slowhand Digest Volume 01 : Issue 272
Today's Topics:
Somewhere Over the Digest
Re: Question and Song Request
Re: E.C. & Impressions
Re: Rory Gallagher
RE: Question and Song Request
People Poll!
EricClapton&friendslive
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From: "Pat Toth"
Subject: Somewhere Over the Digest
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For anyone thats interested, I have recieved the
Somewhere Over The Digest tribute this past week and
I must say I am really impressed. Anyone who would
like a copy of it I will do a b&p (2 discs plus postage paid
envelope back to you)
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Pat
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From: "Scott Wallenberg"
Cc: "Slowhander"
Subject: Re: Question and Song Request
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Golden Ring at Ravinia in Chicagoland
Ravinia would be even nicer than Poplar Creek don't you think?!
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: Cathy Hodson
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 1:08 AM
Subject: Question and Song Request
> The list has been a little quiet lately. Thought I'd
> give us a little diversion to stir things up again.
>
> Scene: Eric Clapton is performing at the venue of your
> choice, strictly for Slowhand Digest members only.
> Eric is going to grant us each the opportunity to ask
> one question of him, and to make one song request.
>
> Task: Where would you want him to perform, what would
> your question be, and what would your song request be?
>
> My answer: I would like to hear Eric play at Mondavi
> winery in California, or revive the old Poplar Creek
> venue outside Chicago where he could play under the
> stars. I would like to ask him which musician from
> musical history would he most like to perform with (I
> would guess he would answer Robert Johnson), and I
> would request that he play Born in Time.
>
> Enjoy! Can't wait to hear what you all would like to
> ask him!!
> Cathy
>
>
>
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From: "Scott Wallenberg"
Cc: "Slowhander"
Subject: Re: E.C. & Impressions
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The disc is called Good Rockin' Tonight The Legacy of Sun Records.It
features an outstanding array of talent covering the old Sun hits. EC teams
up with the Impressions for a "crooner" track called Just Walkin' In the
Rain which was recorded at Olympic studios in London.Produced by Simon
Climie & Ahmet Ertegun Engineered and mixed by Simon Climie as well.
Great Vocals and some tasty slide work as well.
Surprisingly the other musicians on the session are not credited. It would
appear that it was recorded during the UK tour since they were all in the UK
at the same time although EC did have the Flu so he might have overdubbed
his vocal later.
Scott
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From: Albrecht Peltzer
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 1:12 AM
Subject: E.C. & Impressions
> Hi,
>
> someone wrote about the CD which contains a song by E.C. & The
Impressions.
> What is the title of this CD?
>
> Best wishes
>
> Albrecht Peltzer
>
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From: "JOHN B ROE"
Cc: ,
Subject: Re: Rory Gallagher
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I totally agree that Rory was a guitar virtuoso. For me, as an overall
guitar player, he ranks just behind EC (yes, in front of Hendrix, SRV,
etc.). I have been an RG fan almost as long as an EC fan - 1970. Taste did
open for some Blind Faith shows, so RG and EC surely crossed paths. I know
that Rory was bitter that his career did not rise to the "star" level of
other UK musicians, although to the best of my knowledge he never directly
mentioned EC in that light. He was extremely popular in Europe, but never
really got off the ground in the States. I have seen several RG interviews,
and if he ever mentioned EC, it was just in passing. I do not know of any
recording that they both played together on - very unfortunate - imagine RG
on slide and EC on lead!!!! Rory was a very dynamic guitar player and had a
very strong stage presence. I just purchased the DVD (yes DVD in 5.1) of
RG's Irish Tour '74. Absolutely spectacular - raging guitar. RG plays a tune
called Walkin Blues on the DVD and states, "Here's an old blues tune played
by many people (he lists about 4, including Eric Clapton)." This is the only
time I have heard RG say ECs name on stage. Anyway, if any of you EC fans
out there have yet to discover Rory Gallagher, I highly recommend the
commercially released CDs Stage Struck and Irish Tour 74. You'll be hooked
by his enthusiasm, just like I was.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "DeltaNick"
Cc: "Efron, John M."
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 6:14 AM
Subject: Rory Gallagher
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Efron, John M"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, 08 November 2001 09:57 AM
> Subject: Rory Gallagher
>
>
> Nick,
>
> Sorry to trouble you but I just sent a post to the SD and it was bounced
> back again. This keeps happening and the error message claims that they
are
> being returned because my messages appear to have an attachment. They
don't.
> Can you send it in?
>
> John
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> On the recently re-issued Rory Gallagher albums, "Irish Tour" and "Live in
> Europe" there are two references to EC. The liner notes of the former say
> "Rory was voted 'Top Musician Of The Year' in 1972 ahead of Eric Clapton."
> The latter states that when Rory's band, Taste, made their one tour to the
> US, "it was as support to Blind Faith." Does anyone know if EC ever jammed
> with Rory and are there any recordings? Also, has EC ever even referred to
> Rory in any interview? Never to have done so speaks volumes. For those who
> don't know the exuberant and influential Irishman, Rory Gallagher, he was,
> quite simply, a virtuoso string player. He played a wider range of styles
> with greater experise than almost any of the greats. Probably only Johnny
> Winter has demonstrated such versatility. On stage (and in the studio)
Rory
> played a Strat, both flatpicking and slide. He played brilliant acoustic
> fingerpicking blues, dobro, mandolin and harmonica. He was a spectacular
> blues and rock guitarist, a wonderful song writer, and the most high
energy
> stage presence. Tragically, he died in 1995 after complications following
> liver transplant surgery. He was only 47. You can learn more about him at
> the website maintained by his brother, Donal.
> http://www.hut.fi/~khagelbe/rory.html
>
> John
>
>
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From: "Rick Furnival"
Subject: RE: Question and Song Request
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Venue: My living room in our new house that's under construction. The front
porch if the weather is nice:) It's in rural Virginia and the view is
gorgeous. The whole digest is invited. I'll cook the ribs.
Question: I'd like to get to know you. Would you care to join me for a
canoe trip and some fishing?
Song request: "Here's my Martin. Would you play us some blues?"
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From: Tildemarie@aol.com
Subject: People Poll!
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FALL madness underway again...
BUT Hey...nothing else seems to be going on so
ANYone for some fun with the PEOPLE MAGAZINE poll under Sexiest Man...
& Under Musician...
IT's an AOL thing but....
He REALLY needs your vote!!
He's got mine!!
Mimi
http://people.aol.com/people/special/0,11859,181761,00.html
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From: "Tracie Kurland"
Subject: EricClapton&friendslive
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Having never seen this before, I bought a CD titled "Eric Clapton & friends
live" @ my local supermarket in North Jersey.
Well, it turns out that EC isn't playing on any of the songs...it's
Smokestack Lightning, Dixon, Bery, McDaniels, etc. performing EC
covers....somewhat dissapointing for me, not to mention false advertising.
I like a few of the songs, but thought that I'd here EC singing with the
artists!!???
Does anyone know the skinny on this?
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