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Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty on the other reason Eric Clapton left the group to join John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
By Phil Weller published
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
By Christopher Scapelliti published
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
By Joe Matera published
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
By Joe Matera published
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
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Like Jeff Beck and Pete Townshend, Clapton was thrown when Jimi Hendrix arrived on the rock scene

Rock royalty's favorite sideman recalls his days with Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Roger Waters and Bill Wyman
By Joe Matera published
From Hendrix‘s earliest U.K. gigs to Clapton‘s Crossroads, Andy Fairweather Low has seen and played with the best of them

Jim McCarty recalls Eric Clapton’s “quite unhappy” time with the Yardbirds
By Gary Graff published
The Yardbirds drummer tells GP Clapton thought the group was selling out when it chose to record “For Your Love.” It turned out to be their first hit

Robert Fripp on his 1960s contemporaries — and the guitarist whose playing he thought was “good fun”
By Phil Weller published
Fripp's past comments highlight the left-field ideas that make him an original
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