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Eric Clapton: A Look Back At 2015
27 Dec 15
As the year draws to a close, take a moment to check out the 2015 Eric Clapton Photo Gallery featuring more than 150 photos by you – Eric’s biggest fans – from his 70th Birthday Celebrations in New York and London. If you have some great shots but didn’t email them to WE!, it’s not too late. Send them to info@whereseric.com today.
Here’s a quick recap of EC’s year in music:
28 April: “Forever Man” retrospective box set of Reprise years released
07 May: Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis, TN
30 Mar: EC turned 70. Read “70 Reasons Why EC’s An Icon”
1 & 3 May: EC celebrates his birthday with two shows at Madison Square Garden with special guests
16-23 May: EC’s birthday party continues with 7 shows at the Royal Albert Hall
24 July: Philippe Mora’s film, “Three Days In Auschwitz,” with music by EC, premiered
25 July: EC headlined Beefy’s Big 60th Birthday Bash to raise funds for charity
16 Nov: EC announced a 5 night residency in Tokyo for April 2016
13 Nov: “Slowhand At 70” released on blu-ray, DVD and CD.
02 Dec: “Slowhand At 70” reached #1 in 7 countries and was Top 5 in 7 more
04 Dec: Cream Limited Edition Singles box set released
Early Dec: EC in the recording studio working on a future project
11 Dec: EC helped celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Outward Bound Trust with a gig at Buckingham Palace
BY THE WAY, DO YOU HAVE PHOTOS OF ERIC CLAPTON FROM THE 60S TO THE 00S?
The WE! Team is always adding images to the 26 photo galleries on whereseric.com. We’re particularly searching for images from 1965 to 2005, along with photos / scans of memorabilia. Email all photos and scans to info@whereseric.com. Here’s some of the stuff we’re hunting for:
– Photos of Eric & his bandmates in the 60s/70s/80s/90s/00s
– Scans of Picture Sleeves for 45s or 12″ singles (especially from the U.S.)
– Concert and Event Programme Covers
– Photos of Concert Tour Memorabilia
– Scans or Photos of Adverts / Handbills for EC Tours and Albums
– Photos of Posters in Your Collection
– Book and Magazine Covers
– Photos or Scans of Promotional Items
– Photos of EC’s Guitars & Amplifiers through the years
– Scans of Picture Sleeves for 45s or 12″ singles (especially from the U.S.)
– Concert and Event Programme Covers
– Photos of Concert Tour Memorabilia
– Scans or Photos of Adverts / Handbills for EC Tours and Albums
– Photos of Posters in Your Collection
– Book and Magazine Covers
– Photos or Scans of Promotional Items
– Photos of EC’s Guitars & Amplifiers through the years
Important: Send uncropped digital concert photos or high quality scans of old photos and paper ephemera (files should be at least 500KB). Photos must have been taken by you or you have the photographer’s permission to send them to us. Items of memorabilia look best when photographed on a plain background. Be sure to include your name so the photo or item canbe credited.