| Clapton, Cale collaborate on 'Road to Escondido' | | Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 7:04:02 PM by Blog57 Team | | ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) -- For years, Eric Clapton and J.J. Cale have enjoyed a musical mutual admiration society. Now they're finally teaming up on a new CD, "The Road to Escondido." For Clapton, who had success with Cale's "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" and still features those crowd-pleasing songs at his concerts, it was a chance to work with his hero. "He's been a source of inspiration for me, musically and personally, for a long, long time," says Clapton, who was introduced to Cale's music by guitarist Delaney Bramlett. Bramlett had a single of "After Midnight" -- "which I still have," Clapton says -- from back in 1968. Clapton recorded the song, which was a hit single from his 1970 solo debut produced by Bramlett. Clapton, 61, says he admires Cale's work ethic and anonymity.... | |
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| | | Clapton lookalike to play Dunamaise | | Posted Sunday, September 03, 2006 1:11:13 AM by Blog57 Team | | CLASSIC Clapton, an Eric Clapton tribute band, will make a welcome return to the Dunamaise Theatre in Portlaoise as part of their 21st-anniversary tour. The band, acknowledged and endorsed by the guitar maestro himself and which describes itself as the worlds only authentic Eric Clapton tribute band, made a successful previous appearance at Dunamaise Theatre in 2004. The band will perform classic versions of Wonderful Tonight, Tears in Heaven, Crossroads, Lay down Sally, I Shot The Sheriff, Cocaine, Layla amongst others. There will also be an unplugged segment during the show. The band comprises four musicians, including the lookalike front man Mike Hall who not only sings and plays guitar like the seventies legend. They were formed in 1985 in Newcastle upon Tyne, some years before the term tribute band was coined.... | |
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| | | Clapton to play at John Paul Jones Arena | | Posted Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:10:01 PM by Blog57 Team | | Wondering if Eric Clapton can still play? Find out Oct. 12 when Slowhand makes a stop at Charlottesville's John Paul Jones Arena as part of his world tour that launches next month. It's his first outing since reuniting with Creem last year. If you put stock in reviews from his recent sold-out European leg, "Clapton is still the man" (so says The Guardian newspaper). Touring with Clapton are longtimers Doyle Bramhall II on guitar, Steve Jordan on drums, Willie Weeks on bass and new acquisition Derek Trucks on guitar. Opening the show is the Robert Cray Band. Tickets for the C'ville date are $47, $72 and $97 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at www.johnpauljonesarena.com, (888) 575-8497, the arena box office and all Plan 9 outlets. There is a six-ticket per-person limit.... | |
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| | | Eric Clapton Rocks Verona, Italy | | Posted Tuesday, July 25, 2006 9:02:23 PM by Blog57 Team | | Eric Clapton and his band performed in Verona Arena on 10 July, finishing up a short three-date tour of Italy. The crowd was still in a celebratory mood following Italy's World Cup win over France the previous day. Songs from Eric's most recent CD, "Back Home" were performed alongside radio staples like "Pretending", "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight". Eric stretched out and soloed on numbers like "Got To Get Better In A Little While" and "Little Queen of Spades." As fans left the venue, the road crew was hard at work preparing to move the gear to Locarno (Ticino), Switzerland. Eric Clapton performs there on 11 July during the 2006 Moon and Stars Festival. Setlist Pretending So Tired Got To Get Better In A Little While Old Love (with Robert Cray) Everybody Oughta Make A Change Motherless Children sit down set Back Home I Am Yours Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Running On Faith After Midnight Little Queen of Spades (with Robert Cray?) Let It Rain Wonderful Tonight Layla Cocaine Encore Crossroads (with Robert Cray) ---------- Reviews and more are published within this site's Tour Section at the following page: 10 July - Verona Arena, Verona, Italy.... | |
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| | | Dixie Chicks' fine album speaks for itself | | Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 11:09:16 PM by Blog57 Team | | How does the saying go? When country radio bans you for trashing the president of the United States on a British concert stage, you should huddle with publicists, embrace the "controversy," pose for covers of national magazines as models of free speech and release a stellar album of pop, country and bluegrass (Taking the Long Way). If the saying didnt go that way, its probably because it didnt exist until the Dixie Chicks came along. The trio will perform after Nalick, a young singer with a firm grasp on the approaches of Jewel, Paula Cole and Sarah McLachlan. Tickets cost $49.50 and $72 at the Schottenstein Center box office (614-292-2624 or 1-800-462-8257) and Ticketmaster. The Roots and Common doors open at 8 tonight at the Lifestyle Communities Pavil ion , 405 Neil Ave . ( 614-431- 3600 ) Philadelphias Roots, the worlds premier hip-hop band, will arrive with the dynamic Common, one of the worlds premier MCs Pharcyde also will perform.... | |
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