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Why Jeff Beck said no to replacing Eric Clapton in the Bluesbreakers: “He called my mum several times. She said, ‘That John Mayall sounds very nice!’”

Beck was asked to follow Slowhand’s footsteps out of the Yardbirds and into the Bluesbreakers before he decided to go solo

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“Every artist that has played it goes crazy about it – it has been owned by two legends for a reason”: Up close with the Les Paul Custom that both Paul Kossoff and Eric Clapton owned

Dubbed the ‘Fretless Wonder’, the Les Paul Custom waltzed onto the scene in 1954. This particular mid-’50s model found its way into the hands of two guitar heroes

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“I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. It was like seeing an instrument from outer space. I said to myself, ‘That’s the future – that’s what I want’": The story of Eric Clapton’s Cream guitars

Beyond the tales of Clapton’s lost ’Bursts, the guitarist reached for a variety of instruments during his tenure in Cream, from the iconic ‘Fool’ SG to a mid-’60s ES-335

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“He said, ‘We’re going to make a record, and we’re going to have two guitar players.’ Then we made the Layla album”: Duane Allman on the first time he met Eric Clapton and made an instant classic

The two had huge respect for one another and quickly became close collaborators, resulting in a historic record

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From Hendrix’s pyrotechnics to Cory Wong’s hot-buttered funk, for 72 years the Strat has revolutionized how we play guitar. These are the 25 players who wrote – and burnt – the playbook

The Fender Stratocaster would just be a glorified carpentry project without the players who danced across its neck and gave it life. Here we celebrate 25 of the best

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"John Belushi always used to try to get off with my ex-wife. I'd say: 'John, I can hear you, you fat git'": Ronnie Wood's wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Bob Dylan and Axl Rose

Living with Hendrix? Jamming with Dylan? Giving Axl relationship advice? Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has done it all

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“The Queen guys were great but their fans just threw things at us – cigarette lighters, shoes, car keys, a loaf of bread, whatever”: How INXS endured a trial by fire to become a stadium rock band in their own right

“We learnt a lot from that whole experience”

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“Clapton kept calling Andy Summers and said, ‘You need to sell me your guitar. I’m going to record Fresh Cream and I need a Les Paul – that’s the sound I want’”: The hidden history of Eric Clapton’s 1960 Summersburst Les Paul Standard

When his ‘Beano’ ’Burst was stolen, Slowhand reached out to Andy Summers for a replacement – and the guitar became the sound of Cream

Guitar World

“That’s one thing I don’t like… It’s a completely different scene”: Jimi Hendrix never understood why people pitted him against Eric Clapton

In a rare interview conducted in 1968, Hendrix offered his thoughts on the rivalry that had been forced on himself and Slowhand

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“The cleaning lady came the next morning and everyone was on the floor. Mick Jagger had his head up inside the bass drum”: The incredible life and times of Hubert Sumlin, one of the blues' greatest guitarists

In a 1992 GW interview, the late Howlin' Wolf guitarist of 23 years told tales of taking (with permission) one of Eric Clapton's favorite Strats (before giving it back), fistfights with his boss, studio shenanigans, and the day Hendrix played Wolf's guitar with his teeth...

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“The thought process is, which notes should sting, which notes should moan, and how can I effectively express emotion”: From B.B. King to Eric Clapton and Otis Rush, the blues is the core element of Joe Bonamassa's playing

In this essential video lesson with the guitar superstar, he explains why it doesn't matter what style he is playing – it always begins and ends with the blues

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“I heard this car come roaring up… Jeff’s coming out and he’s holding this guitar. He said, ‘Here, this is yours for getting me in the Yardbirds’”: The story of the Fender Telecaster that unites Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page

How a gift of thanks from one Yardbird alumnus to another turned a guitar into a bona-fide icon

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“I was getting calls from George Harrison and Eric Clapton’s group. They were working together. And what were they interested in? The J-180 and J-185”: Inside Gibson's Century Collection acoustics – and the role the Rolling Stones and Beatles played

