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Listen to the newly released Eric Clapton recording “Born Under a Bad Sign”
By Rod Brakes published
Video This previously unreleased track is featured on the forthcoming limited edition boxed set ‘The Complete Reprise Studio Albums – Volume I.’

“I can't do that. Nobody ever plays on the Beatles records”: Here’s why Eric Clapton nearly didn’t record his epic “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” guitar solo
By Rod Brakes, Dan Forte published
George Harrison recounts the events in this classic interview from the GP archive.

Here’s How to Replicate the Magic of the Blues Greats
By Art Thompson published
Get in the tone zone of Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Albert King, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

5 of Doyle Bramhall II’s Greatest Guitar Playing Insights
By Rod Brakes, Shawn Hammond published
The maestro talks songwriting, soloing and more in these inspiring interview snippets from the GP archive.

“The Anteroom of Paradise, Or Is It Hell?” Watch this Incredible Mini Doc on London’s Mysterious Rock ‘n’ Roll Island
By Rod Brakes published
Video Home of the Rolling Stones and a playground for budding guitar heroes, Eel Pie Island was a musical hub of the '60s.

Eric Clapton’s 1954 Strat is Headed to Auction
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
This rare, hardtail Strat was Clapton's main slide guitar for the stage and studio from 1979-1985.

Eric Clapton’s 1954 Hardtail Strat Fails to Attract a Buyer
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
The starting bid for the guitar was a cool $1,000,000.

Eric Clapton Once Lent Todd Rundgren His "Blackie" Strat Onstage After He Broke a String
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
"I wasn’t even paying attention to how the 'Blackie' felt to play," Rundgren said. "I was too awestruck to evaluate it."
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