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NEW YORK, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Silvertone/Zomba recording artist and five time Grammy winner, Buddy Guy, will release a new album titled, Skin Deep on July 22nd. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has created an album of all original material and enlisted fellow guitar luminaries Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks on his 10th Silvertone/Zomba studio release.

The new David Sanborn CD "Here and Gone" will be released in Japan on June 18 and in the rest of the world August 12 2008. The album was produced by Phil Ramone and guest artists include Eric Clapton, Joss Stone, Sam Moore, Derek Trucks and Anthony Wilson.

Photo: Eric Clapton and Robert Randolph 5.3.08 Tampa © Cguadagnino - In an interview with Billboard.com Robert Randolph, who is opening for Eric Clapton this Summer Tour, said: "(Clapton) told me he's going back in the studio at the end of this year and he said he wants me to come in when he starts recording his record."

Pinetop Perkins and Friends, set for release on Telarc on June 3, 2008 (just a few weeks before Perkins’ 95th birthday on July 7), is just what the title implies – a giant of blues piano surrounded by more than a dozen high-caliber musicians, many of them legendary in their own right, all of whom hold him in the highest regard. Included on the star-studded guest list are guitarists Eric Clapton, B.B. King and Jimmie Vaughan, bassist Willie Kent (who passed away in March 2008), drummer Willie “Big Eyes” Smith and many more.

From www.97rock.com: Longtime friends Eric Clapton and Robbie Robertson have told our 97 Rock reporters that they have started recording their first album together last month in London, and according to a source close to Robertson, it is "gong well." They've been working with drummer Ian Thomas and bass player Pino Palladino, both of whom will join Clapton on his North American spring tour, which starts Saturday in Tampa, Florida. Robertson will continue to work on the album, which will be all original material, and then get together with Clapton at the end of the summer. But be patient -- our source says, "They will take their time, and there is no release date or title."

Martha Velez only issued five albums in her recording career of the 1960s & 1970s. But she has a cult fan following and her albums feature a host of guest musicians. Recorded in 1969, Fiends & Angels is making its worldwide CD debut & features Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Brian Auger, Christine McVie, Jim Capaldi, Mitch Mitchell and the list goes on. Tracks: I'm Gonna Leave You, Swamp Man, A Fool For You, In My Girlish Days, Very Good Fandango, Tell Mama, Feel So Bad, Drive Me Daddy, It Takes Alot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry, Come Here Sweet Man Let The Good Times Roll.

On 10 June 2008 "Like a Fire", the new Solomon Burke cd will be released on the Shout Factory label. Eric Clapton wrote the title track and co-wrote “Thank You” with Solomon.

Jack Bruce - Can You Follow (6 CD Box Set) Release Date: 2 Jun 2008 A 6 CD career retrospective drawing on his many fine solo albums such as SONGS FOR A TAILOR, HARMONY ROW, OUT OF THE STORM, HOWS TRICKS, JET SET JEWEL through to the superb SHADOWS IN THE AIR & MORE JACK THAN GOD. The set also includes 14 tracks by CREAM (including previously unreleased mono mixes)

UPDATED 13 MAY 2008: Link music samples and video in the studio added: Dr. John will release his new cd "City That Care Forgot" on 3 June on 429 Records. This new recording features stirring and thought-provoking songs about the post-Katrina crises in the ravaged jewel of the American South. The cd features a stellar cast of international guest artists including Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Ani Difranco and Terence Blanchard.

Sonny’s new album is due April 20, and it’ll feature guest appearances by Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Vince Gill, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Dr. John and Jimmy Buffett. “The guest thing/duet approach has already been done to no end,” Sonny says. “My hope was to make this different by writing songs specifically for each artist. Because I’m so familiar with their styles, and they’ve all had such an impact on me, I used that connection to make these collaborations have chemistry. I didn’t want this to sound like an album of ‘sit ins,’ I want it to sound more like these friends are in the band.”

You can now listen to the new Steve Winwood single ""Dirty City" from his new album "Nine Lives" on http://www.stevewinwood.com. Eric is playing the last solo on the song. Let's hope they will play this song next week too at MSG, it sounds fantastic - great song and amazing solo!

"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. 'GOOD STUFF' "We're just feeling it now, so...

Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton are featured in the cover story of 20th Century Guitar's February 2008 issue.

Canned Heat first recorded a Christmas single in 1968 as a novelty follow-up to their signature hit On The Road Again. One side was an unlikely pairing with The Chipmunks(!), the other an impromptu studio blues, Christmas Blues. Both are here along with two other versions of Christmas Blues, one live with Dr John, the other - featuring Eric Clapton on guitar - from a 1998 Special Olympics Charity Concert in Washington, DC. To complete this seasonal package the rest of these tracks were recorded in 2006 by the current Canned Heat line-up.

Forget The Beatles and Rolling Stones. It was The Yardbirds who really shaped the future of rock with their trio of brilliant guitar players and daring blend of R&B and progressive pop. As they rapidly moved on from blues roots the group created some truly imaginative hit singles such as ‘For Your Love’ and ‘Shapes Of Things.’ Repertoire Records re-releases includes a whole bunch of Yardbirds material from the 1960s kicking off with a massive double CD compilation ‘Singles As, Bs and EPs’. Other re-releases which contain a lot of bonus material includes ‘The Best Of The Yardbirds’, 'Five Live Yardbirds' (8 bonus tracks), ‘For Your Love’ (13 bonus tracks), ‘Live At The Crawdaddy’, ‘Having A Rave Up’ (11 bonus tracks).

UMTV please to announce the forthcoming TV release of Sheryl Crow’s new Greatest Hits packaged scheduled for release on November 12th, 2007. This new hits package will feature notable differences to last collection. The limited edition bonus disc features a mixture of b-sides, rarities and live performances. Highlights of which include 'Run Baby Run' with Eric Clapton & Orchestra.....outstanding!

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!...

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.

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.