Eric Clapton

1. Fender scoops on the Strat, including pickup and bridge configurations. In addition to these design improvements, the new model had several new features that its predecessor, Telecaster, lacked. The Stratocaster came with three pickups (the Telecaster had two) and featured a bridge with a pitch change, a vibrato bar to bend strings, a key point in one of the first printed advertisements. 2. When CBS bought Fender, the Strat changed, and not for the better, in the eyes of certain collectors.…

is nothing like psychedelic and acid rock because folk rock is a combination of folk music and rock music that arose in the United States around the 1960s. Psychedelic, Acid, and folk rock are all sub genre of the genre of rock. Janis Joplin, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, The Beatles, Country Joe and the Fish, and Jimi Hendrix have in common is that they are all icon in the rock and blues genre. Each of these artists faced many issues that they had to overcome in the career. Many of the issues were…

Johnson. Here Clapton performs “Walkin’ Blues” in the style of Robert Johnson. Paul Butterfield was one of the main movers of the Blues revival in the 1960’s, and one the most impassioned white singers and harp players of his day. He first recorded “Walkin’ Blues” in 1966…

Gibson vs Fender the top two biggest guitar brands in the world. A huge debate is which one is the best or better. I will be telling you about 1 model of each brand. The Fender “Stratocastor” and Gibson “Les Paul”. I have a 1980 Les Paul and a 2007 Startocastor; and use both quite often. Let's start off with the tone. The Gibson has more of a thick, creamy tone all around, it can also scream if you want it to. Fender can have multiple tones because of the more options on the pickup selector,…

Yardbirds, The Animals, The Kinks, Herman's Hermits and the Dave Clark Five opened up. Carrying the torch into previously dark territory a few more of my personal old-time favorites who still mess with my mind are Cream and Pink Floyd. Watching Eric Clapton perform gave him an indelible mark in my music psyche that goes back a few decades. Then I can't finish this thought without mentioning Led Zeppelin, The Moody Blues and Black…

The song that I was thinking about choosing would Cocaine by Eric Clapton. The reason for choosing this song would be the lyrical concepts presented throughout the verses. This song is in a way about addiction and how it can control, even ruin your life. The song starts out saying “if you wanna hangout, you’ve gotta take her out, cocaine”, (Slowhand) meaning that if you are addicted to cocaine you will need it just to leave your house. Also you can cure any down with cocaine, if you are addicted…

‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door’ is the classic Bob Dylan song which has been covered and recorded by a plethora of artists, including Guns N’ Roses, who released it as a single in 1992 (O’Shea 134). Over the years, many artists cover songs to make them their own distinct sound. Some make the song more famous than the original version, while others do not do such a good job. Dissimilar versions of the same song can mean different things to other people. It all depends on the person listening to the…

he came across the band the Bluebreakers, and Eric Clapton. He even briefly attended Berklee College of Music in 1971. Squier did not truly rise to fame until the 1980s, where he had his most popular rock hits, such as his 1981 hit “The Stroke”, which became popular all around the world. Squiers earliest performances were in 1968 held in Boston, at a nightclub called The Psychedelic Supermarket. This is the same place that he discovered Eric Clapton and the band Cream. His first efforts were…

together with the appearance of its singers among others have influenced cultures, societies throughout the world. This has let to rise of new intercultural movements In Africa, USA and even here in Europe. Groups like U.Ks skinhead movement, Eric Clapton, are all products of Reggae not forgetting that US hip-hop music is…

frequently mentioned in blues and R&B songs, as in Amos Milburn's hit, "Chicken Shack Boogie". Over the next few years the band had a residency at the Star-Club,[1] Hamburg with Morley, then Al Sykes, Hughie Flint (who was John Mayall's drummer when Eric Clapton was in the band) and later Dave Bidwell on drums.…