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  • All Things Must Pass Away

  • Harrison, Clapton, and Other Assorted Love Songs
  • By: Kenneth Womack, Jason Kruppa
  • Narrated by: Paul Woodson
  • Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (80 ratings)

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All Things Must Pass Away

By: Kenneth Womack, Jason Kruppa
Narrated by: Paul Woodson
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George Harrison and Eric Clapton shared a legendary and tumultuous friendship that shaped not only their respective lives and careers, but the shifting face of rock itself in the early 1970s. All Things Must Pass Away traces that friendship from its earliest roots in 1964, when Beatles-averse blues-rocker Eric met George backstage at the Hammersmith Odeon, through the messy trials of Clapton's affair with Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd, to the turn of the century, as the two elder statesmen of rock traded honors during Harrison's final days. But at the heart of the story are the November 1970 releases of All Things Must Pass, Harrison's powerful emancipatory statement in the wake of the Beatles' dissolution, and Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Clapton's impassioned reimagining of his art via Derek and the Dominos.

Authors Womak and Kruppa interrogate these two iconic albums, from inspiration to studio sessions to legacies, and unearth new perspectives on Harrison and Clapton and they way their musicianship and songwriting advanced rock 'n' roll from a windswept 1960s idealism into the wild and expansive new reality of the 1970s. Drawing on a mountain of archival material and featuring new research, All Things Must Pass Away sweeps aside the myths in favor of a richly detailed exploration of these two remarkable albums and the men who made them.

©2021 Kenneth Womack and Jason Kruppa (P)2021 Tantor
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A Great Story About Two Music Icons...

If you are a fan of George Harrison and Eric Clapton you will love this book. The book covers the recording of All Things Must Pass and Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs in great detail.

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Outstanding

A wonderful inside to two remarkable musicians. We are blessed to have lived during their time here on earth

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The Inner Light & Layla

A finer blend of guitar flavors not heard of before with storytelling. My Sweet Lord!

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Quite an interesting book

For fans, this book fills in a lot of details of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton’s life and careers. It’s well written. And the final note about the Concert for George with Eric as musical director it’s a fantastic piece, don’t miss it!

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Connecting the dots

Really enjoyed the parallels between Harrison and Clapton in recording and life paths.
If you like recording talk, studio personalities and interconnections between artists you’ll really enjoy this book.

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I know some but not all…

I found this a pleasant recap and reminder of things I already knew, enjoyed the updated context and learned more on how these two mega albums relate to the artists that created them. Enjoyed and digging into learn more about what I didn’t already know.

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interesting if you like to get into details

entertaining ALL THINGS MUST PASS.... .......... .... .... .... .... ... bbbb bbbbb bbby

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Wonderful book; horrible reading

I have enjoyed all of Ken Womack's books. Unfortunately, he continues to use Paul Woodson to read them. Woodson's tortured attempts at British accents and German pronunciations which loom large in Beatle subject matter are a major turn off to anyone who is deeply immersed in Beatle literature. Woodson clearly is not, and is a horrible choice for Womack's informed writing. Do yourself a favor and buy the print editions. That's what I'll be doing going forward.

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Rehash

All the information can be found elsewhere, nothing new and the book is very short.

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It Was just Meh

I’m sorry but this was a hard listen. Didn’t catch my attention. I would listen and wind up changing books or falling asleep.

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