Eric Clapton - Willie And The Hand Jive

Published on: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:46:02 -0700

Lyrics: I know a cat named Way-Out Willie, Got a cool little chick named Rocking Millie. He can walk and stroll and Susie Q And do that crazy hand jive, too. Mama, mama, look at Uncle Joe Doing the hand jive with sister Flo. Grandma gave baby sister a dime; Said, "Do that hand jive one more time." Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive, Do that crazy hand jive. Doctor and a lawyer and an Indian chief, They all dig that crazy beat. Way-Out Willie gave them all a treat When he did that hand jive with his feet. Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive, Do that crazy hand jive. Willie and Millie got married last fall. They had a little Willie junior and that ain't all. Well, the kids got crazy and it's plain to see, Doing the hand jive on T.V. Hand jive, hand jive, hand jive, Do that crazy hand jive. Hey Eh. Eric Patrick Clapton wasborn 30 March 1945. Clapton was born in Ripley, Surrey, England, the son of 16 year old Patricia Molly Clapton and Edward Walter Fryer, a 24-year-old soldier from Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the two were not married. Fryer shipped off to war prior to Clapton's birth and then returned to Canada. Clapton grew up with his grandmother, Rose, and her second husband Jack, believing they were his parents and that his mother was his older sister. Their surname was Clapp, which has given rise to the widespread but erroneous belief that Clapton's real surname is Clapp (Clapton is the name of Rose's first husband, Eric Clapton's maternal grandfather). Years later, his mother married another Canadian soldier, moved to Canada and left Eric with his grandparents. When Clapton was nine years old, he discovered the true situation when his mother and six year old half-brother, Brian, returned to England for a visit. The experience became a defining moment in his life. He stopped applying himself at school and became moody and distant from his family. Brian died in 1974 in a motorcycle accident. Clapton also has two half-sisters from his mother's marriage: Cheryl (born in May 1953) and Heather (born in September 1958). Clapton grew up quiet, shy, lonely and in his words a "nasty kid", who was very serious about his musical goals. However he is also known to have had a sense of humor. Clapton spent his secondary school years at the Hollyfield School in Surbiton. Clapton received an acoustic Spanish Hoya guitar for his 13th birthday. He found learning the instrument very difficult and nearly gave up. He was influenced by the blues from an early age and practiced long hours to learn chords and copy the music of blues artists that he listened to on his Grundig Cub tape recorder. After leaving secondary school in 1961, Clapton studied at the Kingston College of Art but he was dismissed at the end of the academic year because his focus remained on music rather than art. Around this time Clapton began busking around Kingston, Richmond and the West End of London. When he was 17 years old Clapton joined his first band. It was an early British R&B group called The Roosters. He stayed with this band from January through August in 1963. Clapton did a brief seven gig stint with Casey Jones and the Engineers in October 1963. He is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (The Yardbirds, Cream, and solo). Often viewed by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Clapton was ranked fourth in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #53 on their list of the Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Although Clapton's musical style has varied throughout his career, it has always remained rooted in the blues. Clapton is credited as an innovator in several phases of his career, which have included blues-rock (with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and The Yardbirds) and psychedelic rock (with Cream). Clapton has also achieved great chart success in genres ranging from Delta blues (Me and Mr. Johnson) to pop ("Change the World") and reggae (Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff"). Clapton also achieved fame with Derek and the Dominos through the hit song "Layla".

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Keywords: Eric Clapton Willie And The Hand Jive 461 Ocean Boulevard Guitarist Pop Rock R&B Blues Music 1974
Added: June 18, 2008