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The touching tribute Eric Clapton paid to Kurt Cobain: “I thought he was beautiful”
A look at how Eric Clapton and his renaissance in the 1990s mirrored grunge, and how he related to and respected Kurt Cobain despite their surface differences.
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Jim Irsay, owner of the world’s greatest guitar collection, dies aged 65
The Indianapolis Colts owner had assembled a revered and hugely valuable guitar haul that included David Gilmour’s Black ...
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Eric Clapton’s ‘Unplugged’ and the Peak Dad Rock Moment
Eric Clapton was the highest ranked artist ... (Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Crossroads Guitar Festival) The Unplugged phenomenon came along at a time when the image-conscious ...
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Eric Clapton’s ‘Unplugged’ and the Peak Dad Rock Moment
An expanded 90-minute version of the episode, Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later ... and when I listened to Clapton’s guitar solos, I found him a little boring compared to flashier ...
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"There had to be some sort of telepathy going on”: The genius of Eric Clapton's controversial masterpiece, Layla
“The guitar was put back into perspective as ... This would help make the subsequent Eric Clapton Unplugged album his biggest-selling album to date. For Clapton, Layla remains a significant ...
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Classic Clapton unplugged at Lamproom Theatre
For this unplugged concert, Mike & Adam will both sing & play acoustic guitar. Their show is based around Slowhand's multi-million selling album ''Eric Clapton / unplugged'' - Eric's best-selling ...
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"There had to be some sort of telepathy going on because I've never seen spontaneous inspiration happen at that level”: The genius of Eric Clapton's controversial masterpiece ...
You may like “He went into this trance state as he played”: A close encounter with the genius of Eddie Van Halen How Prince summoned one of the greatest guitar solos of all time from thin air Martin ...
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Martin Guitar Celebrates 20 Years of Clapton's Choice Strings with Limited-Edition Packaging and Contest
April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For two decades, Clapton's Choice Signature ... inspired by the Martin guitars Eric played during his legendary MTV Unplugged performance. The guitar will be awarded ...
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Martin unveils its reissue of Eric Clapton’s 'Unplugged' acoustic — but his affinity for the brand began long before that seminal show
When Eric Clapton graced the MTV Unplugged stage with a pre-war Martin acoustic, he sailed against the wind of popular music. By 1992, grunge’s grip on guitar music was bruisingly tight ...
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Clapton: “If I Could Choose What to Come Back As, it Would Be” This Guitar
Eric Clapton takes the stage ... Clapton was awarded his first signature Martin guitar: the 000-42EC. Inspired by the 1939 model he made famous with his Unplugged performance, the 000-42EC was ...
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Eric Clapton's tragic final promise to his son Conor, 4, who died after falling 53 floors from a New York apartment - as singing legend turns 80
Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later streamed ... he rented a cottage in Antigua where he spent almost a year playing his guitar and barely communicating with the outside world. ' ...