Eric Clapton, a man named number three in Rolling Stone Magazines greatest guitar legends list is behind only the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman.

Eric Clapton is one of the greatest guitarists alive. The man -- currently gabbing with Buddy Guy on his signature T-Mobile phone on TV -- long ago earned his place in the pantheon of rockers as a guitar god.

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Today is Saturday, March 6, the 65th day of 2010. There are 300 days left in the year.

Yesterday?s peek at our new cover revealed fire and flag. Today?s hint: a boot and some snazzy pants. We?ll bid farewell to Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton first thing tomorrow, when Rolling Stone?s new issue hits newsstands. For now, keep the guesses coming in the comments.

This is your first glimpse of the next cover of Rolling Stone, which hits newsstands this Wednesday when we say farewell to Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. The first hint: something fiery and patriotic. Leave your best guesses in the comments, and we?ll be back tomorrow with another clue.

By the time Eric Clapton launched his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in mid-1970, he was long established as one of the world's major rock stars due to his group affiliations -- the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Blind Faith -- which had demonstrated his claim to being the best rock guitarist of his ...

Eric Clapton came on stage Thursday night at Mellon Arena looking like a college professor dressed for a weekend visit to the market.

Guitarists Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton were two of a handful of artists that helped define the British blues-rock sound. They took American blues music from the Mississippi Delta and Chicago, ran it through a stack o' Marshall amps, threw in a little feedback and some pre-metal guitar shred, and then sold it back to Americans that were (largely) ignorant of the music's roots...and I, for one, thank them for it! Clapton, Beck, et al would in turn influence rock-oriented guitarists like Jimmie Vaughan and his brother Stevie, as well as young blues fretburners like Robert Cray, and helped keep the sound of the blues alive when it faltered by introducing the music to an entirely new audience through bands like the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, and the Jeff Beck Group. Beck and Clapton have been friends and rivals for longer than a lot of their audience has been alive, but other than a handful of one-off shows, they've never toured together until now, and hopefully the success of the half-dozen shows that they recently performed in England, Canada, and the United States will prompt the guitar greats to slip in a few more duets in the busy summer tour schedules. The issue of Rolling Stone magazine currently on the newsstand features the first interview that the two men have done together, and although it's much shorter than many of us would have preferred...maybe they'll post more from the conversation on their website once this issue gives way to the next one...but it includes several interesting nuggets of info nonetheless. The two men discuss their long-time rivalry, their (then) upcoming performances together, British rock in the 1960s, and their upcoming tours and projects. It's a magazine well worth picking up for any fan of either man, or of British blues-rock as an important facet of the music. The Rev sez "pick it up!" Related Content: Eric Clapton Profile Jeff Beck Profile The Yardbirds Profile Jeff Beck photo by Kevin Winter, courtesy Getty Images Jeff Beck & Eric Clapton Together In Rolling Stone originally appeared on About.com Blues on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 17:45:37. Permalink | Comment | Email this

Photo:Mazur/WireImage In Rolling Stone?s new issue, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton sit down for the first time to discuss old rivalries, blues heroes and the secrets of their craft. Here?s more from David Fricke?s conversation with Beck: the guitarist on the orchestral twist on his next album Emotion & Commotion and the art of capturing [...]

In Rolling Stone?s new issue, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton sit down for the first time to discuss old rivalries, blues heroes and the secrets of their craft. Here?s more from David Fricke?s conversation with Clapton: the guitarist on revisiting the Layla album, his sober years and documenting his life. Check out all of Rolling Stone?s [...]

Eric Clapton had to learn to love his "old man" voice. The legendary blues guitarist claimed he has taken a long time to grow into liking the sound of his singin...

It was definitely worth the wait, but it might not have been what some were expecting.

ERIC CLAPTON has only recently started enjoying hearing his own voice when he sings - because he sounded awful when he first started adding vocals to his records.The...

NY Times music critic Ben Ratliff had a mediocre reaction to the Eric Clapton/Jeff Beck show at Madison Square Garden on February 19th. I didn't get a chance to catch the show, but heard similar sentiments from a friend who did. Too bad - I could imagine a situation in which a Beck/Clapton show could be great - even in 2010. Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck at Madison Square Garden originally appeared on About.com Guitar on Sunday, February 21st, 2010 at 21:08:03. Permalink | Comment | Email this

Music Reviews: Guitarists exude different personae when examined side by side, but show a surprising congruity when together.

Eric Clapton reveals that he never used to like listening to his voice.

Jeff Beck, left, and Eric Clapton performing in the first of their two shows at Madison Square Garden. The musicians performed together at the end of the concert, with Steve Gadd on drums.

On Thursday night Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, two of the biggest heroes during British blues-rock?s heroic age, played the first of two concerts at Madison Square Garden.

Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton launched their co-headlining tour after landing on the cover of our new issue. The pair talked old rivalries with David Fricke and Clapton discussed the art of rock singing. Guns n? Roses rocked a second secretgig in New York, then Axl Rose spoke his mind in a message board post and [...]

Photo: Mazur/WireImage As the final notes of ?Cocaine? rang through Madison Square Garden last night, Jeff Beck quietly walked onto the stage next to Eric Clapton, sarcastically saluted his fellow guitar legend and launched into a jaw-dropping cover of Elmore James? ?Shake Your Money Maker.? For the next 40 minutes the former Yardbirds guitarists traded licks [...]

Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck perform during a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

A hefty price tag accompanied tickets to this very special one-off at Brooklyn Academy Of Music last night, a mix of simple supply-demand economics and, presumably, underwriting costs associated with corralling these names under one ornamented roof: The reconstituted, radicalized Plastic Ono Band boasted a lineup of legends and friends of Sean ...

Photo: Mazur / Wireimage Just before the final song of Yoko Ono?s first performance in four decades with founding members of the Plastic Ono Band, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on February 16th, her son Sean told a short story: At soundcheck that day, Sean remarked to guitarist Eric Clapton that he had never played [...]

Acclaimed blues guitarist Coco Montoya will make his Ruf Records debut with the March 9th, 2010 release of his latest album, I Want It All Back. Produced by Grammy™ Award-winning guitarist Keb' Mo' and keyboardist Jeff Paris, I Want It All Back is Montoya's first album release since 2007's Dirty Deal and is said to be a barrier-busting, guitar-driven blend of blues, blues-rock, R&B, and soul. Montoya even throws in a spirited cover of the Penguins' doo-wop classic "Hey Senorita." Montoya is joined on I Want It All Back by the veteran rhythm section of bassist Reggie McBride, who has performed with Keb' Mo' and B.B. King, and drummer Stephen Ferrone, who has played behind Eric Clapton and Tom Petty. Mo' added rhythm guitar to the songs, while Paris contributed his nimble keyboards work. Harmonica wizard Rod Piazza and his wife, the piano-pounding "Miss Honey" Alexander, collaborate with Montoya on a cover of Buster Brown's classic R&B raver "Fannie Mae." Montoya made his bones touring with blues giant Albert Collins, first as his drummer and later as a second guitarist, mentored by the blues guitar legend. Montoya spent five years playing with Collins before leaving the band and joining John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, where he spent the better part of the decade of the 1980s, touring the world and performing on three Mayall albums. Montoya launched his solo career in 1993, recording three critically-acclaimed albums for Blind Pig Records, later signing with Alligator Records in 2000 for three albums. Montoya's Blind Pig years were recently anthologized on 2009's The Essential Coco Montoya album. The guitarist will be hitting the road this year in support of I Want It All Back...stay tuned for Montoya's tour dates as they're announced. Related Content: Coco Montoya Profile The Essential Coco Montoya CD review Photo courtesy Ruf Records Coco Montoya CD Preview originally appeared on About.com Blues on Friday, February 12th, 2010 at 06:45:53. Permalink | Comment | Email this

John Mayer, Jeff Beck and ZZ Top will join blues icons B.B. King and Buddy Guy at Eric Clapton's third Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago, Illinois. The event, which benefits Clapton's [...] Read more!

While everybody is chattering about the Bonnaroo 2010 Festival line-up announcement this week, folks in our little fringe corner of the music world are dismayed by the distinct lack of...well, a lack of blues and blues-rock artists at the Tennessee festival. Other than Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jeff Beck, the wonderful Carolina Chocolate Drops, and the garage-blues sound of the Black Keys, our favorite kind of music is conspicuously missing from Bonnaroo's fifty-artist line-up. Fret not, blues lovers, 'cause Eric Clapton, old Slowhand himself, has booked his third Crossroads Guitar Festival for June 26th, 2010 at Toyota Park in Chicago, Illinois, and the all-star event will features a veritable "who's who" of guitar talents, with the scales definitely tilted towards the blues end of the musical equation. Of course, Clapton and his band will headline the event, and friends like Jeff Beck, B.B. King, Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan, ZZ Top, Robert Randolph, and Sonny Landreth will return to perform for their third Crossroads Guitar Festival. Clapton has included a diverse range of artists for the 2010 event, including the Allman Brothers Band, bluesman Keb' Mo', British folk guitar legend Bert Jansch, Chicago blues giants Buddy Guy and Hubert Sumlin, former Elvis sideman James Burton, blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos, and Brazilian bossa nova legend Joao Gilberto, who is making a rare stateside appearance. You can find the complete list of performers on the Crossroads website. The Crossroads Guitar Festival is a benefit show for the Crossroads Centre, the addiction-treatment facility founded by Clapton on the Caribbean island of Antigua in the early-1990s. Clapton has held two previous festivals - a two-day event in Dallas, Texas in 2004 and a one-day event in 2007 in Chicago. Both festivals resulted in best-selling DVDs of the performances, and with this year's impressive line-up of talent, expect the 2010 festival to perform equally well when it's released on disc. This summer, forget about Bonnaroo, and make plans to travel to the Chicago area in late June for the Crossroads Guitar Festival. Eric Clapton & Sonny Landreth at the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival - photo by Tasos Katopodis, courtesy Getty Images Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 Line-Up Announced originally appeared on About.com Blues on Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 13:57:43. Permalink | Comment | Email this

