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Eric Clapton shares moving eulogy for John Mayall
By Rob Laing published
"I want to say thank you for rescuing me from oblivion," he says in a candid video in tribute to his blues mentor, who has passed away at the age of 90

His musical career has taken him from blues to pop, reggae, country and back again as we hone in 4 key chords from the career of old Slowhand himself to help you mine some inspiration for yourself
By Leigh Fuge published
D major triad of your love

Susan Tedeschi on honouring Jeff Beck and why the Telecaster chose her
By Amit Sharma published
Susan's signature Fender takes Telecaster versatility to a new level – and it mirrors her incredible career so far

Eric Clapton’s ‘Wonderful Tonight’ 1974 000-28 Martin acoustic is heading to auction (again)
By Jonathan Horsley published
Clapton shed tears when the stalwart acoustic left his collection in 1999, and now it is up for sale once more, complete with Don Williams tribute sticker and cigarette burns

Eric Clapton and the song he said he'd never play live again
By Michael Leonard published
"I was suddenly aware of the fact that there was a way to turn this dreadful tragedy into something positive"

Eric Clapton’s Marshall JCM800 that rocked 1.5 billion people at Live Aid is up for sale
By Jonathan Horsley published
So you need an amp to play guitar in a stadium for a watching TV audience of over a billion people? Well, something has just come in... All you need is a cobbled together Strat

'The first thing you often hear on any blues record is a taster of what's to come': Here are 40 turnarounds to fire up your blues guitar playing
By Richard Barrett published
Never be short of ideas again with this guide

"He showed me some things that Charlie Patton and Robert Johnson had taught him – he knew those people": Hubert Sumlin, Howlin' Wolf and their legendary blues legacy
By Julian Piper published
Legendary Howlin' Wolf guitar sideman on his hard blues road

“That was just the way it was at that point because Ahmet Ertegun was more or less in love with Eric. He thought Eric should be the frontman”: Cream and the trouble with Strange Brew
By Matt Frost published
The classic opener to Disraeli Gears was never a favourite of Cream's members, and this is why
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