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Eric Clapton and Gary Clark Jr. play Cause We've Ended As Lovers at the Jeff Beck Tribute show

Eric Clapton and Gary Clark Jr. played Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers at the recent Jeff Beck tribute – see how they handled the show’s most daunting task

By Matt Parker published 25 May 23

The two guitar heroes were performing at the recent Beck tribute concerts at London’s Albert Hall organized by Clapton

Eric Clapton, Johnny Depp, Derek Trucks and Gary Clark Jr. on stage at the Royal Albert Hall

Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Kirk Hammett and more close out first Jeff Beck tribute concert with star-studded rendition of Going Down

By Matt Owen published 23 May 23

Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, John McLaughlin, Johnny Depp, Gary Clark Jr. and many more all squeezed onstage to pay tribute to the late guitar great

Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton, Susan Tedeschi and Gary Clark Jr.

Eric Clapton announces star-studded Jeff Beck tribute concerts with Gary Clark Jr., Billy Gibbons, John McLaughlin, Susan Tedeschi and Doyle Bramhall II

By Matt Owen published 10 March 23

Johnny Depp, Derek Trucks, Imelda May, Rod Stewart and many more are also set to feature at the gigs, which will take place at London's Royal Albert Hall later this year

10 times fans played guitar onstage with their heroes – and absolutely killed it

By Sam Roche published 13 October 22

These fans were plucked from the crowd by their guitar idols, and answered the call in roof-raising style

Watch Gary Clark Jr. enlist Samantha Fish for a show-stopping live rendition of When My Train Pulls In

By Matt Owen published 19 July 22

Fish supported Clark Jr. on the night before returning to the stage for a 13-minute encore and some top-tier blues soloing

Gary Clark Jr., St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers and H.E.R.

St. Vincent, H.E.R., Phoebe Bridgers and Gary Clark Jr. to feature on Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack

By Matt Parker published 11 May 22

The '70s-set caper is set to be packed with era-inspired covers from Diana Ross, Tame Impala and a host of indie guitar heroes

Gary Clark Jr. performs at the ACL Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 12, 2019 in Austin, Texas

Hear Gary Clark Jr.'s atmospheric, guitar-driven soundtrack to Budweiser's 2022 Super Bowl ad

By Jackson Maxwell published 10 February 22

One of the beer giant's famous Clydesdale ads, the 60-second spot is set to a tapestry of Clark's guitar work

Gary Clark Jr. (left) and Eric Gales perform at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro, North Carolina

Watch Eric Gales turn in one of 2021's most astonishing live guitar solos onstage with Gary Clark Jr.

By Jackson Maxwell last updated 15 December 21

Joining Clark for an 11-minute rendition of When My Train Pulls In in Greensboro, North Carolina, Gales stole the show with an extended blues-rock guitar workout for the ages

Joe Bonamassa performs at the Royal Albert Hall

The 30 best blues guitarists in the world today

By Jonathan Horsley, Damian Fanelli last updated 9 July 21

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

5 highlights from the weekend's star-studded B.B. King Museum celebration

By Jim Beaugez published 8 June 21

Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Gary Clark Jr. and more paid tribute to the King of the Blues in Indianola, Mississippi

Gary Clark Jr.: “When I got my guitar, school went out the window. I was practicing all day long, all night long”

By Matt Owen last updated 20 May 21

Ahead of the release of upcoming biographical Audible Original, Deep Soul Lowdown, the blues torchbearer takes a trip down memory lane to reflect upon his early six-string years

Mark Tremonti, Tosin Abasi, Nita Strauss and Gary Clark Jr

The 20 best guitarists of the decade

By Richard Bienstock last updated 22 January 21

Guitar World’s readers and writers band together to pinpoint guitardom’s most vital players of the past 10 years

4 guitar tricks you can learn from Gary Clark Jr.

By Richard Barrett published 24 December 20

Throwing some curveballs in among old-school John Lee Hooker callbacks, Clark's style is fresh, vital and liberating

Gary Clark Jr. and Abasi Concepts Space Tele

Gary Clark Jr. tries the space-age Abasi Concepts Space T on for size

By Matt Owen published 17 December 20

The blues-rock ace has been pictured playing Tosin Abasi's futuristic Tele-style model

Watch the first trailer for Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock ‘N’ Roll documentary

By Richard Bienstock published 10 November 20

The film features Keith Richards and Gene Simmons, and is due for release later this month

From returning riff titans to Spaghetti Western blues: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche published 5 November 20

The freshest cuts from Alter Bridge, Tom Morello and Slash, Nels Cline, Indigo Sparke and oh-so-many more…

From comedic political shred to funky Hendrixian jams: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Sam Roche, Jackson Maxwell published 15 October 20

Huge new tracks from Mrs. Smith, Greta Van Fleet, Stevie Wonder and Gary Clark Jr., and tons more

“Who doesn’t want their name on one of these beautiful things?”: Gary Clark Jr. discusses his new signature Cry Baby Wah

By Richard Bienstock last updated 16 April 20

The bluesman's new Dunlop pedal boasts a lower frequency range, tighter sweep and a sweet, sweet finish

Gary Clark Jr: "I got my education from Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix more than going to grade school"

By Amit Sharma published 14 April 20

How the modern blues trailblazer has defied convention and broken the mould in order to find himself, pushing the genre in new directions along the way…

Gary Clark Jr. collects 3 Grammys including Best Contemporary Blues Album

By Sam Roche published 27 January 20

The American blues guitarist steals the show for rock music, also topping the Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance categories and delivering a blazing performance of This Land