
Eric Clapton
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Listen to "Forever" & pre-order 'Journeyman: Deluxe Edition' featuring 4 bonus tracks from the original 1989 sessions - available November 21 👇
Joined August 2016
"It’s early 1989, and what ends up being an enduring sobriety has taken hold in Eric Clapton. He decides to return to the studio following the birth of his first son, Conor, and he feels he’s completely on solid ground for the first time maybe in his whole life. He’s ready for a
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On this day in 1926: @ChuckBerry was born. In 1986, Eric joined @officialKeef for an evening of music to honor Chuck Berry on his 60th birthday, and played "Wee Wee Hours" as part of the performance. The concert was released as a feature film in 1987 (and later on DVD in 2006),
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"You can hear how on top of his form Clapton is from the opening moments of the album’s first song, 'Pretending.'" - [Excerpt from Liner Notes] 'Journeyman: Deluxe Edition,' featuring three previously unreleased tracks uncovered from the original 1989 recording sessions plus an
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On this day in 1992: Eric participated in a concert at New York City's @TheGarden celebrating @bobdylan’s 30th anniversary as a recording artist on @ColumbiaRecords. Eric, along with @GeorgeHarrison, @RogerMcGuinn, @tompetty, and @NeilYoungNYA, joined Dylan onstage for a
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In October of 2001, Eric, along with many other musicians, participated in The Concert for New York City at @TheGarden. Organized by @PaulMcCartney, the show was put on in response to the 9/11 attacks as a benefit for the @RobinHoodNYC Relief Fund, and was broadcast live on @VH1.
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Eric's 2025 tour bundles are currently on sale in his online store for 30% off from now until October 27th. Shop at the link below. https://t.co/PYS40JrRip
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Eric's new "Forever" music video, from the deluxe edition of 'Journeyman.' Watch the full video at the link below. https://t.co/ZrHS9mc2jy 'Journeyman: Deluxe Edition,' featuring three previously unreleased tracks uncovered from the original 1989 recording sessions plus an
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On this day in 1940: @johnlennon was born. Eric joined Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band in September of 1969 for a concert at Toronto's Varsity Stadium, and played "Blue Suede Shoes" as part of the performance.
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Eric performing with @CreamOfficial_ at San Francisco's @FillmoreSF in August of 1967. 📸: John Peden
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Eric explains his approach to improvisation during a 2014 interview, which was featured as part of Eric's 2014 film, 'Planes, Trains and Eric.'
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In September of 1981, Eric joined @jeffbeckmusic during the first night of The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, a series of three benefit concerts put on by the British Section of @amnesty International, for a performance of "‘Cause We've Ended As Lovers." The shows took place at
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"'Journeyman' finds Clapton overcoming battles with alcohol, drugs, and record labels, while celebrating the thing that always kept him running: His endless capacity to chase his music on whatever journey it takes him on, reflecting his life back at him with his guitar playing."
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On this day in 1951: Sting was born. Eric and Sting collaborated on "It's Probably Me," a 1992 duet that was featured as the theme song for the third 'Lethal Weapon' movie.
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More photos of Eric during his U.S. tour run throughout September, thank you to everyone who came to one of Eric's shows. 📸: @BrdgstoneArena, @TheGarden, @MoheganSun
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On this day in 2016: Eric's live album 'Live in San Diego with Special Guest JJ Cale' was released. The record features performances taken from a 2007 show at @PechangaArenaSD (formerly known as the iPayOne Center), with @JJCaleOfficial featured on a number of songs, including
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.@GeorgeHarrison discusses the difference between his and Eric's guitar playing while in the studio with @thebeatles in 1969, as seen in Peter Jackson's 2021 docuseries 'The Beatles: Get Back.'
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On this day in 2010: Eric released his eighteenth solo studio album, 'Clapton.' This performance of "Travelin' Alone" from the record is taken from a February 2009 concert at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
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.@CreamOfficial_ performing "Sunshine of Your Love" during a rehearsal filmed for French TV that was never broadcast, at London's Revolution Club in 1968.
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"'Journeyman' was the capstone to Clapton’s ‘80s–and the launch of one of the most successful and productive runs of his career." - [Excerpt from Liner Notes] Eric Clapton's 'Journeyman: Deluxe Edition,' featuring three previously unreleased tracks uncovered from the original
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