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Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain admitted to ICU in San Francisco after heart related issues

Legendary tabla player Zakir Hussain has been admitted to the ICU of a hospital in San Francisco after experiencing heart related issues, his friend and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia said on Sunday. "He has been admitted to a hospital in San Francisco for a heart related problem for the last two weeks," Bachani said. The Tabla maestro, the eldest son of …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

John Lennon’s damning view on touring with The Beatles revealed in letter to Eric Clapton

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy John Lennon complained of the …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

John Lennon’s letter to Eric Clapton, asking him to form new supergroup, goes up for sale

CNN

CNN — A handwritten letter that John Lennon wrote to Eric Clapton inviting him to be part of a new supergroup is to be offered at auction next month. The eight-page letter sees Lennon express his heartfelt admiration for Clapton and his music, as he outlines his vision for a musical project that he hoped would have a “revolutionary” effect …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Lindsey Vonn has broken bones and broken records... now, at 40, the skiing legend is chasing more Olympic glory

Daily Mail

Back on August 27, 2022, Lindsey Vonn reached out and took the hand of her mother, Linda Krohn. US skiing legend Lindsey Vonn is making a stunning return - five years after retiring The Olympic champion, who previously dated Tiger Woods, is eyeing a fifth Winter Games 'I always feel I have a responsibility to myself and to her to …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Eric Clapton, Van Morrison and Bob Weir will honor Robbie Robertson at the Forum

LA Times

Robbie Robertson will be honored with an all-star tribute concert at Inglewood’s Kia Forum on Oct. 17. Eric Clapton and Van Morrison are among the classic-rock heavyweights who will pay tribute to the late Robbie Robertson at an all-star tribute concert set for Oct. 17 at Inglewood’s Kia Forum. “Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson,” as …

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5 months ago

UK blues legend John Mayall dead at 90

Hindustan Times

John Mayall, the British blues pioneer whose 1960s music collective the Bluesbreakers helped usher in a fertile period of rock and brought guitarists like Eric Clapton to prominence, has died at 90, his family said Tuesday. UK blues legend John Mayall dead at 90 Mayall, a singer and multi-instrumentalist who was dubbed "the godfather of British blues," and whose open-door …

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5 months ago

John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, dies at 90

Associated Press

LONDON — John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars, has died. “I’m a band leader and I know what I want to play in my band — who can be good friends of mine,” Mayall said in an interview with the Southern Vermont …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

"Revival 69" shows how John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono band saved a transformative festival

Salon

Ron Chapman’s "Revival 69: The Concert That Rocked the World" memorializes one of rock ‘n’ roll’s strangest, albeit highly consequential festivals. Even more significantly, the festival featured John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band debut scant days before he would privately announce the Beatles’ disbandment. In addition to a bevy of previously unseen footage, "Revival 69" is chockful of …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

A harrowing look at drummer Jim Gordon’s descent from rock talent to convicted murderer

LA Times

Book Review Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon By Joel Selvin Diversion Books: 288 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Gordon would go on to play drums for Eric Clapton’s Derek and the Dominos, adding the song’s indelible piano coda …

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9 months ago

Elle Macpherson cosies up to her boyfriend Doyle Bramhall as they check out the artwork at a star-studded Phillips gallery exhibition

Daily Mail

Elle Macpherson and her boyfriend Doyle Bramhall put on a cosy display as they attended the Seeing Red exhibition at the Phillips gallery on Tuesday. Elle looked chic in a structured pinstripe jacket, which she styled with pair of skinny black jeans and a gold chain strap bag. Elle Macpherson and her boyfriend Doyle Bramhall put on a cosy display …

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9 months, 1 week ago

A trove from Pattie Boyd’s life with George Harrison and Eric Clapton is up for sale at Christie’s

Associated Press

LONDON — Pattie Boyd was at the epicenter of the Swinging 60s, but not always the center of attention. “I want other people to enjoy them.” Boyd is famous as a musicians’ muse, inspiration for The Beatles’ song “Something,” composed for her by Harrison, as well as for Clapton’s scorching “Layla” and sweet “Wonderful Tonight.” The auction includes love letters …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Jack Antonoff, pop music’s production king, on Taylor Swift, his new album and the genre that’s ‘about to blow’

LA Times

“Great things are made by a small group of people yes-anding each other all the way to the moon,” says Jack Antonoff. “He better work with us again, or I’ll quit.” Jack Antonoff, right, and Taylor Swift with the members of Boygenius backstage at the 66th Grammy Awards in February. Decorated in cozy earth tones and lined with banks of …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pattie Boyd, Eric Clapton and George Harrison ‘love triangle’ letters up for auction

CNN

CNN — Mementoes from the personal collection of British photographer and model Pattie Boyd, who inspired a raft of famous songs by former husbands George Harrison and Eric Clapton, are going under the hammer. Boyd is “one of the greatest muses in rock history,” auction house Christie’s said in a press release Monday, adding that the collection offers “a fascinating …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Musicians’ muse Pattie Boyd auctions love letters from Eric Clapton and George Harrison

