Indeed, Clapton later revealed that he had wanted to join the group.

Other guests they admired ( and in most cases had worked with before ) included Muddy Waters, Dr. John, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Ronnie Wood, Paul Butterfield, and Neil Diamond.

Clapton had met Bruce when the bassist / vocalist briefly played with the Bluesbreakers in March 1966 ; the two also had worked together as part of a one-shot band called Powerhouse ( which also included Steve Winwood and Paul Jones ).

Of the trio, Clapton had the biggest reputation in England ; however, he was all but unknown in the United States, having left The Yardbirds before " For Your Love " hit the American Top Ten.

Clapton mentioned in his acceptance speech that their rehearsal the day before the ceremony had marked the first time they had played together in 25 years.

Although the three musicians chose not to speak publicly about the shows, Clapton would later state that he had become more " generous " in regard to his past, and that the physical health of Bruce and Baker was a major factor: Bruce had recently undergone a liver transplant for liver cancer, and had almost lost his life, while Baker had severe arthritis.

Harrison, who had invited Clapton to the sessions, soon reciprocated by collaborating with Clapton on the song " Badge " for Cream's last album Goodbye.

On 15 September 1997, Sting joined Sir Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Sir Elton John, Phil Collins and Mark Knopfler at London's Royal Albert Hall for Music For Montserrat, a benefit concert for the Caribbean island that had recently been devastated by an eruption from a volcano.

At the end of the year Lindsay-Hogg again collaborated with the Stones on their most ambitious project to date, the feature-length performance film The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, which also featured John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton and rising UK band Jethro Tull, but unfortunately the film was not released until 1996 because the group at the time felt that their own performances had been below par.

Another album recorded in 1974 that was rejected by Word Records was Streams of White Light Into Darkened Corners, a documentary album that took " a satirical look at the early 1970s ' religious pop music ' trend from 1970 to 1974 ", written by celebrities who had " jumped on the ` 70s spiritual bandwagon ", and featured Norman singing covers of religious songs by Norman Greenbaum, Paul Simon, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, The Beatles, Randy Newman, Leon Russell, Jackson Browne, and the Rolling Stones, and was not released until 1977 by AB Records.

* Peter Green, who had replaced Clapton, played until August 1967, when he departed with Mick Fleetwood and then also enticed Bluesbreaker John McVie a few weeks later to form Fleetwood Mac,

Clapton brought guitar-led blues influences to the forefront of the group ; he had left The Yardbirds in order to concentrate on the blues.

Here Eric Clapton joins the band in March 2009 to play songs from 1970's classic Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, which had featured Duane Allman.

Derek and the Dominos ' sole hit " Layla " is associated with group leader Eric Clapton, who had great success and fame before and after the Dominos.

In November 1965 Clapton returned, and Green had to depart, Mayall having guaranteed Clapton his spot back in the Bluesbreakers whenever he tired of the Glands fiasco.

In the meantime, on 11 June the formation of the Cream -- Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker -- had been revealed in the music press, much to the embarrassment of Clapton, who had not said anything about this to Mayall.

He was also known as The Originator because of his key role in the transition from the blues to rock, influencing a host of acts, including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and George Michael, among others.

During the early 1980s the FujiGen guitar factory also produced most of the Roland guitar synthesizers, including the Stratocaster-style Roland G-505, the twin-humbucker Roland G-202 ( endorsed by Eric Clapton, Dean Brown, Jeff Baxter, Yannis Spathas, Steve Howe, Mike Rutherford, Andy Summers and Steve Hackett ) and the Ibanez X-ING IMG-2010.

He also wrote " Technopolis " ( 1979 ), which contributed to the development of techno, and the international hit " Behind the Mask " ( 1978 ), a synthpop song for which he sang the vocals through a vocoder and which would later be covered by a number of international artists, including Michael Jackson and Eric Clapton.

Both Big Pink and The Band also influenced their musical contemporaries, with both Eric Clapton and George Harrison citing the Band as a major influence on their musical direction in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

According to a BBC interview with Clapton, the record company, also handling Albert King, asked the band to cover " Born Under a Bad Sign ", which became a popular track off the record.

It featured six songs: three live recordings dating from a concert at The Forum in Los Angeles, California, on 19 October, and three new studio recordings ( including " Badge ", which was written by Clapton and George Harrison, who also played rhythm guitar as " L ' Angelo Misterioso ").

Clapton also felt that the members of the band did not listen to each other enough.

Clapton has also commented that Cream's later gigs mainly consisted of its members showing off.

Sting also led an impromptu super-group of other musicians ( dubbed The Secret Police ) performing at the show including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Donovan, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in the show's grand finale – Sting's own reggae-tinged arrangement of Bob Dylan's I Shall Be Released.

Additionally National Rail's Lea Valley Lines also pass through Hackney, with stations at London Fields, Hackney Downs, Rectory Road, Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill, and Clapton.

Large scale redevelopment and inner city regeneration has been underway in Leyton for many years, as is also the case in the neighbouring areas of Hackney, Clapton and Stratford.

Jennings also wrote " Tears in Heaven " with Eric Clapton, which won song of the Year and also won the Ivor Novello award for best song from a film.

* Golden Globe Award ( 1991 ) for writing the lyrics for " Tears in Heaven " by Eric Clapton for the film Rush and also in 1991 for writing the song " Dreams To Dream " for the motion picture An American Tail: Fievel Goes West.

