The Dominos

The History of Eric Clapton is an entirely electric set with every tune performed in its original key and tempo. Nearly every arrangement is also true to the original. Randell Young has the same vocal range as Eric Clapton so all of the high notes are going to be there and nearly all of the lead vocals are phrased just like the original recordings.

Like Eric Clapton, Randell Young plays a modified Stratocaster and gets that sweet Clapton guitar tone using just the amplifier and guitar — not a single noisy, pedal-based sound processor or amp modeler to be found anywhere. There are countless well-known and well-loved guitar licks and many solos that are presented verbatim; and, just as you would hear at any of Eric Clapton’s live show, there are also many solos that are improvised — in the style of Eric Clapton, of course.

Like Nathan East (Clapton’s long-time touring bassist), The Dominos keep the original bass lines where they continue to work well (Badge and Sunshine of Your Love for example) but also update some of the older tunes with a more groove-friendly, R&B authentic bass line. Aaron Hice (bass) and Raymond Genovese (drums) hold down The Dominos’ rhythm section. Olivia Kyla and Elissa Sophia Metropoulos, both strong lead vocalists, bring great pitch and blend to the backup vocals while covering The Dominos’ meticulously arranged piano and organ parts.

The History of Eric Clapton can be presented as a 90-minute or two-hour show with no intermission or as a 90-minute first show followed by an intermission and a 60 to 90-minute second show but can be shortened or expanded to accommodate any format. The Dominos have over three hours of material properly arranged and rehearsed. The material presented is so epic that every song literally has its own Wikipedia page.

There are no backing tracks, auto-tune or sequencing. Every note is performed live by Randell Young, Aaron “The Wolf” Hice, Olivia Kyla, Elissa Sophia Metropoulos and Raymond Genovese.

British Rocker Eric Clapton, an 18-time Grammy winner and the only three-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, emulated American Rhythm and Blues to become the most commercially successful guitarist of all time. He has toured and recorded with many notable bands including: The Yardbirds, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, and Derek and The Dominos. His solo recordings have sold over 280 million records. His live performances, supported by Nathan East on bass and Steve Gadd on drums, continue to sell out worldwide.

Now comes The Dominos, authentic American R&B players, with their retrospective on the music of Eric Clapton… and the only tribute with a guitarist/vocalist who can actually do justice to the Clapton catalogue.

Randell Young has worked with numerous artists of note including: Canned Heat, Poncho Sanchez, Max Bennett, Alphonse Mouzon, Nicolette Larson, Tony Guerrero, Rob Mullins, Harvey “Harmonica Fats” Blackston, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (of Steely Dan), Nesbert “Stix” Hooper (of The Jazz Crusaders), Jerald and Julie Harris (of Slapbak), Margot Chapman (of The Starland Vocal Band) and Rusty Cox (of The Dazz Band).

As a solo artist he has opened for such luminaries as Larry Carlton, Etta James, Steve Lukather, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Leon Russell, Canned Heat and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers.

Randell Young’s live performances have generated numerous favorable reviews. Los Angeles Times music critic Bill Kohlhaase credits Young with “a tight cosmopolitan sound”. KSBR’s Infamous Aaron Blackwell assesses Young as a “world-class blues master” while Orange County Register music critic Robert Kinsler touts Young as “a masterful blues player”.

No less of an authority on the Los Angeles music scene than the late Laura Mae Gross, former owner and proprietor of the city’s oldest blues club, Babe’s and Ricky’s (established 1964), frequently boasted, “Randell is the best guitar player we got”.

Randell Young has the same vocal range as Eric Clapton and, like Slowhand, plays a modified Stratocaster and gets that sweet Clapton guitar tone using just the amplifier and guitar — not a single noisy, pedal-based sound processor to be found anywhere.

Ironically and presciently, Randell Young had this to say way back in a 1993 interview with the LA Times, “You know how you hear a track without a guitar and you kind of fill it in? Stevie Ray Vaughn would have played it one way. Albert King would play another way and Albert Collins would play it yet another way. I generally hear it the way Clapton would play it.”

We can provide sound reinforcement or work with your system/engineer. We have no specific lighting requirements. We do not bring lights. We can fit onto a pretty small stage but you'll get a better visual result if your stage is wide enough to accommodate five pieces without anyone standing in front another piece.

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Elissa (keys/vocals)
Olivia (vocals/percussion)
Aaron (bass)
Raymond (drums)
Randell (guitar/vocals)