eric clapton

Legendary Howlin' Wolf guitar sideman on his hard blues road

The classic opener to Disraeli Gears was never a favourite of Cream's members, and this is why

Legendary bluesman on his latter-day fame

Featuring over 50 A-list guitarists, the expanded Local Hero theme opens with Jeff Beck's final solo, has Joan Armatrading rocking on electric and May going harmony mad to raise money for teen cancer charities

"I can never repay him for what he did because he came out and did something that turned my career around"

"When Jimi played with Cream... he walked offstage with this smirk; he knew exactly what he was doing" – we look back at the seismic impact of Clapton and Hendrix on the British guitar scene

The Fool and your money is easily parted as the iconic double-cut is now the most expensive of Clapton's guitars ever to be sold at auction, and is now owned by The Jim Irsay Collection

It's all going down at the Crossroads – literally in the case of Eric Gales, Samantha Fish and Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram who covered Freddie King's classic

From funk and soul to blues and rock 'n' roll, the Rolling Stones' drummer has covered a lot of ground as a session player

Check out the story behind the session, and Clapton's isolated guitar part