October 2007 Archives

Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, U2, John Mellancamp, Jon Bon Jovi, and Stevie Wonder are among the artists featured on the first-ever DVD collection from the "A Very Special Christmas" series, proceeds from which benefit the Special Olympics.

Double-DVD Captures Highlights from Festival With Performances and Collaborations by Guitar Wizards Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Robert Cray, Robbie Robertson, Sheryl Crow, Derek Trucks and More Available From Rhino Entertainment November 20

Eric Clapton and other rock and music legends from around the globe have all been getting involved to make their mark on the PURE EVOKE -1XT Marshall edition DAB radios. To be auctioned off via www.rockstarradios.com for the whole month of October 2007, the highest bidder will win each radio.

A multi-hour radio special in cooperation with the release of Eric Clapton’s much anticipated autobiography Clapton. Featuring exclusive rare interviews and newly re-mastered music spanning his entire career. You can give it a listen at Classic Rock Central.

Second of a two-part interview. In 1977, Eric Clapton released a version of the J.J. Cale song "Cocaine." At the time, Clapton was consuming copious amounts of cocaine — and alcohol — and had only recently kicked a heroin habit. Now 62, the legendary guitarist looks back and wonders how he survived his decades of drug and alcohol addiction. Sober for 20 years, Clapton is the father of three young daughters, ages 6, 4 and 2.

Eric Clapton is to appear on The South Bank Show, for the first time in twenty years, this December. Interviewed once again by South Bank Show host Melvyn Bragg, Clapton chats at length about conquering his addiction with alcohol which was at it's peak at the time of their first meeting. The filmed interview also sees Clapton talk frankly about his family, the death of his son, the intensity of his relationships with other great guitarists and with women, his influences and his most moving songs - and how he has now finally found peace. The show which airs on ITV1 on December 2, will also include rare and exclusive performance footage.

Listen online to the first in a two-part interview on NPR Radio: All Things Considered, October 17, 2007 · Eric Clapton has been reinventing himself musically for more than 40 years. But the strong pulse of the blues has powered his guitar playing since the beginning: from the Yardbirds when he was 18, through his stints with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Derek and the Dominoes, to today. Now 62, the legendary guitarist is the author of a new autobiography, Clapton. In the first of a two-part interview, Clapton talks to Melissa Block about his musical influences as a young man.

Eric Clapton's long-awaited autobiography book hit shelves on Tuesday, 9 October, 2007. To talk about his autobiography Eric was interviewed on several U.S. television shows. If you missed the Larry King interview, don't worry you can read the full transcription by clicking on the link below: CNN LARRY KING LIVE...

Tony Potts sits down with Eric to talk about his book "Clapton: An Autobiography" where he recalls the horrific day when his four-year-old son, Connor, fell to his death out of a window of a high rise building.

Tonight (Friday 12 October 2007) at 9 PM CT CNN will broadcast an interview with Eric Clapton on Larry King Live. You can watch a preview of the interview on this site: http://edition.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/

In this video Eric Clapton talks about his autobiography and influences from Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Miles Davis....

AOL Music / Spinner are streaming Eric Clapton's new CD 'Complete Clapton' for free and in full! Visitors can listen to the full 'Complete Clapton' for free via the following link: http://spinner.aol.com/artists/new-releases-full-cds?defaultTab=1 Enjoy the music!...

Here the complete Electronic Press Kit (EPK) for Clapton: The Autobiography & Complete Clapton CD....

Layla & Collaborations: In this exclusive interview clip, Clapton tells the real story behind one of his best-loved songs, 'Layla.'...

To promote his best of album "Complete Clapton" and his book "Clapton - The Autobiography", Eric appeared on NBC's Today Show. He was interviewed by Matt Lauer. Also before the segment Clapton was gracious enough to answer a few questions. Among the subjects discussed: which of his bands he wishes had stayed together longer, who he's listening to now, and which of his songs he'd put on his iPod.

Limited edition : The Eric Clapton Crossroads Stratocaster and '57 Twin-Amp - only 100 worldwide! A collaboration of Fender and Eric Clapton with all proceeds benefiting the Crossroads Centre, Antigua, an addiction treatment facility founded by Clapton.

