Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me
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Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me is the 2007 autobiography
of Pattie Boyd
written with Penny Junor
. Beginning with her childhood in Kenya
, Wonderful Tonight covers Boyd's marriage and divorce to Beatle George Harrison
and later marriage and divorce of Harrison's best friend, Eric Clapton
. The book's title is in reference to Clapton's 1977 song, Wonderful Tonight
, which he wrote about Boyd.
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
of Pattie Boyd
Pattie Boyd
Patricia Anne "Pattie" Boyd is an English model and photographer, and the former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton...
written with Penny Junor
Penny Junor
Penny Junor is an English journalist and author.-Education:Junor was educated at the independent Benenden School in Kent and read History at St Andrew's University, but left in her second year to get married....
. Beginning with her childhood in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, Wonderful Tonight covers Boyd's marriage and divorce to Beatle George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
and later marriage and divorce of Harrison's best friend, Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
. The book's title is in reference to Clapton's 1977 song, Wonderful Tonight
Wonderful Tonight
"Wonderful Tonight" is a song written by Eric Clapton. It was included on Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand and released as a single the following year. Clapton wrote the song about Pattie Boyd, and it is mentioned in her autobiographical book Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me...
, which he wrote about Boyd.