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Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945), is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He was also named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.
In the mid-1960s, Clapton left the Yardbirds to play blues with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Immediately after leaving Mayall, Clapton formed the power trio Cream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop". Furthermore, he formed blues rock band Blind Faith with Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech. For most of the 1970s, Clapton's output bore the influence of the mellow style of JJ Cale and the reggae of Bob Marley. His version of Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" helped reggae reach a mass market. Two of his most popular recordings were "Layla", recorded with Derek and the Dominos; and Robert Johnson's "Crossroads", recorded with Cream. Following the death of his son Conor in 1991, Clapton's grief was expressed in the song "Tears in Heaven", which featured in his Unplugged album.
Eric Clapton is the eponymous debut studio album from British rock musician Eric Clapton, released in August 1970 under Atco and Polydor Records.
After being successful with bands including The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Cream and Blind Faith, Clapton decided to record his own album in late 1969 and early 1970. The album cover shows Clapton sitting in a room which is going to be decorated and in which a ladder, a chair and some carpets are placed. Clapton holds a cigarette in his right and has his Fender Stratocaster Brownie electric guitar with him.
Clapton recorded some tracks in November 1969 at Londons Olympic Studios and went on to record more songs in 1970 which was divided into two sessions; one in January 1970 at the Village Recorders Studio in West Lost Angeles and a second session in March the same year at the Island Studios in London. A large amount of musicians that worked with Clapton on the album had been working with the band Delaney & Bonnie, which previously backed the Blind Faith gigs. In an interview from 2006, promoting The Road to Escondido, Clapton recalled that he was very happy making this album and was pleased with the results of the recording sessions, but also noted that "the only thing [he] didn't like about the album is [his] voice", because it sounds so "high" and "young", which Clapton disliked, because he "always wanted to sound like an old guy".
Boom Boom, Boom Boom Boom and Boom Boom Boom Boom may refer to:
"Boom Boom" is a song by American recording artist, Rye Rye. It serves as the fourth single from her debut album, Go! Pop! Bang!. It was released to iTunes via Interscope Records on March 6, 2012. The chorus is a cover of "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom" by Vengaboys. A music video, incorporating video game motifs, was released on March 22, 2012.
The song was received well by reviewers, who compared the music video and lyrics to the works of Usher and Nicki Minaj. Shortly after its release, the song peaked at number 8 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
"Boom Boom" is an electro hop song with elements of dance-pop and rap The chorus samples a riff from the Hi-NRG song "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom" by Vengaboys. The song employs pop hooks and a "feather-light" electropop earworm.
"Boom Boom" received positive reviews. Rap-Up called "Boom Boom" fun, flirty, and a dance floor-ready delight. Sam Lansky of MTV's Buzzworthy congratulated Rye Rye on the inclusion of Vengaboy's smash hit of a similar title, elevating it above her work with Robyn in "Never Will Be Mine" and the Far East Movement's "Jello". Lansky called the song, "a contemporary radio confection, complete with layers of Atari blips and bloops alongside "Ay!" callouts evoking Usher's "Love in This Club." Lansky closed the critique by lauding the video game music samples, calling "Boom Boom" Rye Rye's glossiest and hippest song to date. Jeff Benjamin, a blogger for Billboard, praised how the sampling of Vengaboy, combined with the youthful delivery of her rap lyrics rescued "Boom Boom" from becoming another generic pop song. Benjamin also dubbed the song as fun and appealing, confessing that the song has the potential to convert an entirely new audience to her sound.
Ghetto Story is the first album released on a major label by the Jamaican dancehall artist Cham, previously known as Baby Cham, released on 15 August 2006. Internet rumours that the title track had been banned by the Jamaican government were accepted as fact by couple of journalists.
Watch the official live video for Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton from In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua. 🔔 Subscribe to the channel: https://youtube.com/user/ericclapton?sub_confirmation=1 Madison Square Garden - New York City 1999 Follow Eric Clapton: Web: https://ericclapton.com Fanclub: https://ecaccess.cc/join Facebook: https://facebook.com/ericclapton Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericclapton Instagram: https://instagram.com/ericclapton Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PAt558ZEZl0DmdXlnjMgD?si=iAAVIGdwSKOdQLfiamZMyA Eric Clapton is an in international guitarist, singer and songwriter renowned for his hits “Wonderful Tonight,” “Pretending,” “Call Me The Breeze,” “Forever Man,” “My Father’s Eyes,” “Change The World,” and “Layla.” He worked with...
"Tears in Heaven" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings about the pain Clapton felt following the death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell from a window of the 53rd-floor New York apartment of his mother's friend, on March 20, 1991. Clapton, who arrived at the apartment shortly after the accident, was visibly distraught for months afterwards. This song is one of Clapton's most successful, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S. The song also spent three weeks at #1 on the American adult contemporary chart in 1992.
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Eric Clapton is one of the most revered and influential guitarists of all time. DVD: http://smarturl.it/EricClaptonTPnEDVD Blu-ray: http://smarturl.it/EricClaptonTPnEBlu iTunes: http://smarturl.it/EricClaptonTPnEiTune . From his early days with the Yardbirds, through John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek And The Dominos and on to his solo career he has had consistent critical and commercial success. “Planes, Trains And Eric” follows Eric Clapton and his band on the Far and Middle Eastern leg of his 2014 World Tour. The film features 13 full length performances from the tour intercut with interviews with Eric Clapton and the band members, rehearsal and soundcheck footage, travel by trains and planes, presentations and “fly on the wall” filming of all the many aspects of...
