОЧЕНЬ ГРУСТНАЯ НОВОСТЬ...

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Johnson Dies

By JIM SALTER (c) The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Johnnie Johnson, a rock 'n' roll pioneer who teamed with Chuck Berry for hits like ``Roll Over Beethoven'' and ``No Particular Place to Go,'' died Wednesday. He was 80.

Johnson died at his St. Louis home. The cause of death was not immediately known, said publicist Margo Lewis. He had been hospitalized a month ago with pneumonia and was on dialysis for a kidney ailment, said John May, a friend and fellow musician.

Though he was never a household name, Johnson and Berry's long collaboration helped define early rock 'n' roll. Johnson often composed the music on piano, then Berry converted it to guitar and wrote the lyrics. In fact, Berry's ``Johnny B. Goode'' was a tribute to Johnson.

After he and Berry parted ways, Johnson performed with Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker and Bo Diddley, among others. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 in the ``sidemen'' category.

``He left the indelible imprint of his sound,'' May said. ``He was able to transition through any musical style because he just loved to play music.''

Berry was on a plane returning from a visit to Europe on Wednesday and unavailable for comment, a spokeswoman said.

Johnson was born in Fairmont, W.Va., and began playing piano at 4. He moved to Chicago after World War II, where he played jazz and blues in clubs. He moved to St. Louis in the early 1950s, forming his own R&B band, the Johnnie Johnson Trio.

When a band member became ill on New Year's Eve 1952, Johnson hired Berry to fill in.

Johnson and Berry parted ways in the early 1970s, and in 2000, Johnson sued Berry, seeking a share of royalties and proper credit for what Johnson said were more than 50 songs the men composed together. A federal judge dismissed the suit in 2002, ruling that too many years had passed since the disputed songs were written.

The lawsuit contended that Berry took advantage of Johnson's alcoholism, misleading him into believing that only Berry was entitled to own the copyrights ``and reap the monetary benefits.''

Johnson is survived by his wife and children.

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St Louis - Johnnie Johnson, a rock 'n roll pioneer who teamed with Chuck Berry for hits like Roll Over Beethoven and No Particular Place to Go, died on Wednesday. He was 80.
Johnson died at his St Louis home. The cause of death was not immediately known, said publicist Margo Lewis.
He had been hospitalised a month ago with pneumonia and was on dialysis for a kidney ailment, said John May, a friend and fellow musician. Though he was never a household name, Johnson and Berry's long collaboration
helped define early rock 'n roll.
Johnson often composed the music on piano, then Berry converted it to guitar and wrote the lyrics.
In fact, Berry's Johnny B Goode was a tribute to Johnson.
After he and Berry parted ways, Johnson performed with Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker and Bo Diddley, among others. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 in the "sidemen" category.
"He left the indelible imprint of his sound," May said. "He was able to transition through any musical style because he just loved to play music."

эх....
:'(((((

Почему-то когда уходят ТАКИЕ люди, хочется слушать грустную музыку, как бы провожая их в ВЕЧНОСТЬ...
Только что ушел Рэй и вот опять... :((((
R.I.P.
"Requiescat In Pace"

Работы Джонни и Эрика на альбоме JONNIE B.BAD и ROYAL ALBERT HALL BLUES NIGHTS 1990-1991, являются ЭТАЛОНОМ БЛЮЗА.

На ниж фотке БЛЮЗ БЭНД \RAH 1990\- J.Johnson - B.Guy - R. Cray - E. Clapton - R. Cousins - J. Oldaker

Обложка - Johnnie B. Bad

Жаль дедушку, ...С кем только не играл, даже сумел сделать невозможное --помирился с Чаком Берри :) Весёлый тапер был. В небесном джеме истиных звёзд становится всё больше и больше. Так что не будем грустить. Где-то над радугой классный оркестрик собирается ...

2john lee hooker:
>Где-то над радугой классный оркестрик собирается ...

Somewhere over the rainbow way up high,
There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.

Экзакли :)

Eric Clapton at Teenage Cancer Trust with UB40
Friday 8th April 2005 - Teenage Cancer Trust, Royal Albert Hall, London

Eric joined the UB40 on stage for a guest slot during the band's concert in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust charity.
Eric with guest guitarist, John Mayer, played three songs with the reggae outfit to a packed Albert Hall. Eric shared vocals with UB40's Ali Campbell on 'I Shot the Sheriff' and then remained on stage to play guitar on 'Kiss and Say Goodbye' and 'Labour or Love'.

Внимательно послушал OVER THE RAINBOW в исполнении RAY CHARLESа и вынужден констатировать, что Клэпп опять содрал все нота в ноту как и в случае с Чарльзовскими: HARD TIMES, LOSING HAND, I WANT A LITTLE GIRL, COME BACK BABY, SINNER'S PRAYER и Бадди Гайской версией EARLY IN THE MORNING 1991.

5 мая новый аукцион...

