“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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Eric Clapton hated Cream’s “Crossroads." But is there an even longer version of it?
Producer Tom Dowd said Cream never played “Crossroads” for less than seven minutes in concert and was certain the 'Wheels of ...
“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.
Buddy Guy on the one thing every guitar player needs to play the blues
Guy shared his insights with Guitar Player, saying, "Every interview I've ever had, I get asked 'Can a white man play the ...
Eric Clapton Nearly Charts A New No. 1 Album With One Of His Most Famous Releases
Eric Clapton’s fifth solo album Slowhand debuts on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart at No. 2, nearly netting the guitarist ...
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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 ...
Veteran bassist Nathan East on recording one of Eric Clapton's most personal – and well-loved – songs
From the outset, the guitar icon made no secret of the fact that the 1991 track held special meaning, having written it as a ...
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Eric Clapton has been in the spotlight ... Clapton had already befriended George Harrison, playing the solo on the Beatles ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’, shortly before forming Blind Faith ...
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SiriusXM To Celebrate Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix And More For International Guitar Month
SiriusXM Guitar Greats (Channel 105), saluting the greatest guitarists in history, including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Prince. From April 5 at 12 p.m. ET through April 19 at 3 a.m. ET ...