Definitions for blackie
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1. Blackie

   Blackie is the affectionate nickname given by Eric Clapton to his favorite Fender Stratocaster. Eric Clapton switched from using Gibson guitars and began to use Stratocasters in 1970, largely due to the influence of Jimi Hendrix and of Blind Faith bandmate Steve Winwood. His first, nicknamed "Brownie", due to its sunburst brown finish, was used on his albums Eric Clapton and Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. In the same year, Clapton found the Sho-Bud guitar shop in Nashville, Tennessee. He bought six 1950s Stratocasters for two or three hundred US dollars each. After giving one each to George Harrison, Pete Townshend and Steve Winwood, he took the best parts of the remaining three and assembled "Blackie", so named for its black finish. It was first played live January 13, 1973 at the Rainbow Concert. Clapton would play Blackie for many years on and off stage; finally, after a tour concert in Hartford in 1985, it was retired due to issues with the neck. In 1988 the Eric Clapton Stratocaster was released according to Clapton's specifications; he began playing his new signature model shortly after. One of the last known occasions when Blackie was seen by the public was for a 1990 television commercial for the Japanese automobile firm Honda when, at the specific request of the company, Clapton used Blackie to record a new guitar solo on "Bad Love" in New York and was filmed for the commercial doing so. Blackie was also brought out on stage for one number during the Royal Albert Hall shows in 1991.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BLACKIE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Blackie is ranked #44957 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Blackie surname appeared 477 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Blackie.
   
   72.9% or 348 total occurrences were White.
   16.1% or 77 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   7.1% or 34 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.

How to pronounce blackie?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say blackie in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of blackie in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of blackie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=blackie
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html