The Eric Clapton album 461 Ocean Boulevard was named after the Golden Beach house at that address, a photo of which is also featured on the album cover.

Aside from his own set at both venues, he also provided drums for Eric Clapton and the reunion of the former members of Led Zeppelin at JFK.

The original Gibson Les Paul-guitar design regained popularity when Eric Clapton began playing the instrument a few years later, although he also played an SG and an ES-335.

He also mixed a 5. 1 SACD version of the classic Eric Clapton album Slowhand at Sphere Studios.

" A diverse group of other successful artists also recorded Sam & Dave covers including: Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello, Peter Frampton, The Temptations, Bonnie Raitt, Jackie Wilson, The Eurythmics, Rory Gallagher, Tom Jones, The Band, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Michael Bolton, Patti LaBelle & Travis Tritt, Bryan Ferry, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., The Hollies, Paul Butterfield, Taj Majal, Guy Sebastian, and Eric Clapton & B. B.

That song was also covered by George Thorogood on his second album, Move It On Over and by Eric Clapton on his album There's One in Every Crowd.

The event was organized by Harrison's widow, Olivia, and son, Dhani, and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton and Jeff Lynne.

Also in 1966 Stigwood became the manager of a new band comprising three of the best musicians from two groups that he had under contract — guitarist Eric Clapton from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, and bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker from The Graham Bond Organisation.

Satow was born to an ethnically German father ( Hans David Christoph Satow, born in Wismar, then under Swedish rule, naturalised British in 1846 ) and an English mother ( Margaret, née Mason ) in Clapton, North London.

That concert, featuring numerous guest performers including Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and many others, was filmed by Martin Scorsese and released in theaters and as a soundtrack under the name The Last Waltz.

In 1985, Dan Smith approached Clapton to discuss a plan to create a signature guitar built to his own specifications and market it under his name.

" His works and innovations inspired and influenced contemporary and later musicians, notably The Beatles, Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones, Don McLean, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton, and exerted a profound influence on popular music.

In his introduction of The Band during the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert, Clapton announced that in 1968 he'd heard the album, " and it changed my life.

The band and chorus included Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, all of whom except Beck later worked together on Live Aid.

Highlights included the roots of rock, a focus on three key innovators — Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Janis Joplin.

He has worked with such artists as Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Easybeats, The Band, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Eagles, Eric Clapton, The Clash, The Steve Miller Band, Small Faces, Spooky Tooth, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Blue Öyster Cult, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Midnight Oil, New Model Army, Belly, Joe Satriani, Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart with Faces, Joan Armatrading, Buckacre, Gallagher and Lyle, Georgie Fame, Family, Helen Watson, Fairport Convention, Humble Pie, Band of Horsesand many others.

While the members of rock bands of the era were not technically singer-songwriters as solo acts, many were singer-songwriters who created songs with other band members including Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, Elton John ( with Bernie Taupin ), Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Robbie Robertson, Ian Anderson, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, and Peter Frampton ; Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and many others like Eric Clapton found success as singer-songwriters in their later careers.

Jeff Beck, Duff McKagan, Jack Rose, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Cub Koda, Marc Bolan, Neil Young and Bob Dylan have all cited Wray as an influence ; Dylan's song " Sign Language ", which he sang with Eric Clapton on Clapton's No Reason to Cry album, mentions Link Wray.

The event was the first-ever benefit concert of such a magnitude and featured a supergroup of performers that included Harrison, fellow ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell and the band Badfinger.

** Phil Spector ( producer ), George Harrison ( producer & artist ), Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr & Klaus Voormann for The Concert for Bangla Desh

Bruce Springsteen has been presented the award three times, and two-time winners include Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Don Henley, and Robert Palmer.

Bob Dylan headlined, with support from Eric Clapton, Joan Armatrading, Graham Parker and the Rumour, Lake, and Merger.

Chris O ’ Dell slept with rock stars such as Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, and Mick Jagger.

During this time Crowe interviewed Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, and the members of Led Zeppelin .< ref >

* James Akinson, musician ( Ronnie Hawkins, Atkinson, Danko and Ford, Bearfoot ; session musician with Rick Danko, Eric Clapton, Richard Manuel, Bob Dylan, amongst others ).

* Terry Danko, musician ( Ronnie Hawkins, Atkinson, Danko and Ford, Bearfoot ; session musician with George Harrison, Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan amongst others )

Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.

Lewis also arranged for new-wave rock performers Sting and Bob Geldof to perform in a specially assembled super-group ( named " The Secret Police ") with 1960s guitar icons Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck on a grand finale performance of Bob Dylan's I Shall Be Released.

Many " regulars " returned, but many new artists also appeared on stage: Sting, Bob Dylan, Fats Domino, Deep Purple, Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan, Johnny Cash, Cheap Trick, Cheb Mami, Youssou N ' Dour, Marianne Faithfull, Ice-T, Jazzmatazz, ZZ Top, Simply Red, Eric Clapton, Marisa Monte, George Benson, Jazzkantine, Alanis Morissette, David Bowie, Paul Simon ...

His songs have been covered by a variety of artists in multiple genres, including Bob Dylan, Willy DeVille, Ry Cooder, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, B. B.

The " quacky " tone of the middle and bridge pickups, popularized by players such as David Gilmour, Rory Gallagher, Mark Knopfler, Bob Dylan, Scott Thurston, Eric Clapton and Robert Cray, can be obtained by using the pickup selector into positions 2 and 4.