George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

Sunday, time for a classic.

When George Harrison wrote "My Sweet Lord" in late 1969, THE BEATLES were still officially together, so Harrison gave the future inductee to their friend and Apple Records label mate, Billy Preston.

Five months later, THE BEATLES had disbanded, and with Preston’s version failing to score much attention, Harrison reclaimed the number and recorded it for his debut solo album "All Things Must Pass".

Though he wasn’t keen on a single getting issued, preferring the undiluted impact of a triple album, "My Sweet Lord" was released in late 1970 and soon thereafter, became an international No. 1 hit.

It was the first song by a former BEATLE to soar to the top, and it was the biggest seller of all the singles to be released by any of the four solo BEATLES in the ‘70s.

The million-selling single featured some famous Harrison friends -- including Preston, Eric Clapton, and Ringo Starr. Still, it's success was quickly followed by legal controversy. Turns out Harrison’s song sounded a lot like Ronnie Mack’s "He’s So Fine", which THE CHIFFONS had scored a hit in 1963. A prolonged copyright infringement suit followed, resulting in the court finding Harrison guilty of “subconsciously” copying the tune.

Regardless, Harrison believed that because "My Sweet Lord" sounded like a pop song, it had the power to sneak up on the listener, and he was right. The song's numerous “Hallelujah’s” and “Hare Krishna” chants became part of the mainstream, creatively pushed into the culture by an ex-BEATLE with a gentle spirit and a slide guitar.

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Here is a live clip with George harrison Live Madison Square Garden August 1st 1971



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E. L. O. - Telephone Line

Sunday and Nostalgic trippies :D
This band was enormous biggish in my youth, I loved em´.
Electric Light Orchestra was formed by Roy Wood and Jeff Lynn, Wood left and Lynne created the most of the tune in ELO after that.

Jeff Lynne                                                                                        

Roy Wood

They come from Birmingham, England but they are more known in the US. By the mid-1970s, they had become one of the biggest-selling acts in music. From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated 27 Top-40 hit singles in both the UK and the US.

They Released 13 albums and on the last 2001 album named "Zoom" they had Ringo Starr and George Harrison as guests musicians.

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Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight

As we do a tune from every gig we work on I was suposed to do Ildivo...
Hm....not really my cup of tea... BUT I read a book :-D

"Eric Clapton, The Autobiography" A real great book, I read it in 2 days.

Its his full story from when he was born to present time.
Time to time very strong and sad story but it really got to me.
He was raised by her granparents, which he didnt know b4 10 years old.
The woman who was his "sister" was his mum. He grew up in a English town Ripley.
Many storys about other artists and specially George Harrison and also Jimi Hendrix.



I saw Eric last time he performed in Stockholm last year, a wonderful gig.

The tune of today have a special story, He and his girlfriend Patti was suposed to go on this party and Patti took sooo long time to put make up on, get the right clothes etc..and Eric was done in a moment and sat there and waited for her to get ready.....and waited and waited....then this tune came around :D



Eric Clapton held a party at his Surrey house celebrating his marriage to Patti Boyd. Clapton had set-up a small stage in the garden and as the evening progressed Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr ended up jamming together along with Clapton, Ginger Baker and Mick Jagger on May 19, 1979. They divorsed 1989.

Now Eric is married to Melia McEnery and still are.



Enjoy,
Hugs Thetania



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Eric Clapton - My Father's Eyes

Eric Clapton visited Stockholm on Wednesday in the Globe.
Claptonhas been out on this tour since january this year,
the dates that are left is:
11 June 2011 – Herning, Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen
24 June 2011 – Cava De' Tirreni, Italy Stadio di Cava De' Tirreni
6 October 2011 – Porto Alegre, Brazil Fiergs
9 October 2011 – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil HSBC Arena
12 October 2011 – Sao Paulo, Brazil Morumbi Stadium

A friend asked me if he was old and tired....NAH not a bit.
The man had grown longer hair and still have that bright look in his eyes, and did still have the same finger fastness as he always had. Clapton had some seated tunes mixed with faster standing onces. A perfect mix! The audience was really mixed in the ages and all of em seemed to have a ball!

This man devoted to the blues, and he play and sings like a god!
Clapton was influenced by the blues from an early age and practiced long hours to learn chords of blues music he listened to, playing along to the records.
He preserved his practice sessions using his portable Grundig reel-to-reel tape recorder, listening to them over and over until he felt he'd got it right.
Clapton cites Freddie King, B.B. King, Albert King, Buddy Guy, and Hubert Sumlin as guitar playing influence.



When he was younger his friends was all kinda familiar dudes, sutch as Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, George Harrison etc.

Beside going solo he has been in the following bands:
The Yardbirds
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Cream
Blind Faith
Delaney & Bonnie and Friends
The Plastic Ono Band
Derek and the Dominos

Clapton have a done a big bunch of albums with all of them and a huge pile solo albums. The latest came out in 2010 and were named just Clapton.

This is some of the pics I took on the show, wish I had Stones big camera..

Eric Clapton & His Band
8 June 2011 - Ericsson Globe, Stockholm
01. Key To The Highway
02. Going Down Slow
03. Hoochie Coochie Man
04. Old Love
05. Tearing Us Apart
06. Driftin'
07. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
08. Same Old Blues (JJ Cale)
09. Layla
10. Badge
11. Wonderful Tonight
12. Before You Accuse Me
13. Little Queen Of Spades
14. Cocaine
15. Crossroads

Clapton´s Stage Manager Michael, is a fantastic 63 year old man that been in the business since 1963 and been with Clapton since 1984 I think it was. Michael or Mikie that the others called him, had full control over what happended on his stage and when and all the dudes around him, loved to see him swinging his magic touch over the arena.
Here is me and Mikie in the Globe Garage. Just loved that cool guy!!

Dudettes and Dudes here is Mr Clapton and his "My Father´s Eyes"

Love, Thetania




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