It is one of the most mythic romantic entanglements in rock ’n’ roll history. At some point in the late 1960s, Eric Clapton fell in love with Pattie Boyd, wife of his close friend George Harrison. Mr. Clapton’s 1970 masterpiece, “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs” (recorded with his band...

This is another extract from "Eric Clapton: The Autobiography". Struggling to rebuild his life after decades of addiction, Eric Clapton lost his son Conor in a horrifying freak accident. Here for the first time the rock star tells the full story....

With striking intimacy and candor, Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and inspiring life in this poignant and honest autobiography. More than a rock star, he is an icon, a living embodiment of the history of rock music. Well known for his reserve in a profession marked by self-promotion, flamboyance, and spin, he now chronicles, for the first time, his remarkable personal and professional journeys. "Clapton: The Autobiography" is the powerfully written story of a survivor, a man who has achieved the pinnacle of success despite extraordinary demons. It is one of the most compelling memoirs of our time.

The ultimate career CD retrospective for the artist known as Slowhand. Complete Clapton will be a 2-disc career-spanning album. Clapton's career has endured for more than 40 years, resulting in 18 Grammy Awards and he has earned the distinct honor of being the only triple inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Considered one of the world's finest guitarists, Clapton was a member of such seminal rock bands as Cream and Blind Faith, both featured on the album. He also created countless hits as part of his solo career beginning in 1970 with the release of the self-titled Eric Clapton album following through to 2005's Back Home. Complete Clapton also features songs from two co-produced albums, Riding With the King, a collaboration with iconic blues man BB King, and The Road To Escondido, a partnership with long time friend and guitar great J.J. Cale.

Pattie Boyd's official website has some great pictures of Eric Clapton. You can check it out at: http://www.pattieboyd.co.uk/

Long John Baldry is considered the father of the '60s British blues movement. Drawing on intimate anecdotes from Baldry's legendary friends, lovers, and peers, author Paul Myers uncovers the man behind the mythic persona in this book. An entire generation of British rock legends flourished under Baldry's tutelage, and "It Ain't Easy" features exclusive personal recollections from artists such as Sir Elton John, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Sir Paul McCartney, John Mayall, and Mick Fleetwood, as well as interviews with renowned music industry insiders like songwriter/producer Tony Macaulay, Yardbirds manager Giorgio Gomelsky, ex-Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, filmmaker Cameron Crowe, and others. Extensively researched, "It Ain't Easy" traces Baldry's extraordinary life from his birth during the London Blitz, to his discovery of black American music, to the sexual revolution, to the musical and social upheaval of the 1960s and '70s, and to his eventual happy retreat to the tranquility of Canada's Pacific Coast.

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 will be released on DVD in November via Rhino Records. The 2-DVD set features almost 40 tracks from the July 28, 2007 show, with performances from Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Derek Trucks, John Mayer, Jeff Beck, Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, B.B. King, Steve Winwood and Willie Nelson, among many others. Here the details about Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 DVD which will contains the following 39 songs...

For the first time, a member of the world's most famous rock 'n' roll band tells his--and their--story. Raw, unsanitized, nasty and fascinating. An incredible journey. A fascinating portrait not just of the Stones, but of the greatest rockers of the 1960's and beyond--from Eric Clapton to Rod Stewart, Jimmy Page to Keith Moon, Jimi Hendrix to Pete Townshend--RONNIE WOOD is a rich, revelatory book. Readers have never had a view of the rock world like this before.

You can now pre-order on iTunes (US store): Eric Clapton - "Complete Clapton" The iTunes edition of this album includes also an exclusive interview, and pdf of album artwork!...

This solid compilation features twenty tracks, many of them bona fide hits, most of them instantly familiar. What this disc underscores, besides the songs themselves, is the quality of musicians that Starr worked with in making them, from his three former bandmates to the likes of Elton John, Billy Preston, and Eric Clapton.

"Clapton - The Autobiography" is currently slated to be published in 12 languages, with more to come. Besides the U.K. / U.S. English editions, the book will be published in Dutch, French, German, Portuguese, Danish, Czech, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Swedish and Finnish. The French edition will even have its own specially created mini-website...

Martin Scorsese will direct a documentary film on the late Beatles guitarist George Harrison. "Harrison's music and his search for spiritual meaning is a story that still resonates today and I'm looking forward to delving deeper," Scorsese said in an e-mailed press release Thursday September 27, 2007. "It would have...