325 - Eric Clapton - Slowhand - Adam Ferrara
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EPISODE SUMMARY:
Drinking, drugs, dangerous behavior. These are all part and parcel of the rock 'n roll lifestyle that led to an outpouring of some of the most prolific and creative musicians in history during the raucous 1960s, 70s and 80s. Not all of the shenanigans from back then were forgivable, and more than a few of the people involved have continued to raise eyebrows to this day. Take British blues guitarist Eric Clapton, long considered a god among men, he has his fair share of skeletons in his closet. But even so, many people like actor and comedian Adam Ferrara are willing to separate the art from the artist in exchange for albums like 1977's Slowhand.
SHOW NOTES:
01:00 - Intro
04:30 - Meeting your heroes
14:30 - Long Island famous
21:30 - The story so far
31:00 - Coulda been an EP
36:30 - Art and artist
43:45 - The many phases of Clapton
53:00 - Patty Boyd’s good good
1:07:45 - Facts!
1:22:00 - Lightning round
1:30:30 - Outro/New music
Check out the music history of this album here.
ALBUM STREAM - SLOWHAND:
NEW MUSIC INSPIRED BY ERIC CLAPTON:
“Burning Out” by Philip Sayce