Richard Clapton is one of Australia’s foremost singer/songwriters, paving the way for subsequent generations of songwriters to write about the experience of being Australian.
Like Americans Jackson Browne and Bruce Springsteen, Richard Clapton developed a sound based on melodic rock while his lyrics were poetic musings on his state of mind or the state of the nation.
By 1975, when he released his highly acclaimed, No.1 hit Girls on The Avenue, Clapton had set the themes he was to explore for the coming decades.
Over the following years there were a string of hits including the perennial favourites: Capricorn Dancer, Deep Water, I Am an Island, and many more.
Richard mastered that most difficult of show business acts – the highwire that requires the balance of radio-friendly tunes and candid, from-the-heart, lyrics. Since his first album in 1973, Richard has shown no signs of slowing down. He has released over 20 albums which have cumulatively sold over one million copies. He is the only rock artist to have received an Australia Council arts grant which enabled him to travel around the world writing new songs based on his experiences.
In 1999 he was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and in 2014, his first memoir “The Best Years of Our Lives” was published by Allen and Unwin.
When: 7pm-10pm, Saturday, 6th August 2022
Where: Tallagandra Winery, 1692 Murrumbateman Road, Gundaroo, New South Wales, 2620
Bookings: Richard Clapton Tickets, Sat 06/08/2022 at 7:00 pm | Eventbrite
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