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Clapton Lines Up 2008 Tour Dates

Posted by Janice Bryant On March - 3 - 2008

After Eric Clapton finished up his run in New York City with Steve Winwood, he added some new dates on to his ever expanding spring and summer tour.

Currently the legendary guitarist has 13 appearances slated for the months of May and June. He kicks things off in Tampa, FL on May 3. The new dates are bringing Clapton back north once he completes his stretch in Florida. Clapton has shows scheduled for New York, New Jersey and other destinations on the East Coast.

Sales dates and full information about the upcoming shows are listed on the tour website for Clapton.

Clapton last week wrapped up his three night, sold out stand with fellow rock legend Steve Winwood at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The two musicians played briefly together in the super group from the 1960s, Blind Faith. They hadn’t performed together in a full concert in almost 40 years. Last summer they connected for an impromptu reunion in Chicago at the Crossroads Guitar Festival. On “Dirty City,” Winwood’s latest single from “Nine Live” his forthcoming album, Clapton is featured.

The latest studio effort from Clapton came in 2006. “The Road to Escondido,” reunited the guitarist and singer with J.J. Cale, his hero. Clapton’s album recently earned a Grammy Award as Best Contemporary Blues Album.

Slowhand last October released a two disc retrospective of Clapton’s career entitled”Complete Clapton.” In coincided with Clapton’s memoir entitled “Clapton: The Autobiography.” Reportedly the publisher Random House paid Clapton $4 million for rights to his memoirs. Christopher Simon Sykes was the co-writer.

Clapton, over the course of his 40 plus year career, has won a total of 19 Grammys along with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Clapton is also the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s first triple inductee as a solo artist as well as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream.

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