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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 Of 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 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". After Cream Broke Up He Formed Blues Rock Band Blind Faith With Baker Steve Winwood And Ric Grech. Clapton's Solo Career Began In The 1970s Where His Work Bore The Influence Of The Mellow Style Of J. J. 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 Was Featured On His Unplugged Album. Clapton Has Been The Recipient Of 18 Grammy Awards And The Brit Award For Outstanding Contribution To Music. In 2004 He Was Awarded A CBE At Buckingham Palace For Services To Music. He Has Received Four Ivor Novello Awards From The British Academy Of Songwriters Composers And Authors Including The Lifetime Achievement Award. In His Solo Career Clapton Has Sold More Than 100 Million Records Worldwide Making Him One Of The Best-Selling Musicians Of All Time. In 1998 Clapton A Recovering Alcoholic And Drug Addict Founded The Crossroads Centre On Antigua A Medical Facility For Recovering Substance Abusers.
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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 Of 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 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". After Cream Broke Up He Formed Blues Rock Band Blind Faith With Baker Steve Winwood And Ric Grech. Clapton's Solo Career Began In The 1970s Where His Work Bore The Influence Of The Mellow Style Of J. J. 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 Was Featured On His Unplugged Album. Clapton Has Been The Recipient Of 18 Grammy Awards And The Brit Award For Outstanding Contribution To Music. In 2004 He Was Awarded A CBE At Buckingham Palace For Services To Music. He Has Received Four Ivor Novello Awards From The British Academy Of Songwriters Composers And Authors Including The Lifetime Achievement Award. In His Solo Career Clapton Has Sold More Than 100 Million Records Worldwide Making Him One Of The Best-Selling Musicians Of All Time. In 1998 Clapton A Recovering Alcoholic And Drug Addict Founded The Crossroads Centre On Antigua A Medical Facility For Recovering Substance Abusers.
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For The Album Clapton Reunited With Record Producer Glyn Johns And Had The Album's Artwork Painted By Sir Peter Blake Who Also Previously Worked With Clapton.
The Album I Still Do Reunites Clapton With Veteran Record Producer Glyn Johns Whose Previous Production Credits Include Such Classic Albums As Who's Next The Who Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones Mad Dogs And Englishmen Joe Cocker And Desperado The Eagles . Johns Also Worked As The Audio Engineer For Landmark Albums By Led Zeppelin Including Their Self-Titled Début Album. Johns Also Produced Releases By The Steve Miller Band Humble Pie The Clash And Rita Coolidge. Clapton And Johns Also Worked Together In The Late 1970s On The Multi-Platinum Selling Albums Slowhand 1977 And Backless 1978 – Two Releases Which Contained Clapton Favourites Such As "Cocaine" "Wonderful Tonight" As Well As "Lay Down Sally". According To A Press Release Clapton Said "This Was A Long And Overdue Opportunity To Work With Glyn Johns Again And Also Incidentally The 40th Anniversary Of Slowhand"
On February 20 2016 Eric Clapton Himself Announced On His Official Facebook Page That It Is Not True That George Harrison Will Be Performing Or Singing On The New Studio Album. In His Facebook Post Clapton Wrote "There Is No Truth To The Rumour That George Harrison Plays Or Sings On The Forthcoming Album 'I Still Do'". However Clapton Deleted The Post From His Official Page A Day After He Posted The Comment On The Then Current Situation. Clapton's Official Publicist Had Refused To Confirm Or Deny Whether Harrison Was On The Album When Clapton's Management Was Asked About The Event On Thursday February 18 2016. After Clapton Denied Any Official Statement The Media Began To Speculate Whether It Might Be Dhani Harrison Playing On The New Release.
A Spokesman For Eric Clapton Told Examiner.Com On March 2 2016 That Neither Clapton Himself Nor His Management Or Clapton's Record Companies Will Be Revealing The Actual Identity Of "Angelo Mysterioso". In A Brief Statement The Spokesman Wrote "We Aren't Going To Be Saying Who It Is. Now Or Ever...". Also It Was Never Officially Approved Or Denied If Dhani Harrison Appears On The Release. "L'Angelo Mysterioso" Was Only Used By The Former Beatle George Harrison When He Recorded Anonymously A Couple Of Decades Ago With Other Mostly Prominent Musicians. The First Time Harrison Used The Nickname Was On A Recording With The British First-Ever Rock Super-Group Cream. The Band And Harrison Recorded The Version Of "Badge" Which Was Later Released As A Single And On The Bands Goodbye Album In 1969. Clapton And Harrison Stayed Close Friends And Recorded Several Tunes Together Including "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" For The Beatles' White Album As Well As Songs On Harrison's 1987 Release Cloud Nine. I Still Do Was Announced On February 18 2016. The Is Album Is Available As A Digital Download A Gramophone Record Two Vinyl Discs Each With 3 Songs Per Side And Played At 45RPM For Better Audio And On Compact Disc. There Is Also A Limited Edition Vacuum Tube Shaped USB And CD Release In A Denim Box With Bonus Materials. The Bonuses Include Two Exclusive Tracks "Lonesome" And "Freight Train" Plus 45 Minutes Of Video Featuring Intimate Interviews Behind The Scenes Clips Of Recording Sessions Live Performances And More And 10 Behind The Scenes Polaroid Photo Prints. Clapton's Independent Bushbranch And Surfdog Records Labels Distribute The Album To Worldwide Territories.
