Eric Clapton
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By Jim Campilongo Published
Slowhand reinvented electric blues with this landmark recording.

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
The Allman Brothers guitarist had pawned his cherry-red ’59 Gibson Les Paul Junior years earlier — only to discover that his friend had ended up with it

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The slide guitar master thought he was being pranked during a family poker game — but calling Clapton back required an unexpected trip to the Verizon store

By Brad Tolinski Published
An exclusive excerpt from ‘Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story’ recalls Beck’s resentment toward the Yardbirds following Clapton’s hasty departure

By Phil Weller Published
The time the young Ron Wood found himself in the Yardbirds for one night only

By Phil Weller Published
As the Best of All Worlds band heads to Europe for July dates, Satriani says Hagar's greatest strength as a guitarist comes from thinking more like a lead singer than a shredder.

By Phil Weller Published
The solo changed the Queen guitarist’s life, but when he tried to pay tribute to its writer, the effort backfired spectacularly

By Phil Weller Published
Beck saw evidence of rivalry stretching back to the Yardbirds and his Stevie Wonder collaborations. But a remark Clapton made late in Beck’s career changed his perspective

By Phil Weller Published
Despite crafting some of rock's most celebrated solos, the Pink Floyd legend admits he'd happily swap places with Eric Clapton — and explains why.

By Christopher Scapelliti Published
The rock pioneer said his followers stripped the soul out of his guitar innovations and helped usher in the 1990s disregard for guitar virtuosity
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