Most stints in rehab take place secretly, or at the very least privately. Then there was Eric Clapton’s famed Rainbow Concert, which served as an all-too-public, one-night cold turkey of sorts proclaiming the legendary guitarist's resurgence from the dire depths of heroin addiction – goosed along by some well-intentioned celebrity friends.
Eric Clapton provided one of the mellower performances at the 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit Wednesday night at New York's Madison Square Garden.
We're coming up on the Dec. 18 release date of the 35th Anniversary Edition of Eric Clapton's 1977 album, 'Slowhand.' There are five configurations to choose from, depending on how much you love the album; however, all of them feature four previously unreleased songs. One of them, 'Looking at the Rain,' has just been released.
Today Steven Adler takes himself off Guns N’ Roses holiday card list, then tries to get back in their good graces, someone cleans out Alice Cooper, and a rare Beatles record goes for big bucks.
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Keyboardist Dick Sims backed up two of the greatest classic rockers of all times, and a dozen others that were pretty dang good in his 60 years. The keyboardist died on Thursday, after a battle with cancer, prompting Eric Clapton to dedicate his Saturday show to his one time bandmate.
Since delving into the blues with 1994′s ‘From the Cradle,’ Eric Clapton has more or less divided his time between albums of original material and projects that pay tribute to his influences.
Now he’s looking back to the past again — and he isn’t alone.
Jeff Beck recently was asked if any guitarists from this era could be considered in the Top 100 to ever pick up the instrument. At first, the guitar legend was reluctant to name anyone, before settling on one guitarist.
“John Mayer, he seems to be the one to fly the blues flag,” Beck told Spinner.com. “He’s the new Eric Clapton, I would imagine.”
Beck went on to discuss his upcoming project with former Jeff Beck Group bandmate Rod Stewart.
