George Harrison live with Eric Clapton
Here’s a great live video of George Harrison and Eric Clapton performing “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”
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George Harrison live with Eric Clapton Here’s a great live video of George Harrison and Eric Clapton performing “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Posted in: Artists, Pop, Rock, Songs, Videos Tags: Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Beatles Bachman & Turner: Bachman & Turner
Bachman & Turner website Clapton and Beck to play London next year Wow, I get to mention Jeff Beck again. The old dudes of rock are really making a statement this year, aren’t they? The inventive guitarists — who are popular the world over — both got their start with the Yardbirds in the ’60s. Though they never actually played together in the band, it was Jeff Beck that Eric Clapton recommended as a replacement after he quit the Yardbirds to join Jon Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. The two had such a good time playing together in Japan earlier this year that they’re going to reconvene for a London gig in 2010.
Each musician will play a set of their own music before pairing up to finish the show. This is the concert I would have attended if I wasn’t already flying to New York to see Pavement. Wait, never mind. This show is in England. Who can afford to fly there? Tags: Eric Calpton Jeff Beck London, Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton 2010, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck together, Eric Clapton Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton Jeff Beck 2010, Eric Clapton Jeff Beck concert, Eric Clapton Jeff Beck London concert, Eric Clapton Jeff Beck tour, Eric Clapton tour, Headlines, Jeff Beck, Jeff Beck 2010, Jeff Beck tour New supergroup Them Cooked Vultures to tour To my knowledge, the very first legitimate “supergroup” in rock and roll was Blind Faith, a band that included Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech. Then came CSN(Y), the Traveling Wilburys, and a few others that aren’t coming to mind. I’m not going to list the members’ credentials from these groups — that would take hours. Let’s just say if you’ve never heard of anyone from the Traveling Wilburys, I don’t know how you can physically perform the tasks of everyday life. Anyway, I’ve been largely underwhelmed by the supergroups of this century. Bands like Velvet Revolver, the Transplants, Zwan, and Chickenfoot have, for my taste, never recorded anything interesting enough that confirms their collective talents. Well, a new supergroup has decided to enter the fold, and rather than dish out some lackluster effort, they actually seem intent on creating some solid music. They’re called Them Crooked Vultures and the outfit consists of Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin). As a dedicated listener of the 70s, John Paul Jones makes this band worthwhile. The band has been surprising audiences at European festivals but has yet to play a show in America. Soon, that will all change, as they’ve announced their new tour dates.
I’m not sure why California isn’t getting any love, but I’m sure they’ll get around to it. Their first album, Deserve the Future, is due out sometime next year. Posted in: Concerts, News, Videos Tags: Blind Faith, Dave Grohl, Eric Clapton, Foo Fighters, John Paul Jones, Josh Homme, Led Zeppelin, Queens of the Stone Age, supergroups, Them Crooked Vultures, Them Crooked Vultures America, Them Crooked Vultures Austin City Limits, Them Crooked Vultures tour dates Eric Clapton and Bruce Hornsby to perform together on “Jay Leno Show” The “Jay Leno Show” is set to premiere on September 14th and he’s already scheduled Jay-Z, Kanye, and Rhianna for opening night. However, in news that I find far more appealing, Eric Clapton and Bruce Hornsby will appear on the September 17th broadcast.
Now that’s a cool idea. Since Leno is 59 years-old, he grew up during my favorite periods of music, those being the 60s and 70s. After he finishes a taping and needs to relax, you know he doesn’t go home and throw on some Jay-Z or Kanye West. I remember him talking about James Taylor during his last “Tonight Show” and how he was moved by the song “Sweet Baby James.” These are the types of musicians Leno appreciates and it would be great to have them on his new show in special one-off performances. Collaborations like this are rarely witnessed on television as artists naturally like to surprise concert audiences since these are their real fans. I hope Leno has more plans like this up his sleeve. I’m not particularly looking forward to the “Jay Leno Show,” but if he’s going to have guys like Eric Clapton and Bruce Hornsby get together and play, I’m more likely to give it a shot. Robert Johnson influenced Eric Clapton… and Bruce Hornsby somehow influenced Tupac… |