Ebook: Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton

For half a century Eric Clapton has been acknowledged to be one of music's greatest virtuosos, the unrivalled master of an indispensable tool, the solid-body electric guitar. His career has spanned the history of rock, and often shaped it via the seminal bands with whom he's played: the Yardbirds, John Mavall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominoes. Winner of 17 Grammys, the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame's only three-time inductee, he is an enduring influence on every other star soloist who ever wielded a pick.--Jacket.;Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Prologue: A Clockwork Strawberry; Introduction: The Supersurvivor; Chapter 1: Rick; Chapter 2: Pat; Chapter 3: Troubadour; Chapter 4: Rooster to Engineer; Chapter 5: Yardbird; Chapter 6: Journeyman; Chapter 7: Bluesbreaker; Chapter 8: Just Like Freddie; Chapter 9: Stiggy; Chapter 10: NSU; Chapter 11: The Pheasantry; Chapter 12: 'Fuck! I'm Rich!'; Chapter 13: Into the Woods; Chapter 14: Million-Dollar Timebomb; Chapter 15: The Domino Effect; Chapter 16: Fanfare for Eric; Chapter 17: The Black Box; Chapter 18: E+P; Chapter 19: Wonderful Tonight?