Behind the Mask - The Eric Clapton Story (1987) - Music Documentary and Radio Concerts

BBC Radio 1 - 1987-07-11

Behind the Mask - The Eric Clapton Story

A six-part series tracing the life and times of one of rock's most enigmatic superstars.

Produced by Roger Lewis

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Part 1 1987-07-11 - Loud, Confident and Wrong!

Childhood and his early career with the Roosters, Casey Jones & The Engineers and the Yardbirds.

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Part 2 - 1987-07-18 - I Was Going to Be a Singer

Leaving the Yardbirds; his career with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and the forming of Cream.

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Part 3 - 1987-07-25 - We Were Losing Our Souls

The success of Cream; the emergence of Jimi Hendrix; Cream's musicianship and eventual split.

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Part 4 - 1987-08-01 - I Wasn't Going to Take Star Billing

The short lived careers with Blind Faith and Delaney and Bonnie and the formation of Derek and the Dominoes.

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Part 5 - 1987-08-08 - Don 't Wanna Face Life

Drug addiction; the Rainbow concert; his love for George Harrison's wife, Patti and their eventual marriage.

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Part 6 - 1987-08-15 - Playing Music with People You Love

Alcoholism and how he beat it; his album 'Behind The Sun' and the reasons for his continued success.

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Music Documentary and Radio Concerts

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