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Eric Clapton's expansive career has spanned nearly 50 years and countless collaborations. Here Guitar World notes the history of Slowhand's rise to fame.

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Last month, Dave Depper, a Beatles-loving sideman and multi-instrumentalist who's seriously hooked into the Portland, Oregon, music scene, released The Ram Project, his own version of Paul and Linda McCartney's celebrated 1971 album, Ram.

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With his second album, The Trouble Is..., a maturing Kenny Wayne Shepherd boldly lays claim to the throne of the blues Kings.

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The death of Eric Clapton's son provokes one of the most popular songs of the Nineties.

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Download the first single from Anthrax's forthcoming album 'Worship Music.'

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The guitar hero talks about his song being on Guitar Hero, plus his summer Up Close tour and recording with Jimmie Vaughan, Steve Miller and Johnny Lang.

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Listen to two tracks from New York's A Pale Horse Named Death, featuring members of Life of Agony and Seventh Void.

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