Blackie Latest about Blackie Watch Eric Clapton’s Epic “Layla” Live Aid Performance By Christopher Scapelliti published 17 May 23 Video Slowhand gives his “Blackie” Fender Stratocaster one of its final outings in this landmark rendition of the Derek and the Dominos classic Video Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1“Floyd came into town, ran out of money, and ended up staying in our house.” Alice Cooper on living with Pink Floyd, mind-reading with Syd Barrett — and the pot-laced brownies that scored them a coveted gig2“I heard about this kid who had a guitar. That was a lot of money in those days.” George Harrison said a loan from his mom helped him buy his first guitar, setting him on the path to the Beatles3“I was asleep. He walked into my bedroom and said, ‘Darling, I think this is a hit.’” Nile Rodgers says David Bowie wrote his 1983 funk hit featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan on a 12-string acoustic strung with only six strings4"What a wedding band!" Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith and Tool's Justin Chancellor form a surprise supergroup with Nicko McBrain for a one-off performance of a Jeff Beck classic 5“We weren’t looking for perfection; we looked for mistakes that were really good.” On the anniversary of Marc Bolan’s death, we look back at his life in music and his greatest album: ‘The Slider’
Watch Eric Clapton’s Epic “Layla” Live Aid Performance By Christopher Scapelliti published 17 May 23 Video Slowhand gives his “Blackie” Fender Stratocaster one of its final outings in this landmark rendition of the Derek and the Dominos classic
