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The White Cliffs of Dover are the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliff face, which reaches a height of 350 feet (110 m), owes its striking appearance to its composition of chalk accented by streaks of black flint , deposited during the Late Cretaceous .
Eric Johnson (born August 17, 1954) is an American guitarist, vocalist and composer.His 1990 album Ah Via Musicom was certified platinum by the RIAA, and the single "Cliffs of Dover" won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
While in the United Kingdom the song was made famous by Vera Lynn and sung by her to troops during the war, in the United States, "The White Cliffs of Dover" was first recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra in late 1941. Miller's version placed 10th in Billboard's Popularity Chart for the week ending Dec. 26, 1941, which was just 19 days after ...
Further projects at the white cliffs of Dover include re-introducing 20 to 35 Chough birds to the habitat. Meanwhile work in Hastings, East Sussex, will hike the resilience of rare bee species by ...
"Cliffs of Dover" is an instrumental rock composition by the American guitarist, singer and songwriter Eric Johnson, released on his 1990 studio album Ah Via Musicom. Johnson had performed it as early as 1984.
Capel-le-Ferne / ˌ k eɪ p əl l ə ˈ f ɜːr n / is a village on the White Cliffs of Dover, near Folkestone in Kent, England. Its name derives from a medieval French term meaning "chapel in the ferns". In 2011 the village had a population of 1,884. [1] It is perched on top of the White Cliffs of Dover.
On a clear day, it is possible to see the opposite coastline of England from France and vice versa with the naked eye, with the most famous and obvious sight being the White Cliffs of Dover from the French coastline and shoreline buildings on both coastlines, as well as lights on either coastline at night, as in Matthew Arnold's poem "Dover Beach".
Another specific example of string skipping can be heard in the instrumental piece "Cliffs of Dover" by Eric Johnson, during the intro (measures 6 and 7). [3] Johnson has said that string skipping is an important part of his soloing. [4]