Eric Clapton - 1978-03-21 - Savannah, GA (SBD)

Eric Clapton
1978-03-21
Civic Centre
Savannah GA
soundboard Recording
256 kbps
Artwork Included

01. The Core
02. Worried Life Blues
03. Peaches and Diesel
04. Wonderful Tonight
05. Lay Down Sally
06. Rodeo Man
07. Fool's Paradise
08. Cocaine
09. Double Trouble
10. Badge
11. Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)
12. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
13. Key to the Highway
14. Layla
15. Bottle of Red Wine

Eric Clapton - 1978-03-21 - Savannah, GA (SBD)

For Eric Clapton, the 1970s were the tale of two era's. Early in the decade, while leading Derek and The Dominos, and struggling with heroin addiction, he released his masterpiece, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. Later in the decade, he released a series of successful solo albums while battling addiction to alcohol. In between, he spent 3 years in isolation in his home in the UK,  battling drugs and pining for Patty Harrison, wife of best friend, George Harrison, and the subject of the Layla album. This soundboard from March 21, 1978, 35 years ago today, finds EC on tour in support of his solo album Slowhand, the title taken from his well known nickname. The album was both a critical and commercial success, reaching #2 on the Billboard charts and drawing comparisons to his masterful 461 Ocean Boulevard disc, which had launched his comeback from the years in isolation. Tunes from the disc such as The Core, Lay Down Sally, Cocaine and Wonderful Tonight became standards in his live shows for decades to come.  Download this one to hear EC on the comeback trail in the late 1970s!