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Eric Clapton Guitar Sells for $1.27 million

Eric Clapton’s ‘The Fool’ guitar has sold at auction for a whopping $1.27 million (£1.03 million). The six-string 1964 custom ‘Summer of Love’ Gibson SG went under the hammer via…

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Eric Clapton Opens Show For Double Header Robbie Robertson Tribute

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Eric Clapton has started his US tour with a double header tribute to his friend and The Band co-founder Robbie Robertson. Robertson died on 9 August, 2023 at age 80….

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Eric Clapton Premieres ‘Key To The Highway’ Video From Upcoming ’24 Nights’

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Eric Clapton has delivered another live performance video with ‘Key To the Highway’ from the upcoming expanded ’24 Nights’. Eric Clapton performed for 24 nights at the Royal Albert Hall…

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Eric Clapton To Play Six Dates In UK/Ireland In 2024

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Eric Clapton is set to play two nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall as part of a six-date UK and Ireland tour in 2024. Clapton will kick off the run…

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Eric Clapton and Friends Perform A Tribute To Jeff Beck Setlist Night One and Two

by Paul Cashmere

…Eric Clapton, EC Band 02. Shapes Of Things – Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall, EC Band 03. Heart Full Of Soul – Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall, EC Band 04. Wee Wee…

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Eric Clapton Premieres ‘Knocking On Heaven’s Door’ From Extended ’24 Nights’

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Eric Clapton has released a video for the rock version of ‘Knocking On Heaven’s Door’ from his upcoming expanded ’24 Nights’ live album. ’24 Nights’ was recorded over 24 nights…

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Eric Clapton’s 1991 Live Album ‘24 Nights’ Expands To 6CD/8LP Box Set

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Eric Clapton’s 1991 ’24 Nights’ live album is getting the expansion make-over. Eric Clapton holds the record for most shows ever at The Royal Albert Hall London. Eric first played…

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Eric Clapton Teams With Jeff Beck for One of His Last Recordings ‘Moon River’

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Eric Clapton has digitally released his collaboration of ‘Moon River’ with Jeff Beck. It is one of the last recordings Jeff Beck made. Jeff Beck died on 10 January 2023…

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Ozzy Osbourne Premieres ‘One of These Days’ Video Featuring Eric Clapton

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Ozzy Osbourne’s new video ‘One of These Days’ features Eric Clapton on guitar. The song is the latest single from the new Ozzy album ‘Patient No 9’, released 9 September….

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Eric Clapton Took Issue With Ozzy Osbourne Lyric

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Ozzy Osbourne attempted to change a lyric to his new song ‘One Of Those Days’ after Eric Clapton took issue with what he thought was an anti-Jesus stance. Osbourne has…

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Eric Clapton Postpones Shows After Testing Positive To Covid

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Eric Clapton, the high profile anti-vaxxer, has tested positive to Covid and has had to postpone shows in Zurich and Milan. A statement on Clapton’s socials reads: Postponement of shows…

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Eric Clapton Says Vaccinated Are Under Hypnosis

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Eric Clapton has claimed people vaccinated against Covid-19 have been “hypnotised” by public health messaging. Back in May 2021, Clapton declared he had experienced a “severe” reaction to the AstraZeneca…

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Eric Clapton Debuts New Song ‘Heart of a Child’

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Eric Clapton debuted a new song this week. ‘Heart of a Child’ was co-written with Robin Monotti and produced with Simon Climie. Monotti is Clapton’s anti-vaxxer buddy. Earlier this year…

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Eric Clapton Justifies Suing Fan Over Bootleg Sale

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Eric Clapton’s management has issued a statement following the negative press Clapton received after suing a German fan for selling a bootleg CD. Clapton was greeted to a backlash recently…

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Eric Clapton Sues Fan For Selling $15 CD

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Eric Clapton has successfully sued a woman who was selling a bootleg CD for just £8.45 ($15). Clapton had taken legal action against a 55-year-old German woman identified only as…

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Eric Clapton Unplugs Again For His Lockdown Sessions

