Tag Archives: Eric Clapton

Today’s Music: Buddy Guy, Paul Anka, David Sanborn

Posted on July 30, 2012 by admin

Chicago bluesman and international star Buddy Guy was born today in 1936. Happy birthday, Buddy! Singer/songwriter Paul Anka was born today in 1941. As well as his late ’50s incarnation as a pop star, Paul also wrote tunes made popular … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Smiley Lewis, Robbie Robertson, Huey Lewis

Posted on July 5, 2012 by admin

Blues singer and guitarist Smiley Lewis (real name: Overton Amos Lemons) greeted the world today in 1913 (d. 1966). Although he never achieved the fame of the many he inspired, his music is still covered today. The Band’s guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Robbie … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Jerry Lee Lewis and Eric Clapton, “Trouble in Mind”

Posted on May 23, 2012 by admin

The Killer and Slow Hand wring some heavy blues out of this old tune.

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Today’s Music: Four Versions of “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out”

Posted on May 22, 2012 by admin

From 1929, a traditional version as performed by one of the ‘Queens of the Blues’ Bessie Smith: B.B. King (with little guitar but great piano) fries it up: Derek and the Dominos featuring Eric Clapton and Duane Allman take it … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Host of Blues Stars Play “Sweet Little Angel” plus (1993)

Posted on April 27, 2012 by admin

B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy perform at the Apollo Theater in New York.

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Today’s Music: Peter Green’s “Albatross” Plus…

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

Although he’s in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, most people these days barely know who influential guitarist Peter Green was or who he played with or that he composed “Black Magic Woman,” Carlos Santana’s calling-card hit. He also … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: ‘The Weight’ by The Band with Eric Clapton

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

Just a different version of The Band’s hit “The Weight” recorded I know not where (but maybe at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) in 1994.

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Today’s Music: Freddie King & Eric Clapton “Hideaway”

Posted on November 1, 2011 by admin

Freddie King, the less well-known of the Three Kings of the Blues Guitar (the other two being B.B. King and Albert King, and none of them related to one another), recorded his seminal blues hit “Hideaway” (or “Hide Away”) back … Continue reading →

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