Published: 05 May 2016, 11:54
I Still Do Is The Twenty-Third Solo Studio Album By The English Rock Musician Eric Clapton. The Album Was Released On May 20 2016 Through The Independent Bushbranch Records/Surfdog Records Label. The Album Features A Combination Of New Material Written By Clapton As Well As Cover Versions Of Classic Songs Contemporary Tunes And Influences Interpreted In His Own Style.For The Album Clapton Reunited With Record Producer Glyn Johns And Had The Album's Artwork Painted By Sir Peter Blake Who Also Previously Worked With Clapton.
The Album I Still Do Reunites Clapton With Veteran Record Producer Glyn Johns Whose Previous Production Credits Include Such Classic Albums As Who's Next The Who Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones Mad Dogs And Englishmen Joe Cocker And Desperado The Eagles . Johns Also Worked As The Audio Engineer For Landmark Albums By Led Zeppelin Including Their Self-Titled Début Album. Johns Also Produced Releases By The Steve Miller Band Humble Pie The Clash And Rita Coolidge. Clapton And Johns Also Worked Together In The Late 1970s On The Multi-Platinum Selling Albums Slowhand 1977 And Backless 1978 – Two Releases Which Contained Clapton Favourites Such As "Cocaine" "Wonderful Tonight" As Well As "Lay Down Sally". According To A Press Release Clapton Said "This Was A Long And Overdue Opportunity To Work With Glyn Johns Again And Also Incidentally The 40th Anniversary Of Slowhand"
On February 20 2016 Eric Clapton Himself Announced On His Official Facebook Page That It Is Not True That George Harrison Will Be Performing Or Singing On The New Studio Album. In His Facebook Post Clapton Wrote "There Is No Truth To The Rumour That George Harrison Plays Or Sings On The Forthcoming Album 'I Still Do'". However Clapton Deleted The Post From His Official Page A Day After He Posted The Comment On The Then Current Situation. Clapton's Official Publicist Had Refused To Confirm Or Deny Whether Harrison Was On The Album When Clapton's Management Was Asked About The Event On Thursday February 18 2016. After Clapton Denied Any Official Statement The Media Began To Speculate Whether It Might Be Dhani Harrison Playing On The New Release.
A Spokesman For Eric Clapton Told Examiner.Com On March 2 2016 That Neither Clapton Himself Nor His Management Or Clapton's Record Companies Will Be Revealing The Actual Identity Of "Angelo Mysterioso". In A Brief Statement The Spokesman Wrote "We Aren't Going To Be Saying Who It Is. Now Or Ever...". Also It Was Never Officially Approved Or Denied If Dhani Harrison Appears On The Release. "L'Angelo Mysterioso" Was Only Used By The Former Beatle George Harrison When He Recorded Anonymously A Couple Of Decades Ago With Other Mostly Prominent Musicians. The First Time Harrison Used The Nickname Was On A Recording With The British First-Ever Rock Super-Group Cream. The Band And Harrison Recorded The Version Of "Badge" Which Was Later Released As A Single And On The Bands Goodbye Album In 1969. Clapton And Harrison Stayed Close Friends And Recorded Several Tunes Together Including "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" For The Beatles' White Album As Well As Songs On Harrison's 1987 Release Cloud Nine. I Still Do Was Announced On February 18 2016. The Is Album Is Available As A Digital Download A Gramophone Record Two Vinyl Discs Each With 3 Songs Per Side And Played At 45RPM For Better Audio And On Compact Disc. There Is Also A Limited Edition Vacuum Tube Shaped USB And CD Release In A Denim Box With Bonus Materials. The Bonuses Include Two Exclusive Tracks "Lonesome" And "Freight Train" Plus 45 Minutes Of Video Featuring Intimate Interviews Behind The Scenes Clips Of Recording Sessions Live Performances And More And 10 Behind The Scenes Polaroid Photo Prints. Clapton's Independent Bushbranch And Surfdog Records Labels Distribute The Album To Worldwide Territories.