From OP: There is a little known story from the annals of Rock and Roll history that in 1965, a then twenty year old Eric Clapton and some British musical friends formed a band and came to Athens where they auditioned and got a job at The Igloo Club on Fokionos Negri.When they got the job they called themselves The Faces and played covers of Chuck Berry and Rolling Stones songs among others.They were the opening act for a popular Greek band called The Juniors. When a car accident killed a member of the Juniors and injured their guitarist, Clapton filled in and was playing in both bands, sometimes ten to twelve hours a night.
THE JUNIORS - Let Me In
ReplyDeleteFrom: Let Me In / Miss Blue Jeans ( 45 RPM, Single)(1966)
Members:
Αλέκος Καρακαντάς [Alekos Karakantas] (guitar), Εύρης Παρίτσης [Evris Paritsis] (guitar, vocals), Θάνος Σουγιούλ [Thanos Sougioul] (bass, 1962-65), Λάκης Βλαβιανός [Lakis Vlavianos] (organ), Τζίμης Νταής [Tzimis Ntais] (drums), Πέτρος Πολλάτος [Petros Pollatos] (saxophone), Mike Rozakis (guitar, vocals), Eric Clapton (guitar)
From OP:
There is a little known story from the annals of Rock and Roll history that in 1965, a then twenty year old Eric Clapton and some British musical friends formed a band and came to Athens where they auditioned and got a job at The Igloo Club on Fokionos Negri.When they got the job they called themselves The Faces and played covers of Chuck Berry and Rolling Stones songs among others.They were the opening act for a popular Greek band called The Juniors. When a car accident killed a member of the Juniors and injured their guitarist, Clapton filled in and was playing in both bands, sometimes ten to twelve hours a night.