Watch Eric Clapton perform "I Shot The Sheriff" live from Chicago at Crossroads 2010. Originally written by Bob Marley, Clapton's version of I Shot the Sheriff appeared on his 1974 solo album, '461 Ocean Boulevard.' It is the most successful version of the song, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 collection captures nearly four hours of highlights recorded live last year at the acclaimed charity music festival founded by the legendary guitarist. Get your copy here: https://rhino.lnk.to/Crossroads2019 Eric Clapton, one of the world’s pre-eminent blues/rock guitarists, once again summoned an all-star team of six-string heroes for his fifth Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2019. Held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, the two-da...
Change The World by Eric Clapton from the album Eric Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton © 1999 🔔 Subscribe & Turn on notifications to stay updated with new uploads! Lyrics: If I could reach the stars Pull one down for you Shine it on my heart So you could see the truth That this love I have inside Is everything it seems But for now I find It's only in my dreams [Chorus] And I can change the world I will be the sunlight in your universe You would think my love was really something good Baby if I could change the world If I could be king Even for a day I'd take you as my queen I'd have it no other way And our love would rule In this kingdom we have made 'Til then I'd be a fool Wishing for the day And I can change the world I would be the sunlight in your universe You would t...
This belongs to the Madison Square Garden concert in 1999. You may find more interesting music videos in my channel, take a look, i hope you like them! Thank you and enjoy the music. Copyright: Eric Clapton and Derek & The Dominoes, Warner Chappell.
Watch the official live video for Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton from the album Live In San Diego With Special Guest JJ Cale. 🔔 Subscribe to the channel: https://youtube.com/user/ericclapton?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to Live In San Diego With Special Guest JJ Cale here: https://ericclapton.com Follow Eric Clapton: Web: https://ericclapton.com Fanclub: https://ecaccess.cc/join Facebook: https://facebook.com/ericclapton Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericclapton Instagram: https://instagram.com/ericclapton Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PAt558ZEZl0DmdXlnjMgD?si=iAAVIGdwSKOdQLfiamZMyA Eric Clapton is an in international guitarist, singer and songwriter renowned for his hits “Wonderful Tonight,” “Pretending,” “Call Me The Breeze,” “Forever Man,” “My Father’s Eyes,” “Change T...
Elton John, Eric Clapton, Michael Bolton, Lionel Richie, Rod Stewart🎙Soft Rock 70s 80s 90s Hits https://youtu.be/t3-NTpVinFE ✔ Hope you have fun listening to music with me. ✔ If you find it interesting, please give me some interaction and share it with friends and relatives. Love you Friends ♥ 01. Stuck On You Lionel Richie 02. To Love Somebody 03. Wonderful Tonight-Eric Clapton 04. Waiting For A Girl Like You 05. Said I Love You But I Lied 06. Sacrifice elton john 07. Say You Say Me Lionel Richie 08. I Want To Know What Love Is 09. One More Night - Phil Colins 10. Hard To Say I'm Sorry 11. How Deep Is Your Love 12. Have I Told You Lately That... 13. Having You Near Me 14. Can't Help Falling In Love 15. Boulevard Dan Byrd #softrocklovesongs #softrocksongs #softrock 📩 Contact TAG: soft...
Come On Sing Along! If I could reach the stars I'd pull one down for you Shine it on my heart so you could see the truth That this love I have inside is everything it seems But for now I find it's only in my dreams CHORUS: That I can change the world I would be the sunlight in your universe You will think my love was really something good Baby if I could change the world If I could be king even for a day I'd take you as my queen I'd have it no other way And our love will rule in this kingdom we have made Till then I'd be a fool wishin' for the day CHORUS: That I can change the world I would be the sunlight in your universe You will think my love was really something good Baby if I could change the world Baby if I could change the world - GUITAR SOLO - CHORUS: That I can change the wo...
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945), is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He was also named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.
In the mid-1960s, Clapton left the Yardbirds to play blues with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Immediately after leaving Mayall, Clapton formed the power trio Cream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop". Furthermore, he formed blues rock band Blind Faith with Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech. For most of the 1970s, Clapton's output bore the influence of the mellow style of JJ Cale and the reggae of Bob Marley. His version of Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" helped reggae reach a mass market. Two of his most popular recordings were "Layla", recorded with Derek and the Dominos; and Robert Johnson's "Crossroads", recorded with Cream. Following the death of his son Conor in 1991, Clapton's grief was expressed in the song "Tears in Heaven", which featured in his Unplugged album.
by Chaplin, Parsons and Phillips
Smile, though your heart is aching.
Smile, even though it's breaking.
Though there are clouds in the sky,
You'll get by...
If you smile through your fears and sorrows.
Smile and maybe tomorrow.
You'll see the sun come shining through.
If you just light up your face with gladness,
Hide every trace of sadness.
Although a tear may be ever, ever so near.
That's the time you must keep on trying.
Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find life is still worthwhile
If you'll just smile, come on and smile.
If you just smile.