Associated Press

LONDON — Love letters to Pattie Boyd from both George Harrison and Eric Clapton are going up for sale at Christie’s auction house, alongside clothing, jewelry and other memorabilia from the renowned model and musicians’ muse. Boyd, who was previously married both to Beatle Harrison and to guitar legend Clapton, is selling a trove of items from her time at …

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10 months ago

Paul McCartney's missing bass and other mysterious musical instrument disappearances

BBC

Paul McCartney's missing bass and other mysterious musical instrument disappearances Getty Images Sir Paul McCartney was reunited with his stolen bass guitar this week after it was missing for 51 years From a 17th-Century Italian violin stolen from Japan to Drake's lost Blackberry in Mexico, here are musical lost and found mysteries that rival Sir Paul McCartney's. Getty Images Eric …

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1 year, 1 month ago

The unmasking of the narcissistic, conspiracy-spreading baby-boomer rock star

LA Times

Over two nights in late September, Eric Clapton used his music-industry connections and his decades of classic-rock hits to draw thousands of fans to Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. For lovers of 1960s rock, the show’s high point may have been back-to-back appearances by Roger McGuinn, with whom Clapton performed the Byrds’ “Eight Miles High,” and Stephen Stills, who …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Jim Gordon, famed session drummer convicted of murdering his mother, dies at 77

LA Times

Jim Gordon, the prolific session drummer who played with some of rock’s biggest stars — including the Beach Boys, several Beatles and Eric Clapton, whose classic “Layla” he’s credited with co-writing — before he was sentenced to prison for killing his mother, died Monday at the state-run California Medical Facility in Vacaville. Gordon’s drum break on the Incredible Bongo Band’s …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Johnny Depp, Eric Clapton and Sir Rod Stewart to perform at a Jeff Beck tribute concert

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Johnny Depp is set to …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Jeff Beck: Six performances from the guitar legend that will blow your mind

Live Mint

One of the things that Rolling Stone magazine does pretty well is making lists. There’s much to nitpick with it, but the one thing that always struck me as odd was the fact that both Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page ranked higher than Jeff Beck. Jeff Beck: Beck’s Bolero Beck was never one to play a 15-minute solo when three …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant pays tribute to Jeff Beck’s ‘enormous’ musical gift

The Independent

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1 year, 11 months ago

Jeff Beck death: Legendary rock guitarist dies from bacterial meningitis

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

‘Everyone is crying here’: Mother hit by soaring bills given ‘home from home’ by Parent Club

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The 33-year-old mother of two is a regular at Parent Club in Clapton, east …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Pattie Boyd on her 1974 split from ‘hot-blooded boy’ George Harrison

The Independent

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2 years, 10 months ago

London’s ‘smallest flat’ compared to prison cell sells for 80% above asking price

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Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain admitted to ICU in San Francisco after heart related issues

John Lennon’s damning view on touring with The Beatles revealed in letter to Eric Clapton

John Lennon’s letter to Eric Clapton, asking him to form new supergroup, goes up for sale

Lindsey Vonn has broken bones and broken records... now, at 40, the skiing legend is chasing more Olympic glory

Eric Clapton, Van Morrison and Bob Weir will honor Robbie Robertson at the Forum

UK blues legend John Mayall dead at 90

John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, dies at 90

"Revival 69" shows how John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono band saved a transformative festival

A harrowing look at drummer Jim Gordon’s descent from rock talent to convicted murderer

Elle Macpherson cosies up to her boyfriend Doyle Bramhall as they check out the artwork at a star-studded Phillips gallery exhibition

A trove from Pattie Boyd’s life with George Harrison and Eric Clapton is up for sale at Christie’s

Jack Antonoff, pop music’s production king, on Taylor Swift, his new album and the genre that’s ‘about to blow’

Pattie Boyd, Eric Clapton and George Harrison ‘love triangle’ letters up for auction

Musicians’ muse Pattie Boyd auctions love letters from Eric Clapton and George Harrison

Paul McCartney's missing bass and other mysterious musical instrument disappearances

The unmasking of the narcissistic, conspiracy-spreading baby-boomer rock star

Jim Gordon, famed session drummer convicted of murdering his mother, dies at 77

Johnny Depp, Eric Clapton and Sir Rod Stewart to perform at a Jeff Beck tribute concert

Jeff Beck: Six performances from the guitar legend that will blow your mind

Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant pays tribute to Jeff Beck’s ‘enormous’ musical gift

Jeff Beck death: Legendary rock guitarist dies from bacterial meningitis

‘Everyone is crying here’: Mother hit by soaring bills given ‘home from home’ by Parent Club

Pattie Boyd on her 1974 split from ‘hot-blooded boy’ George Harrison

London’s ‘smallest flat’ compared to prison cell sells for 80% above asking price