Doyle talks about his relationship with Clapton and his upcoming solo album. The full interview can be read here.
Major Rock Names To Support Japan Through UDO Artists Website
April 13, 2011 By
Eric Clapton is amongst the major rock names that posted messages on the website of Udo Artists – the biggest concert promoter in Japan – to offer their support in the wake of last months’ earthquake and tsunami disasters. Other artists posting support messages include Jeff Beck, Sting and Paul Simon to name but a […]
When Eric Met Elvis
December 27, 2010 By
“Who the Hell’s limousine is that?†On a late July evening in 1974, that was Elvis Presley’s reaction to the sight of a long, black limo parked in front of the General Cinema in Memphis–one of Elvis’s favorite spots for personal midnight movie screenings. The limo happened to belong to another superstar rocker who had […]
RE/P Files: A Production Analysis Of Eric Clapton’s “Laylaâ€
November 15, 2010 By
Tom Dowd has participated in as much recording history as maybe anyone around today. During his 28 years in the business, he has recorded and/or produced, among others;, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Herbie Mann, Ray Charles, The Coasters, The Drifters, Aretha Franklin, King Curtis, Otis Redding, Dusty Springfield, The Young Rascals, The Allman Brothers, Stephen […]
Interview Doyle Bramhall II Guitar.com
November 9, 2010 By
My role with Clapton has changed over the years. In the beginning my role was as a songwriter he was covering my songs and we were writing together, that turned into me opening for him on a couple tours, which then lead to me being in his touring band as his guitar player. A year […]
Dr John, Doyle Bramhall II to Play on New Gregg Allman Album
November 1, 2010 By
Gregg Allman has revealed the track listing for his first album in 14 years, Low Country Blues. As previously reported, Low Country Blues was produced by T Bone Burnett and is scheduled for release on January 18, 2011 via Rounder. The album will feature appearances by Dr. John and Eric Clapton guitarist Doyle Bramhall II, […]
Derek Trucks Says Eric Clapton Made Him a Better Player
October 15, 2010 By
Derek Trucks says his 2007 tour with Eric Clapton, during which he served as second guitarist with the legendary six-stringer, brought a more understated component to his playing. In a just-published interview with M – , Trucks said: “Digging into [Clapton’s] catalog – especially the Derek and the Dominos era – I came to love […]
Local featured on Eric Clapton CD
October 13, 2010 By
Sereca Robinson Henderson is used to making a joyful noise as organist and minister of music at Zion Baptist Church. But she got the shock of her life when she bought the new Eric Clapton CD, “Clapton,” which was recently released nationwide. The rich down-home sound of a B-3 organ, played by Henderson, can be […]
Solomon Burke dies at Amsterdam airport at 70
October 10, 2010 By
On Sunday 10 October 2010 soul singer Solomon Burke has died at Amsterdam airport. He was 70 years old. Solomon Burke wrote “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love” in 1964 and it was quickly recorded by the Rolling Stones and Wilson Pickett, and later and perhaps most famously by the Blues Brothers. Eric Clapton played on […]
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