Eric Clapton - From the Album Eric Clapton Unplugged

by Eric Clapton (Artist)

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). Matching folio to his best-selling acoustic album. 14 songs, including: Tears in Heaven * Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out * Layla * Alberta * Old Love * and more.

Genres: Music, Reference

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. He is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (The Yardbirds, Cream, and solo). Often viewed by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Clapton was ranked fourth in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #53 on their list of the Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Although Clapton's musical style has varied throughout his career, it has always remained rooted in the blues. Clapton is credited as an innovator in several phases of his career, which have included blues-rock (with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and The Yardbirds) and psychedelic rock (with Cream). Clapton has also achieved great chart success in genres ranging from Delta blues (Me and Mr. Johnson) to pop ("Change the World") and reggae (Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff"). Clapton also achieved fame with Derek and the Dominos through the hit song "Layla".

Reviews

[Danny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another album absorbed and learned as a teenager, as suggested by my dear old dad. Favourite parts to play (still fresh in my mind and fingers 23 years after learning) are the solo for Nobody Knows..., the solos of Layla, and Old Love.

[Carol Chumura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Growing up, I always heard so much about the legend of Eric Clapton, but was never all that impressed with his music. The Unplugged album changed all that for me. The masterful acoustic performances of his deconstructed songs was spellbinding.

[Julie Barrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

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