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Updated 23 September 2009: From a messageboard; posted by Sebastian Robertson (son of) 17 September 2009:

The 13-time Grammy nominee’s multifarious talents and far-ranging musical interests are prominent on Levitate, which marks the artist’s Verve debut. The album’s 13 songs span an expansive sonic and emotional palette, encompassing heartfelt insights and absurdist humor, while incorporating a broad assortment of influences within compact song structures.

Clapton/Winwood CD/DVD Details LIMITED EDITION 2-DISC CD/DVD FEATURING THEIR CAPTIVATING MADISON SQUARE GARDEN PERFORMANCE AVAILABLE MAY 19, 2009 FROM REPRISE RECORDS (New York, NY) – After their extraordinary sold-out three-nights at Madison Square Garden last year, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood are set to release a 2-disc CD/DVD of their...

Yes we know, very little Eric Clapton content, but this release looks extremely interesting! Of course everyone knows Eric played on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". This song is on the the double album "The Beatles" (or "The White Album"). The following article is from yourwaytomusic: Apple Corps Ltd....

From the Hittin' The Note website: To commemorate their 40th anniversary, The Allman Brothers Band is releasing a Beacon Box live CD package, capturing all 15 sold-out shows from the group’s recent March stand at the venerable Beacon Theatre in New York City. This is the first time the band has made CDs available from their annual visits to New York, which date back to 1989 and includes 188 consecutive sold-out shows at the Beacon.

Updated 16 February - release date added “Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood Live From Madison Square Garden” will be released on 20 April in the UK and 21 April in the US. It will be available as a deluxe 4 disc set (2 dvds and 2 cds). These will also...

From the Your Way To Music site: Carla has produced a new album by British Invasion legend Paul Jones - the singer of the Manfred Mann hits Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Sha La La, Pretty Flamingo, The One In The Middle, My Little Red Book, If You Gotta Go -...

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.

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.