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/search/LFA.asp?eid=2624816

2SergeK:

>Внимательно послушал OVER THE RAINBOW в исполнении
>RAY CHARLESа и вынужден констатировать, что Клэпп
>опять содрал все нота в ноту как и в случае с
>Чарльзовскими: HARD TIMES, LOSING HAND, I WANT
>A LITTLE GIRL, COME BACK BABY, SINNER'S PRAYER
>и Бадди Гайской версией EARLY IN THE MORNING 1991.

Ну, а иначе и быть не могло...После Чарльза тяжело эти весчи сделать лучше-интереснее в плане вокала...Хотя, моё мнение, после Джуди Гарланд любая трактовка "Над радугой" - сплошная "калька"...И так с 30-х. Песенка, наверное, одно из лучших творений в песенном жанре ХХ века. Плюс не следует сбрасывать её культовость у англосаксов...
Что касается ушедшего Джонни Джонсона (наверное, все давно уже знают, что "Джони Би Гуд(и)" посвяшена Джонсону): мне кажется, он оказал огромное влияние на становление стиля "нелишнего" в этой теме клавишника Криса Стейнтона...
Ну а блюзовые вечера из "24 вечеров" сабжа в РАХ-е я не представляю без Джонни ...

2john lee hooker:
>Ну, а иначе и быть не могло...После Чарльза тяжело эти весчи сделать лучше-интереснее в плане вокала...
Забыл про What Would I Do Without You?, из той же оперы...

>Хотя, моё мнение, после Джуди Гарланд любая трактовка
>"Над радугой" - сплошная "калька"...И так с 30-х.
А Sarah Vaughan? Это мое любимое исполнение!

>Что касается ушедшего Джонни Джонсона (наверное, все давно уже знают, что "Джони Би Гуд(и)" посвяшена
>Джонсону): мне кажется, он оказал огромное влияние на становление стиля "нелишнего" в этой теме клавишника Криса Стейнтона...

И особенно Билли Престона!

>Ну а блюзовые вечера из "24 вечеров" сабжа в РАХ-е я не представляю без Джонни ...
Да, это уж точно! И Бадди молодец, что его активно привлекал...

Ну, Билли и Джимми Смита "очень уважал". Тоже дедушка недавно присоединился к небесному "Стар бэнду".Задолго до Лордоф-Уинвудоф-Эмерсоноф и тэ пэ "фуззил" на "Хаммондах" на зависть рокерам...
А Сара Воэн, спрашиваете Вы? Сарочка давно вне конкурэнции :)))

Chuck Berry remembers Johnnie Johnson

By CHERYL WITTENAUER


UNIVERSITY CITY, Missouri (AP) - Rock 'n roll legend Chuck Berry had just returned from a European tour when he learned at Chicago's O'Hare Airport that his longtime friend and collaborator Johnnie Johnson was dead at age 80.

He went directly to Blueberry Hill nightclub in this St. Louis suburb, where Berry and Johnson had played together as recently as a year ago, to remember "the man with a dynamite right hand" with whom he shared a half-century of music and memories.

A master of boogie-woogie, Johnson was "my piano player who no one else has come near," said Berry, 78, still spry and dapper in a royal blue shirt, a silver bolo tie, pleated charcoal slacks and mariner's cap.

Through 50-plus years of riffs and syncopation, late-night jams - and later a painful lawsuit - Berry and Johnson's relationship grew in mutual admiration and respect.

"Johnnie and I have always been friends," said Berry late Wednesday. He teamed up with Johnson for hits like Roll Over Beethoven and No Particular Place to Go.

Johnson died Wednesday at his St. Louis home; the cause of death was not immediately known.

Johnson, a self-taught pianist with a low-key persona, never won the fame heaped upon Berry. But he eventually became known as the Father of Rock 'N' Roll Piano and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 in the "sidemen" category.

Johnson's and Berry's long collaboration helped define early rock 'n' roll and put St. Louis on the music map along with the budding team of Ike and Tina Turner. Each performed at clubs on both sides of the nearby Mississippi River.

On New Year's Eve 1952 at The Cosmopolitan in East St. Louis, Illinois, Johnson called Berry to fill in for an ailing saxophonist in his Sir John Trio.

The struggling and unknown Berry, who says he was playing more then for enjoyment than money, rushed over.

"He gave me a break" and his first commercial gig, Berry recalled. "I was excited. My best turned into a mess. I stole the group from Johnny."

Johnson never held it against him.

"Midway through the show, Chuck did a hillbilly country number with a bluesy vein, and it knocked people out," said Blueberry Hill club owner Joe Edwards, a friend of both men.

Johnson later recalled Berry had a car that allowed them to travel to more distant clubs - the Blue Flame, Blue Note and Club Imperial.

Berry played so well he became front man for the band, which took his name. Their long partnership, forged in the '50s, would run steadily for another 20 years. They still performed occasionally in the 1980s and '90s.

Edwards said their collaboration formed the bricks of rock 'n roll, and that the two stirred hillbilly and blues in one pot to create a unique sound.

Johnson often composed the music on piano, then Berry converted it to guitar and wrote the lyrics. Berry's Johnny B. Goode, was a tribute to Johnson.

After he and Berry parted ways, Johnson performed with Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker and Bo Diddley, among others.

Still, there were rough spots in the pair's collaboration. In 2000, Johnson sued Berry over royalties and credit he believed he was due for the songs they composed together. The lawsuit was dismissed two years later.

