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| Born | March 30, 1945 |
| Hometown | Ripley, England |
| Net worth | $450 million |
| Height | 5'10" (1.77m) |
| Spouse | Melia McEnery (m 2002 - present) , Pattie Boyd (m 1979 - 1989) |
| Partner | Alice Ormsby-Gore , Yvonne Kelly (1983 - 1985) , Lory Del Santo (1985 - 1989) |
| Children | Conor Clapton , Sophie Belle , Julie Rose , Ella May |
| Parents | Patricia Molly Clapton , Edward Walter Fryer |
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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
- The two guitar heroes were performing at the recent Beck tribute concerts at London’s Albert Hall organized by Clapton
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Eric Clapton’s guitar, rare Kurt Cobain collectibles and Michael Jackson-worn jacket up for auction
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Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Kirk Hammett and more close out first Jeff Beck tribute concert with star-studded rendition of Going Down
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
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
Pete Brown, British poet and songwriter behind Cream hits including White Room and Sunshine of Your Love – obituary
Pete Brown, the performance poet and songwriter who has died aged 82, was one of the most arresting talents to emerge from the British jazz and blues scene of the early 1960s.
- EntertainmentGuitar World
This week's essential guitar tracks: Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton's final collaboration is revealed, and psychedelic titans channel their inner thrash demons
Hear fresh, vital new guitar work from Nita Strauss, Joe Bonamassa, Red Devil Vortex, R.L. Boyce, Bully, Creeping Death, and many more
- EntertainmentMusicRadar
Jeff Beck Tribute EP released, featuring previously unheard recordings of the late guitar hero that were played at his funeral
The EP features poet Imelda May delivering a spoken word poem over Midnight Walker and two live cuts, and it arrives ahead of two all-star concerts hosted in Beck's memory at the Royal Albert Hall
- CelebrityGuitar World
Vito Bratta names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound
The virtuoso behind White Lion’s platinum rock sound pays dues to the players who showed him what to do on guitar (and what not to do), and recalls an emotional encounter with Eddie Van Halen
- EntertainmentGuitar Player
Watch Eric Clapton’s Epic “Layla” Live Aid Performance
Slowhand gives his “Blackie” Fender Stratocaster one of its final outings in this landmark rendition of the Derek and the Dominos classic
- CelebrityThe Telegraph
The Beatles’ and the Stones’ dirty secrets – by the woman who kept them all
Look closely at the footage of The Beatles’ swansong performance on the roof of Apple HQ on January 30, 1969, and you’ll notice a shock of blonde hair nodding with alacrity as they launch into Get Back. Chris O’Dell, to whom the hair belonged (and belongs) to, says it wasn’t just the thrill of this epoch-ending moment she was responding to: “It was freezing cold up there. There was a keen wind blowing and you had to keep moving or numbness would have started to set in. That,” she concludes with
- CelebrityGuitar World
Gene Simmons: “Eddie Van Halen talked about being a fan of Eric Clapton. I’m sorry, I don’t see that. What he did was closer to classical music”
The Kiss frontman has been fretting over the guitar hero’s legacy, sharing concerns that “millennials need to know about the most important musician since Jimi Hendrix”
- EntertainmentMusicRadar
"When he felt the spirit, he was untouchable" – the story of Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton and Peter Green
Two legendary players. Two near-mythical Les Pauls. Two all-time-great blues albums and the greatest guitar handover in blues history
- EntertainmentMusicRadar
Eric Clapton releases cover of Moon River featuring the late Jeff Beck on stellar form in one of his final recordings
Moon River is released ahead of a pair of Jeff Beck tribute shows and is yet another reminder that no one could wrangle a Fender Stratocaster quite like Beck
