Eric Clapton vs Tears in Heaven

Brian and Murdock unravel another story-behind-the-song, following one of the great guitar gods through his cocaine 70s, alcohol 80s, and loss + redemption 90s.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/tears-in-heaven-eric-clapton-song-story/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderful_Tonight

https://www.biography.com/news/eric-clapton-tears-in-heaven-son

https://www.biography.com/news/eric-clapton-the-beatles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Stevie_Ray_Vaughan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lili_Fini_Zanuck

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_the_World

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-eric-clapton-felt-when-stevie-ray-vaughan-died/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lory_Del_Santo

https://www.tumblr.com/mcglassonion/179872558811/i-read-somewhere-that-lory-del-santo-conor

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2007/11/clapton200711

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_in_Heaven

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