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Eric Clapton’s 1964 ‘The Fool’ Gibson SG sells at auction for a record $1.27 million
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Fool and your money is easily parted as the iconic double-cut is now the most expensive of Clapton's guitars ever to be sold at auction, and is now owned by The Jim Irsay Collection
See Eric Clapton joined by Stevie Wonder, Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to Jeff Beck while Gales, Fish and Kingfish unite at Crossroads Guitar Festival
By Rob Laing published
It's all going down at the Crossroads – literally in the case of Eric Gales, Samantha Fish and Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram who covered Freddie King's classic
Five songs drummers need to hear featuring… Steve Jordan
By Stuart Williams published
From funk and soul to blues and rock 'n' roll, the Rolling Stones' drummer has covered a lot of ground as a session player
Eric Clapton's While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo was laid down on this day in 1968 because, says George Harrison, "I worked on that song with John, Paul and Ringo, and they were not interested in it at all"
By Will Groves published
Check out the story behind the session, and Clapton's isolated guitar part
“The first time I saw a Martin, it was like an exotic creature”: Watch Eric Clapton run the rule over his Guitar Center exclusive signature acoustics
By Jonathan Horsley published
Check out the other models in a limited run that celebrates 25 years of Crossroads Guitar Festival – including signature Clapton Strats and a PRS Private Stock Carlos Santana
Former Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden has died, aged 72
By Jonathan Horsley published
Marsden was a giant of blues and rock guitar, with a formidable guitar collection and an even more formidable style
Eric Clapton pays tribute to Robbie Robertson in rare interview: "He was the visionary. I have no doubt that he wrote all those songs"
By Rob Laing published
Slowhand isn't talking to mainstream journalists anymore – but one YouTuber has become a trusted outlet for his thoughts
Watch Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and Eric Clapton jam on The Sky Is Crying at the Jeff Beck tribute concert
By Jonathan Horsley published
The old Elmore James classic brought the house down with Clapton trading solos with Tedeschi and Trucks at the Royal Albert Hall
Eric Clapton releases cover of Moon River featuring the late Jeff Beck on stellar form in one of his final recordings
By Jonathan Horsley published
Moon River is released ahead of a pair of Jeff Beck tribute shows and is yet another reminder that no one could wrangle a Fender Stratocaster quite like Beck
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