“Tears In Heaven” was written by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings about the lost Clapton felt after his four-year-old son Conor fell to his death from a New York apartment window. The song was one of Clapton’s most successful–it was nominated for nine Grammy Awards and it won three. The song also appears on the soundtrack to the motion picture Rush. Clapton no longer performs the song.

B-I-G congratulations to iconic Canadian Rock Band Rush has been inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Forty years of excellent musicianship, songwriting and still going strong, this is a well deserved accomplishment. Will your favorite artist be able to say that??

Sixteen songs including: Tom Sawyer, Limelight, The Spirit Of Radio and Closer To The Heart were all inducted. Up next… The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? There has been a long standing debate as to why they’ve been snubbed for so long. While I was extremely happy to see Run DMC get their props, it’s beyond time for Rush as well!

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One of my favorite groups of all time: bassist/keyboardist/lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and writter/drummer supreme, Neil Peart, collectively known as Rush.

30+ years going strong. 24 Gold Records, 14 platinum albums and fourth behind The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith for the most consecutive gold or platinum albums by a rock band (Wikipedia), yet somehow still underrated.

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