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“We were really limited onstage.” Eric Clapton on the group he said achieved what Cream could not
Jack Bruce said Clapton had doubts about Cream from the start. “I remember him saying, ‘This is a good recording band, but it will never be a good live band.’”
Richard Marx mourned Nathan East for hours — but the bassist wasn’t dead
Early reports of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s fatal 1990 crash sparked a devastating case of mistaken identity that left Marx grieving a friend who was still alive
The night Jimi Hendrix hijacked live TV — and got himself banned
A planned duet, a blown schedule and an impromptu tribute to Cream turned a polite variety show into one of rock’s most infamous broadcasts
Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty on the other reason Eric Clapton left the group to join John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
Clapton has long since been credited with departing the band over musical differences, but his former bandmate has added a fresh twist to the tale
George Harrison on the time Eric Clapton asked for a little help from his friend
The two guitarists were growing closer as friends and musicians when they leaned on the other for assistance
Tim Renwick on his highs and lows with Eric Clapton, David Bowie and Al Stewart
After getting passed up for Bowie‘s Spiders From Mars band, Renwick built a solid career as a journeyman guitarist to the stars
Tim Renwick recalls Pink Floyd‘s wild rise from high school rockers to prog-rock gurus
Renwick, who has played with Eric Clapton, David Bowie and many others, was there from Floyd's start to Gilmour‘s and Waters' solo careers
How Eric Clapton survived rock guitar‘s most transformative era and found his way to the blues
Like Jeff Beck and Pete Townshend, Clapton was thrown when Jimi Hendrix arrived on the rock scene