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Eric Clapton has put his anti-vaxxing to good use. Instead of playing live gigs, Eric returned to the studio to make his first acoustic album since ‘Unplugged’ in 1992. Clapton…

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Eric Clapton Puts His Anti-Vaxxer Conspiracy Theories To Music

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Anti-vaxxer Eric Clapton has given us a conspiracy theory you can dance to. ‘This Has Gotta Stop’ is his latest rant put to music. In any other universe this would…

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Eric Clapton Says He Will Refuse To Play Vaccinated Venues With Rules

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Eric Clapton won’t be performing at U.K. concert venues that require proof of vaccination for entry. Eric is a fine musician and singer …fine writer ……and in my opinion politically…

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Eric Clapton Says His Friends Have Abandoned Him After His Public Covid Views

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Eric Clapton’s famous friends are deserting him in droves over his anti-vaccination stance. Clapton has been hitting headlines for his support of fellow anti-vaxxer Van Morrison, and recently questioned the…

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John Mayall and the Eric Clapton Connection

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John Mayall recruited the then unknown Eric Clapton to join his influential group John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers in 1965. Over the years, the band featured the likes of the…

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Rolling Stones ‘Steel Wheels Live’ Coming With Guests Guns ‘N Roses, John Lee Hooker and Eric Clapton

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…Red Rooster (featuring Eric Clapton) 18. Boogie Chillen (featuring Eric Clapton & John Lee Hooker) 19. Can’t Be Seen 20. Happy 21. Paint It Black 22. 2,000 Light Years From…

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Delaney & Bonnie Live Album With Eric Clapton and George Harrison Released

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The historic recording of Delaney & Bonnie live in Copenhagen, 1969 with Eric Clapton and George Harrison as part of their band, has been officially released as ‘Live In Denmark,…

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Eric Clapton and Friends Perform Tribute To Ginger Baker

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Eric Clapton and his famous friends performed a tribute to their friend Ginger Baker in London on Monday. Ginger Baker was the drummer for Cream featuring Clapton on guitar and…

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Eric Clapton Creates New Christmas Video For ‘Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday’

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Eric Clapton has quietly slipped out a new video for his Christmas song ‘Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday’. The track was released a year ago on Clapton’s first-ever Christmas…

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Eric Clapton Has Organised A Tribute To Ginger Baker Concert

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Eric Clapton will host a Ginger Baker tribute concert in February 2020. The Baker family has chosen charity Leonard Cheshire as the beneficiary of the event. Leonard Cheshire is the…

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Fender Custom Shop Eric Clapton Blind Faith Telecaster by Todd Krause

Eric Clapton, John Mayer and Carlos Santana Launch Signature Guitars Through Guitar Center

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…Shop Eric Clapton Blind Faith Telecaster built by Todd Krause; Gibson Custom Eric Clapton 1964 Firebird 1; Martin 00042EC-Z Eric Clapton Crossroads Ziricote; Martin 0042JM-C John Mayer Crossroads Cocobolo; and…

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Eric Clapton Reveals the Line-up for Crossroads 2019

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Eric Clapton will present his Crossroads Music Festival over two nights on 20 and 21 September 2019. This will be the fifth time Eric has held a Crossroads festival. The…

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John Mayer Joins Eric Clapton On Stage In Japan

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John Mayer rocked out with the guitar great Eric Clapton onstage over the weekend as he kicked off his five-night residency in Tokyo, Japan. Mayer recently wrapped up his own…

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Celebrate Eric Clapton’s 74th Birthday at Memo Music Hall This Weekend

by Paul Cashmere

…with Eric Clapton album in that time. Cream came next. Clapton’s next group was Blind Faith teaming Eric with Steve Winwood. Eric had a stint with Delaney and Bonnie and…

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Eric Clapton Announces Crossroads Festival 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Clapton will present his fifth Crossroads Festival over two nights in September in Dallas, Texas. Clapton first presented Crossroads in 2004. He did it again in 2007, 2010 and…

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