Eric Clapton and his music

Презентация 'Eric Clapton: The Autobiography'

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Toronto singer-songwriter-guitarist Robbie Robertson is having a good year.

His hugely influential Canadian-American outfit known simply as The Band is
getting a Grammy lifetime achievement award tonight at a special invite-only
ceremony in L.A. leading up to tomorrow night's Grammy Awards at the Staples
Center (CBS/Global).

And then there is an upcoming Order Of Canada ceremony in Ottawa.

And he's also making a record with long-time friend Eric Clapton starting
next month in London.

"We've been talking about doing it a long time and we've messed around with
the idea in the past and now we just decided to roll up our sleeves," said
Robertson, 64, down the line from his L.A.-area studio this week.

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"We're just feeling it now, so we're going to take action, and I'm really
looking forward to it. He's somebody that I have such respect for and he's
such a great old friend and been a supporter for so long and everything, so
it's good stuff. We've already started writing."

An even bigger irony is that at the height of The Band's success from 1967
to 1976, Clapton was so enamoured of their rock-country-soul sound that he
actually wanted to join the group. George Harrison was also a famous fan.



"Right away, it became an extremely influential musical entity, The Band's
music, and really made a big contribution years ago to the direction of
music at the time, because it really went against the grain to most things
that were happening," Robertson said...

http://www.edmontonsun.com/Entertainment/Music/2008/02/09/4837189-sun.html

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This was Eric Clapton's 19th Grammy Award.


ONE MORE, ONE MORE!!!

Steve Winwood's newest single, "Dirty City" (Columbia) will be released for U.S. radio airplay on 25 February 2008. But, it's already being played on a few U.S. stations. Eric Clapton is featured on guitar. It's from Winwood's forthcoming album, "Nine Lives", due later this year.

Currently, two versions of "Dirty City" can be purchased by download (AAC / WMA / MP3 formats) from a variety of popular online music retailers.

Dirty City (Edit)
Run Time - 4:05
Steve Winwood featuring Eric Clapton

Dirty City (Album Version)
Run Time - 7:45
Steve Winwood featuring Eric Clapton

For a sneak peek at the video for "Dirty City" and to listen to the album version of the song, visit Steve Winwood's Official Website,


http://www.stevewinwood.com/

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N Korea strikes chord with Clapton invite
By Anna Fifield in Pyongyang

Published: February 25 2008 22:08 | Last updated: February 25 2008 22:08

North Korea has invited Eric Clapton to perform in Pyongyang in a highly unusual move that could see the English guitarist playing in the world’s most isolated state next year.

The invitation will boost hopes that North Korea is growing more interested in building cultural bridges to the outside world, even as diplomatic negotiations over its nuclear programme stall.

Pyongyang has invited Mr Clapton, whose hits include “Cocaine” and “Tears in Heaven”, as a reciprocal visit for the North Korean orchestra tour, the Financial Times has learnt.

“These cultural exchanges are a way of promoting understanding between countries,” a North Korean official told the FT. “We want our music to be understood by the western world and we want our people to understand western music.”

Mr Clapton had agreed ”in principle” to the idea, suggesting 2009 for the concert, the official said. Mr Clapton’s agent did not return calls asking for comment.

A performance by Mr Clapton would be notable because, while classical music is well known in North Korea, rock and pop are banned because of their strong western influences.

Diplomats say the visit of the New York Philharmonic does not necessarily signal the start of a wider thaw in animosity. It is the biggest US delegation to visit Pyongyang since the Korean War almost 60 years ago.

Suzannah Clarke, the London-based opera singer who has performed in North Korea for each of the past five years, said she sensed a change was underfoot.

“When I sang in Pyongyang last April, I felt a change in atmosphere and in the way they view the outside world,” she said.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c44cb6ae-e3d1-11dc-8799-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1

Former Blind Faith bandmates Steve Winwood, left, and Eric Clapton perform Monday evening Feb. 25, 2008, during the first of their three concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Eric Clapton performs Monday evening Feb. 25, 2008, during the first of their three concerts with Steve Winwood at New York's Madison Square Garden.