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On her return she moved back into Hurtwood Edge. By then Clapton was using heroin quite heavily to mitigate his continuing obsession with George Harrison's wife Pattie Boyd; Alice also became hooked on the drug. In his autobiography Clapton says, "Alice came back to live with me, and she started using too". [19]
Whitlock subsequently lived in Hurtwood Edge, Clapton's house in Surrey, where the two musicians jammed and began to write the bulk of the Dominos' catalogue on acoustic guitars. [9] Many of the new songs reflected Clapton's growing infatuation with Pattie Boyd , [ 14 ] [ 15 ] the wife of his best friend George Harrison , [ 9 ] [ 16 ] who had ...
Clapton's house at the time was Hurtwood Edge, in Ewhurst, Surrey, [9] and he later said the month was possibly April. [8] Data from two meteorological stations in the London area show that April 1969 set a record for sunlight hours for the 1960s. The Greenwich station recorded 189 hours for April, a high that was not beaten until 1984.
Johns visited Clapton and Pattie Boyd’s house, "Hurtwood Edge", regularly on weekends and holidays, taking advantage of Clapton’s recording studio to learn to play the drums. [6] Hurtwood Edge was like a second home to the young Johns who continued to get exposure to musical instruments during his frequent visits.
Whitlock contributed on keyboards and vocals to two Delaney & Bonnie albums in 1969, Home and Accept No Substitute. [11] Their touring band, known as Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, included musicians he would continue to work with on projects through to the early 1970s: bassist Carl Radle; drummers Jim Keltner and Jim Gordon; [12] and a horn section comprising Bobby Keys and Jim Price.
Whitlock recalls writing "A Game Called Life" and "The Scenery Has Slowly Changed" at Clapton's house Hurtwood Edge, shortly after he and Clapton had quit working with Delaney & Bonnie. [9] "Song for Paula" was written for the sister of Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd; the gatefold album cover also featured a photo of Paula Boyd. [7]
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Eric Patrick Clapton (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. [2]