An Interview with Doyle Bramhall II – 23 February 2011

An Interview with Doyle Bramhall II What was your reaction when these legendary musicians came calling? Was it like, “Hey Doyle, Eric Clapton is on the phone for you”? “I’ll take you back a little before that. I got a call from Patrick Leonard, who produced Roger Waters’ Amused To Death record. Roger was looking […]

Eric Clapton Tour 2011 – Hong Kong Asia World Arena, Hong Kong – Friday February 18 2011

Setlist 01. Key To The Highway 02. Going Down Slow 03. Hoochie Coochie Man 04. Old Love 05. I Shot The Sheriff 06. Driftin’ 07. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out 08. River Runs Deep 09. Rocking Chair 10. Same Old Blues 11. When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful 12. Layla – seated Gibson […]

Eric Clapton To Perform On Bunbury’s Party In London On 7 May 2011

Eric Clapton To Perform On Bunbury’s Party In London On 7 May 2011 Guests can join sporting and showbiz stars for a fantastic night celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Bunbury Celebrity Cricket Team. The evening, with Rory Bremner as MC, will be in the company of some of the 60 Bunbury England U15 old […]

Gibson Eric Clapton 1960 Les Paul: NAMN Show 2011 – Guitar International

Gibson Eric Clapton 1960 Les Paul: NAMN Show 2011 Photo credit: Guitar International As soon as we walked into the door at Gibson’s 2011 NAMM show exhibit we ran right into the Eric Clapton 1960 Les Paul Reissue. The guitar is easy on the eyes, to say the least, and though we didn’t get a […]

Eric Clapton Tour 2011 – Indoor Stadium, Singapore – Monday February 14 2011

Setlist 01. Key To The Highway 02. Going Down Slow 03. Hoochie Coochie Man 04. Old Love 05. I Shot The Sheriff 06. Driftin’ 07. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out 08. River Runs Deep 09. Rocking Chair 10. Same Old Blues 11. When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful 12. Layla – seated Gibson […]

Eric Clapton Tour 2011 – Yas Arena, Abu Dhabi – Friday February 11 2011

Eric Clapton – Yas Arena, Abu Dhabi – Friday 11 February 2011 Eric Clapton Live Concert at Yas Marina Island February 11, 2011 – Layla and the Gibson ES 335 Setlist 01. Key To The Highway 02. Going Down Slow 03. Hoochie Coochie Man 04. Old Love 05. I Shot The Sheriff 06. Driftin’ 07. […]

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play The Blues – Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9, 8pm Lincoln Center, NYC

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play The Blues Jazz at Lincoln Center announces Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton will perform together in Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues,with a special solo performance by blues legend Taj Mahal, in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. The special concert events have […]

Eric Clapton Featured On New Robbie Robertson CD “How To Become Clairvoyant”

On April 5, 2011, 429 Records will release How To Become Clairvoyant, Robbie Robertson’s fifth solo album and his first record in more than 10 years. Guitar virtuosos Eric Clapton (who co-wrote three tracks with Robertson), Tom Morello and Robert Randolph guest on the album, which Robertson co-produced with Marius de Vries. How To Become […]

When Eric Met Elvis

“Who the Hell’s limousine is that?” On a late July evening in 1974, that was Elvis Presley’s reaction to the sight of a long, black limo parked in front of the General Cinema in Memphis–one of Elvis’s favorite spots for personal midnight movie screenings. The limo happened to belong to another superstar rocker who had […]

Eric Clapton to play Yas Island, Abu Dhabi – Friday 11 February 2011

Another date has been added to the 2011 World Tour: Friday 11 February 2011 Yas Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) The National: Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder to play Yas Island

New Bobby Whitlock Autobiography With Foreword By Eric Clapton

A new Bobby Whitlock autobiography has been published. Eric Clapton wrote the foreword. Here is a short synopsis of the book: . Delaney Bramlett died during the course of writing this book and this is the first time that the whole Delaney and Bonnie and Friends story has been told from the inside. . He […]

When Jools Holland Met Eric Clapton – BBC Radio 2 – 25 December 2010

Eric Clapton & Jools Holland 2 november 2010 When Jools Holland Met Eric Clapton – BBC Radio 2 – 22:00 Saturday 25 December 2010 1. Bob Dylan – Here Comes Santa Claus One of Eric’s favorite Christmas Songs 2. Traveling Alone – from “Clapton” A song recommended to Eric by Jimmy Vaughan 3. Lil’ Son […]

YouTube: Eric Clapton – I got the same old blues – live at Prince’s Trust Rock Gala RAH November 17th

WikiLeaks and… Eric Clapton

WikiLeaks cables: Kim Jong-il son’s idol Eric Clapton asked to perform in North Korea The Guardian North Korea asked America to arrange an Eric Clapton concert in Pyongyang, saying that it could help to persuade Kim Jong-il to allow humanitarian aid into the country. A confidential cable dated 22 May 2007 from the US ambassador […]

Bonhams To Sell Eric Clapton’s Guitars And Amps In Aid Of The Crossroads Centre 9 March 2011

Press Release BONHAMS TO SELL ERIC CLAPTON’S GUITARS AND AMPS in aid of THE CROSSROADS CENTRE Bonhams is delighted to announce this landmark auction, which includes over 150 lots from Eric Clapton’s personal collection. The sale will feature over 70 guitars and 70 amps that have helped create Clapton’s legendary sound. This is the first […]

Eric Clapton Tour Dates United States And Canada For The Spring 2011

The tour dates in the United States and Canada for the Spring of 2011 have been announced today: February 25th, 2011 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena February 26th, 2011 – Seattle, WA – Key Arena February 28th, 2011 – Portland, OR – Rose Garden Arena March 2nd, 2011 – San Jose, CA – HP […]

Eric Clapton Performs At Prince’s Trust Rock Gala 17 November 2010

Eric Clapton performed at the Prince’s Trust Rock Gala on 17 November 2010. He was supported by the house band for the evening led by Midge Ure, Mark King and Jools Holland. Eric Clapton Set List: 1. Rockin’ Chair 2. I Got The Same Old Blues (JJ Cale song -“Okie” cd) 3. Little Queen Of […]

Gibson to Reproduce Eric Clapton’s Classic “Beano” Les Paul

Breaking news from Gibson.com! One of the most important guitars in the history of rock and blues music will be released this December: Eric Clapton’s 1960 “Beano” Les Paul. The axe that Slowhand wielded on the classic John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton — when Londoners were declaring him “God” […]

Interview Doyle Bramhall II Guitar.com

My role with Clapton has changed over the years. In the beginning my role was as a songwriter he was covering my songs and we were writing together, that turned into me opening for him on a couple tours, which then lead to me being in his touring band as his guitar player. A year […]

Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 – Jeff Beck & Eric Clapton “Shake Your Moneymaker”