Eric Clapton is a musician’s musician. Few will attain the level of songwriting, composing, and blues-rock guitar playing that this man has done. Three, I have to say it again, three times this man has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He got there by choosing other great musicians to work with, and at first, he was with the Yardbirds when he began his career in England, then Cream, and for the third time as a solo performer.
Amazing is not strong enough a word for this guitarist and singer. In 2007, he wrote his autobiography, but from every Eric Clapton biography written about the man, you know by reading, the respect the writers have for him and his music. Eric Clapton songs are among the favorites of a generation of baby-boomers that grew up with him and listening to him extent the boundaries of guitar playing. He once idolized other musicians and now they come to hear him play.
Opportunities to see him live do not come every year, but this year he will be playing for the public, and on his personal website, there are the Eric Clapton tour dates. These dates are still going strong for this exceptional and never over-rated performer. The current Eric Clapton tour dates extend through three countries, from Dublin, Ireland, to England and a host of famous locations and finally ending the 2009 year in the United States traveling from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, California. The man, his music is legendary and every person interested in hearing ‘great’ should buy tickets.
Personally if you have never heard his music before, listen to an LP the old type of vinyl, and close the door for an hour or two of privacy. Then, listen to those Eric Clapton songs on CD and see the difference. However, whether you listen to him on vinyl, disc, or video, he is amazing. The love of music is written all over his face as he plays unrestricted tones that only an expert guitarist of his stature and ability is able to do. When you listen to After Midnight, you just want to jump up and dance and kick your seat over at one of his concerts.
Swaying to the music is something that has always followed him. Tears will stream down your face as you listen to Tears in Heaven. This man takes the guitar and allows the listener to go from one emotion to the next. Emotions that will stay with you when you listen to his music at home in the privacy of your living room. There are few great musicians on earth now and he is one of them. Absolutely one of the very best the world has seen or heard.
The entire planet should hear Bell Bottom Blues or his Over the Rainbow. In addition, the people of Oklahoma should be in the audience when he plays Tulsa Time flawlessly. He is greatness wrapped up in a name, Eric Clapton.