Period-correct in (almost) every detail, the Gibson Century Collection’s 12-fret format is addictively playable. Gibson's Robi Johns tells us it’s all downtothe Brits

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“He fired a shotgun out of a window into a bird sanctuary. When we heard the bang, we said to the tour manager, ‘You need to take that gun off him!’” The Sweet's last man standing Andy Scott on wild times and triumphs in glam's most influential band

The guitar history of the Sweet, one of the best-loved bands of the glam era, who splashed color, fun and rock-solid riffs across the ’70s pop world – and influenced a generation in the process

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Quote of the Day by Eric Clapton: 'The thing about pessimism is that in most cases it's nothing more than a…' - A powerful lesson on emotional healing, vulnerability, and the courage to keep believing by the most influential guitarists of all time, famous for his blues-rock sound

Eric Clapton's quote reveals pessimism often hides deep hopes and fears. This perspective suggests a protective shield for fragile dreams and longings. His life, marked by triumph and tragedy, provides powerful context. Acknowledging feelings requires courage, not weakness, in facing life's challenges. Understanding this offers compassion and kindness to others'…

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“When John smashed that guitar above my head, I knew it was coming. But it was terrifying nonetheless”: Stephen Bishop on friendship, luck, and his impossible-to-miss Ferrington guitar

He hit big with his 1976 debut, Careless, went on to be attacked by John Belushi in Animal House, and appeared in Michael Jackson’s Thriller video. As he suspends retirement for a farewell tour, he reveals the last musical item on his bucket list

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“I let it go to voicemail. It said, ‘Hello, this is Eric Clapton. This may sound like a hoax, but it’s not’”: Slowhand tried to invite Derek Trucks onto his album with JJ Cale – but he thought it was a prank call

Trucks was in the middle of a game of poker when Clapton came calling – but he didn't answer the phone

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"The nurse gave me a note that said, 'If you have a drink, you will die.' I had a glass of wine." Phil Collins opens up about his past struggles with alcohol addiction, and reveals how Eric Clapton offered help in his darkest hours

"I was very close to dying"

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Fender escalates Stratocaster copyright fight, taking aim at Yamaha

Fender, the US maker of the iconic Stratocaster electric guitar played by Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, has widened its legal campaign to defend the guitar's design with a notice letter sent to Yamaha, the Japanese company told Reuters .

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"The whole song turned into kind of a guitar dialogue." Watch the historic footage of Robbie Robertson saving Eric Clapton before they go head-to-head in a duel for the ages

Captured by Martin Scorsese for the concert film The Last Waltz, Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton's guitar duel is a standout moment from two standout careers

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Why Lionel Richie's Sandringham Festival Was Cancelled Just Weeks Before It Was Due to Begin

The Heritage Live concert series at Sandringham Estate was cancelled due to soaring costs and financial risks, despite a star-studded line-up including Lionel Richie and Janet Jackson.

Evening Standard

Major UK festival series featuring Janet Jackson cancelled at '11th hour' due to poor ticket sales

Heritage Live said it was ‘devastated’ to cancel 11 days of concerts across three sites

The Independent UK

Why Heritage Live has cancelled its summer festivals featuring Lionel Richie and Eric Clapton

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The Independent UK

Heritage Live cancels three festivals due to ‘far lower than average ticket sales’

The planned line-ups included Janet Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Eric Clapton, Ricky Martin, and Lionel Richie

Guitar World

“I bought a tiger-stripe Les Paul and started playing it on stage. I broke the neck, got it back and it sounded better. Then I was even more attached to it!” Kirk Hammett on Gibsons, the magic of Greeny and why he thinks the age of active pickups is over

The Metallica lead guitarist discusses Peter Green's influence, the magic of a Gibson P.A.F. pickup, and how owning Greeny has been a life-changing experience

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