Brian welcomes musician Phil Medley back to the show to talk about the love, loss and heartbreak that led to one of the biggest songs of Eric Clapton’s career.

Listen to Phil Medley’s new solo EP: https://open.spotify.com/album/1b04NmcycNAtgwX9vL4S02?si=hk7QJzd3RwWdXH6hheei4Q

SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Jimmy Cliff – Many Rivers to Cross; Eric Clapton – Tears in Heaven (MTV Unplugged)

https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/tears-in-heaven-eric-clapton-song-story/

https://www.biography.com/news/eric-clapton-tears-in-heaven-son

https://www.biography.com/news/eric-clapton-the-beatles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Stevie_Ray_Vaughan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lili_Fini_Zanuck