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Eric Clapton of British rock group Cream performs on the TV show 'Ready Steady Go!' in London in 1966.

Watch Eric Clapton Playing a ’Burst in Some of Cream’s Earliest Footage from 1966

By Rod Brakes published 9 December 21

Video Before moving to an SG Standard this Holy Grail Gibson was the guitar prodigy’s main squeeze.

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NOVEMBER 26: ROYAL ALBERT HALL Photo of CREAM, L-R: Jack Bruce, John Peel (sitting on chair in shadows), Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker performing live onstage at farewell concert, with Marshall amplifiers

Watch Cream’s Legendary “Sunshine of Your Love” Farewell Performance on the Anniversary of ‘Disraeli Gears’

By Rod Brakes published 2 November 21

Video Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker bring the house down at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1968.

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Jimi Hendrix, 1970

Watch this 1970 ABC Bulletin Delivering the Shocking News of Jimi Hendrix’s Death

By Rod Brakes published 1 October 21

Video “An astonishing performer whose onstage gyrations could make Elvis Presley look like a PE teacher.”

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Eric Clapton performs with Cream in 1967

Watch Eric Clapton Explain and Demonstrate His "Woman" Tone in This Cream-Era Video

By Damian Fanelli published 23 March 21

A young Slowhand also explains how his legendary SG, 'The Fool,' works.

Eric Clapton's Top 10 Cream Riffs

By Guitar Player Staff published 16 April 20

Dig deep into the vault to rediscover 10 of Eric Clapton's most timeless original Cream riffs.

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