Eric Clapton

The castaway on this week's Desert Island Discs is one of the legendary figures of the British rock music scene - guitarist Eric Clapton. Once known, blasphemously, as 'God', with prolific graffiti announcing 'Eric Clapton is God', he played with, among others, the Yardbirds, Cream and Blind Faith. Dealing successfully with years of alcohol and drug-related problems, he's still one of rock's superstars, and he'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his passion for music and his life of turmoil.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Choices

1.

Giacomo Puccini

Senza mamma (from Suor Angelica)

Soloist: Renata Scotto Orchestra: New Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Lorin Maazel

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2.

Georges Bizet

Au fond du temple saint (from The Pearl Fishers)

Soloist: Ernest Blanc and Nicolai Gedda Orchestra: Orchestra & Chorus of Theatre National de l'Opera-Comique of Paris

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3.

Robert Johnson

Crossroads Blues

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4.

Muddy Waters

Feel Like Going Home

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5.

Stevie Wonder

I Was Made To Love Her

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6.

Ray Charles

Hard Times

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7.

Freddie King

I Love The Woman

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8.

Castaway's favourite

Prince

Purple Rain

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Book

Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens

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Luxury item

Guitar

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