Derek and the Dominos Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Fun with isolated tracks: Listen to Eric Clapton and Duane Allman play on “Layla”

Whenever there’s a survey on the greatest guitar riffs of all time, “Layla” from Derek and the Dominos one-and-only album

Eric Clapton has had a ton of albums released. According to my research, he’s released approximately 20 solo albums. That’s

An excellent analysis of the recording can be found at Bobby Owsinki’s blog. And once you’re done that, here’s his deconstruction

So last week, I took a look at ten songs over 7 minutes long in a more modern sense. But

Tales from the Sports Journalist’s Beat – Morgan Campbell in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 019 January 24, 2021
From being an NCAA football player to becoming a journalist, Morgan Campbell has spent most of his life with an insiders’ view of the sports world. Over his 20+ year career, he’s witnessed the changes and pullback in sports journalism. In this episode, Morgan breaks down the impact of the new realities of sports journalism, […]
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The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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