“Where I belonged”: The artist who made Eric Clapton want to play guitar
Although Eric Clapton was a bluesy troubadour from the beginning, he had a special fondness for those speaking his musical language.
“I was only half there”: The band Eric Clapton never enjoyed playing with
For all of the journeyman aspects Eric Clapton had, he could put his hand up for not exactly being the best team player.
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Teddy McDonald pointed out Ed Sheeran was using a fake Eric Clapton Crashocaster. So they asked him to replace it
The British artist and lifelong guitarist discusses his work on Sheeran’s custom-painted Strats –and why he views the model ...
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Eric Clapton pays emotional tribute to his Bluesbreaker bandmate and blues mentor John Mayall
Eric Clapton has paid an emotional tribute ... formed one of the most potent and influential electric guitar forces in British blues during the ’60s, when the two teamed up under Mayall ...
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The Hawaiian Roots of the Electric Guitar
As a teenager, he started playing “Spanish guitar” – that’s what everybody called acoustic guitars before electric guitars were invented. One day, while he picked the strings with his right hand as ...
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The Guitarist Eric Clapton Says Plays “Like Nobody Else”
Imagine you are a young guitarist, and one of your heroes becomes a fan. Los Angeles-based producer and artist Mike Gordon knows the feeling. Eric Clapton announced his admiration for Gordon—who ...
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Eric Clapton’s Latest Album Hits No. 1—But It Doesn’t Count Toward His Career Wins
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 rises to No. 1 on Billboard's Blues Albums chart, but ... [+] Clapton himself doesn't earn a new champion. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 24 ...