8 GREAT ERIC CLAPTON GUEST GIGS
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THE BAND,
“FURTHER ON UP
THE ROAD” (1976)
For The Band’s legendary farewell
concert, they brought in Eric to wail on
classic Chicago blues and to trade solos
with The Band’s Robbie Robertson,
another 60s blues-rock pioneer. About 40
seconds into the YouTube video, you can
even see the strap falling off Slowhand’s
famed Strat “Blackie” and hear him grunt
loudly. Hey, happens to the best of us –
even the legendary Eric Clapton.
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Pete Prown is the leader
of Guitar Garden, which has several
CDs to its credit, as well as a veteran
guitar journalist. He also writes
fiction, available at
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“Further On Up the Road” by The Band
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