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U2 in Vancouver yesterday ~ good call. So is it possible MICK was rehearsing with Buddy Guy and/or Jeff Beck? They were the ones who were supposed to play with Clapton and since MICK is replacing him maybe there wont be a duet with Bono since U2 is playing as a band? You would think MICK should be doing a CLAPTON SONG!!
Clapton's Lineup
Eric Clapton
With Eric Clapton's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist on March 6, 2000, he became the first musician to have been inducted three times. He was first honored as a member of The Yardbirds in 1992, then with Cream in 1993, and finally as a solo artist in 2000. While his stints with the groups were relatively brief — he stayed with the Yardbirds only a year and a half, and Cream lasted barely two years — Clapton has been a solo artist for three decades, beginning with the release of Eric Clapton in 1970. Even Derek and the Dominos, the short-lived quartet that cut the classic Layla...and Other Love Songs in 1970, was less a band of equals (à la Cream) than a Clapton-piloted project that bore his highly personalized stamp.
As a solo artist, Clapton has brought his singing and songwriting to the fore while maintaining his stature as rock's preeminent guitarist. Demonstrating a remarkable resilience, Clapton has managed to establish himself as a vital, hitmaking presence in every decade. Entering his fourth decade as a solo artist, Eric Clapton remains a relevant, creative force in popular music.
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck is one of the three noted guitarists to have recorded with the band The Yardbirds. Rolling Stone ranked him as one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." Much of Beck's recorded output has been instrumental, and his releases have spanned genres ranging from blues-rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion and (currently) a blend of guitar-rock and electronica. Beck has earned wide critical praise and four Grammy awards for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Beck has guested at scores of sessions with everyone from Stevie Wonder and Buddy Guy to Tina Turner and Mick Jagger. Most recently, Beck teamed up with another former Yardbirds member and fellow Rock Hall Inductee, Eric Clapton, for two concerts in Japan.
Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy is one of the titans of the blues, straddling traditional and modern forms, as well as musical generations. He's worked with Muddy Waters, Little Walter and Howlin' Wolf, on one hand, and Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Rolling Stones, on the other. There are few notable blues figures that Guy hasn't brushed up against. He was even an influence on Jimi Hendrix.
The genre's most electrifying guitarist, Guy has remained a vital and current musician, moving blues forward without losing sight of its roots. He's renowned for his raw, blistering vocals and high-voltage guitar playing. He plays a Fender Stratocaster, employing feedback, distortion and extreme string-bending. He spent much of the Sixties on the venerable Chess label and thereafter recorded for Vanguard, Atco, Silvertone and others.
Guy attained great stature within blues circles over the course of three decades, but his career broke wide open in 1991 with the release of Damn Right, I've Got the Blues. This landmark release won him a Grammy and five W.C. Handy awards, and he recorded and toured prolifically in its wake. Clapton has proclaimed Guy "by far without a doubt the best guitar player alive... He really changed the course of rock and roll blues."
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Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Show MSG 30/10/09 (Read 9765 times)