Berry said he always wondered who was behind the lawsuit, because "Johnnie would never initiate a complaint such as that. Johnnie would never have waited 40 years to sue."

Berry said he would perform a tribute concert in Johnson's honour, ideally at downtown St. Louis's roughly 70,000-seat Edward Jones Dome.

"We'll fill that sucker," he said.

Though Berry said he'll miss his friend and his music, he's not melancholy.

"My turn is coming very soon," he said. "Would you shed a tear for Chuck? I hope not, because I don't see why one should weep when something inevitable must come.

"At 78, I'm glad to be anywhere, anytime."

Definitive Two-CD Anthology Cream - Gold Celebrates Historic Reunion of the Legendary Band of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker with All Their Classic Tracks
Wednesday April 13, 10:00 am ET


LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2005--In May 2005, Cream -- the band of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker that forever changed rock 'n' roll -- will perform for the first time in nearly 37 years. One of the most highly anticipated reunions in rock history, the series of concerts will take place at London's Royal Albert Hall, where the band played its farewell concert on November 26, 1968.
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Commemorating the event is the debut of the groundbreaking group's definitive two-CD anthology, Cream - Gold (Polydor/UMe), released April 26, 2005. Featuring 29 newly digitally remastered recordings, Cream - Gold embraces the band both in the studio and on stage.

Disc One collects 21 studio tracks, highlighted by "I Feel Free," "Strange Brew," "Sunshine Of Your Love," "White Room," "SWLABR," "I'm So Glad," "NSU," "Tales Of Brave Ulysses," "Politician," "Born Under A Bad Sign" and "Badge." Disc Two brings together eight legendary live performances -- "Crossroads," "I'm So Glad," "NSU," "Sleepy Time Time," "Sunshine Of Your Love," "Rollin' And Tumblin'" and the 16-minute epics "Spoonful" and "Toad." The package also boasts a deluxe booklet filled with track details, photos and an informative essay.

Cream - Gold includes selections from each of the band's albums: Fresh Cream, Disraeli Gears, live-and-studio Wheels Of Fire, live-and-studio Goodbye, Live Cream and Live Cream, Volume 2 plus the single of "Anyone For Tennis." The studio tracks include "Sweet Wine," "World Of Pain," "We're Going Wrong," "Sitting On Top Of The World," "Passing The Time," "Those Were The Days," "Deserted Cities Of The Heart," "Doing That Scrapyard Thing" and "What A Bringdown."

Fusing Delta blues, pop and psychedelia, Cream created a sound all its own. During a recording life of just over two years, 1966-1968, the band established the prototypical blues rock power trio, laid the foundation for the hard rock of succeeding decades and redefined the instrumentalist in rock. Yet, at the height of its fame, Cream broke up. Clapton and Baker subsequently formed Blind Faith, and all three eventually went solo, with Clapton achieving one of the most renowned careers in rock. One measure of Cream's impact is that, despite such a short career, in 1993 the trio was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Cream - Gold joins earlier-released definitive two-CD retrospectives in the Gold series UMe debuted in January 2005. Issued concurrently on April 26, 2005 with Cream - Gold are Burning Spear - Gold (Island/UMe), Chuck Berry - Gold (Geffen/UMe), Engelbert Humperdinck - Gold (Hip-O/UMe), Peter Frampton - Gold (A&M/UMe), The Supremes - Gold (Motown/UMe) and Classic Rock - Gold (Hip-O/UMe).

Этому человеку в Этой теме самое место!

Drum roll, please: Steve Gadd leads clinic

By Heather Chapman

He's probably the most famous drummer you've never heard of.

Ringo Starr said of him, "If there's a finer drummer in Christendom, I'm sure I don't know who it is."

Modern Drummer, a widely read drum magazine, has featured him on the cover several times.

Artists such as Eric Clapton, James Taylor and Steely Dan clamor to get him to play on their albums and tour with them, and his work on Paul Simon's 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover is probably "the most famous drum fill after Wipeout," said Kevin Toole, owner of Drum Center of Lexington.

Who is he? Steve Gadd. And he's coming to Lexington on Friday, thanks to the Drum Center and Avedis Zildjian Co.

After nearly 20 years' absence from doing drum clinics, Gadd is on a two-week, 12-city "We're on a Mission From Gadd" tour sponsored by Avedis Zildjian, which makes cymbals and drumsticks.

"I'm thrilled to share my experiences as a musician with drummers across the U.S.," Gadd said.

He'll be at the University of Kentucky's Memorial Hall at 6 p.m. Friday for an autograph session, followed by a performance drum clinic. (At 5:30 p.m., representatives of Zildjian will be at Memorial Hall showing off their products and creating custom cymbals.)

For the non-musicians among us, a drum clinic is an informal class where a drummer of some repute shows aspiring percussionists examples of different grooves, beats and other drumming tricks, often interspersed with helpful explanations and war stories from tours and studio recording sessions.

"I hope everyone who's involved in drumming in any way can come," said Toole. Gadd has "influenced just about every drummer of our generation for the last 20 years."

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