Gear regrets? Aldrich has had a few – the ’73 Goldtop, the Tele – but he's also had some victories, like when he chanced upon ...

Between the civil rights movement, the assassination of JFK, the Cuban missile crisis, MLK’s march on Washington, the Beatles ...

Eric Clapton had developed a reputation as a stoic guitar wizard with a propensity for blowing through bands. Heading into 1974, his most recent release, almost four years prior, featured him ...

Even during the apparent golden age of the 1960s, rock was at risk of losing its footing, according to guitar hero Eric Clapton. It was during the 1960s that audiences were first introduced to the six ...

Although Eric Clapton is far more content with following in the footsteps of many of his blues idols, he knew it couldn’t get any better than when he was left to his own devices to play whatever he ...

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