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Top British artists including the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest call on the UK government to help save the live music industry

By Richard Bienstock

The open letter, signed by more than 1,400 acts, is part of the wider #LetTheMusicPlay campaign

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How to borrow chords from a parallel minor key and lend your songs a bittersweet edge

By Jimmy Brown

Learn a songwriting trick used by everyone from Eric Clapton to The Beatles

Eric Clapton performs live on stage at Royal Albert Hall on May 14, 2015 in London, England

Eric Clapton: 13 of his best under-the-radar solo songs

By Damian Fanelli

The overlooked solo Clapton tunes you need to hear

The 25 best wah solos of all time

By Guitar World Staff, Intro by Josh Hart

From Satriani to Sabbath, here are the greatest wah moments in guitar history

Watch Eric Clapton jam with Van Morrison during all-star London charity concert

By Richard Bienstock

Slowhand also performed a three-song solo set highlighted by Stormy Monday and Crossroads

Watch Eric Clapton, Ronnie Wood, Roger Waters, Nile Rodgers and more jam Cream and Blind Faith in tribute to Ginger Baker

By Richard Bienstock

“He was a scoundrel but I loved him and he loved me,” Clapton says of his two-time bandmate

Final tickets released for Eric Clapton & Friends: A Tribute to Ginger Baker

By Richard Bienstock

The one-time-only event takes place February 17 in London

Watch Eric Clapton jam with space-rock vets Hawkwind onstage in the UK

By Richard Bienstock

Clapton joined the band for a lead guitar-heavy eight-song surprise set

Jerry Donahue signed guitar

Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Jimmy Page and many more sign guitar for charity auction

By Richard Bienstock

Music icons team up to raise money for string-bending master Jerry Donahue, who suffered a stroke in 2016

Joe Bonamassa performs at the Royal Albert Hall

The 30 best blues guitarists in the world today

By Jonathan Horsley, Damian Fanelli

Here's who you voted the finest players keeping the blues alive

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa's guide to 10 of the best blues-rock guitar solos of all time

By Richard Bienstock

Today's biggest blues guitarist names his faves

Watch John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards play the Beatles' Yer Blues

By Damian Fanelli

John Lennon embraced his inner rock 'n' roller on his first two non-Beatles live performances

Two guitars from Eric Clapton’s personal collection are up for auction

By Richard Bienstock

You can bid on a Gibson Custom 1964 Firebird I prototype and Fender Clapton Blind Faith Telecaster now

Watch Eric Clapton and Peter Frampton's explosive While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the Crossroads Festival

By Richard Bienstock

The performance marked the first time the two British guitar greats have ever played together

Eric Clapton: "I've never heard better rock guitar playing"

By Damian Fanelli

"It's the best," Clapton said of the playing on this vintage tune

Watch Eric Clapton put the Strat-necked Fender Blind Faith Telecaster through its paces

By Richard Bienstock

The limited-edition model is chronicled in a new Guitar Center video

Gibson’s Eric Clapton 1964 Firebird I is the cream of the crop

By Richard Bienstock

Extremely limited-edition model pays tribute to guitar used by Clapton at “one of the greatest gigs I ever played,” he says

Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler perform Cocaine in 1988

By Damian Fanelli

An inspired, guest-star filled performance

Ernie Ball Offers Unsigned Artists the Chance to Play Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival

By Guitar World Staff

One grand prize winner will also receive an Ernie Ball endorsement deal, a custom Ernie Ball Music Man guitar and more.

Watch Eric Clapton Pay Tribute to Prince with Stirring “Purple Rain” Cover

By Richard Bienstock

The guitarist performed the classic track at the Royal Albert Hall on May 13.