No offense meant to Eric Clapton, but not everybody wants a faux wood phone. And yet, it seems like there are many folks in this subset scattered across this fruited plain who'd like a real 3.5mm headphone jack on their phone, and for those crazy people there's at last the T-Mobile myTouch 3G to suit them. The phone has just been listed in white and black versions on T-Mobile's store, and lack all the fancy app and content frills of the Fender Limited Edition, and have even been consigned to mere 8GB microSD cards (while Fender jams away on a 16GB slice). So far T-Mobile makes no mention of price, but with the original myTouch 3G (which we're guessing isn't long for this earth) still at $150 and the Fender edition at $180, we're not expecting these phones to land at a price that matches the age of this handset -- namely, between $99 and free. Sure, that incoming 2.1 update will be nice, but there's a lot of good phone to be had out there for $150. Update: There's official PR out now. The handset will be replacing the current myTouch at the same $150 pricepoint and is available today. Other tweaks include a couple of minor pre-loaded apps, 288MB of RAM and Swype for text input instead of the standard Android QWERTY. Full PR is after the break. Continue reading myTouch 3G with 3.5mm headphone jack hits T-Mobile's store, now with less Fender myTouch 3G with 3.5mm headphone jack hits T-Mobile's store, now with less Fender originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Would the Black Eyed Peas persuade you to shop at Target or Eric Clapton lure you to switch to T-Mobile? Marketers seem to think so with, celebrity endorsements soaring 150 percent in television adverts screened during the 2010 Grammy Awards and reversing a move away from celebrity collaborations last year, figures showed on Monday.

Reuters - Would the Black Eyed Peas persuade you to shop at Target or Eric Clapton lure you to switch to T-Mobile?

Last October, we would've never guessed that T-Mobile would bother to circle back with HTC on the myTouch 3G to craft a slightly modified version that fixes everyone's single biggest complaint -- the lack of an integrated 3.5mm headphone jack -- but here we are now in January with that very product resting in our hands. Even crazier, though, is that the only version of the modified phone (or, at least, the only version announced so far) is a limited edition tie-up with Fender and pitchman Eric Clapton. Strange bedfellows, indeed -- maybe just strange enough to work. Seriously, who doesn't want a phone endorsed by one of the hippest, most storied brands of the 20th century? Gallery: T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition impressions Gallery: T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition UI walkthrough Continue reading T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition impressions T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments

On this day in 1918, Elmore Brooks was born in Richland, Mississippi, and would later have his last name changed to "James" after his stepfather. He began playing guitar at the age of twelve and would become, in time, the most important slide guitarist to break out of the blues. Elmore James' distorted, ramshackle, highly-amped sound would not only make believers out of contemporaries like Hound Dog Taylor, Homesick James, and J.B. Hutto, but it would also influence a generation of blues-rock guitarists like Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Join us today in celebrating the life and career of the one-and-only Elmore James! Related Content: Elmore James Profile Photo courtesy Price Grabber Happy Birthday Elmore James! originally appeared on About.com Blues on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 06:33:32. Permalink | Comment | Email this

Big news for doubleTwist, the iTunes alternative that allows you to manage media for hundreds of devices, including Android phones, the Palm Pre, and BlackBerry. Tomorrow, the company will announce that it has forged a partnership with T-Mobile, which is now promoting it as the supported way to sync media to its line of Android phones. As part of the deal, T-Mobile will begin displaying doubleTwist banners in their retail stores and on T-Mobile.com. And perhaps most important, doubleTwist will come pre-installed on some Android devices, including the new Fender/Eric Clapton myTouch 3G handset. For those that haven't used it before, doubleTwist is a media management program that's both visually and functionally similar to iTunes in many respects, but with one big difference: it will work with nearly any device (iTunes only plays nice with iPods and iPhones). You can drag and drop songs to playlists, sync music, photos, and video to your devices, and share your media with friends using integrated Facebook and Flickr support. In effect, doubleTwist can serve as an "iTunes for Android". The software is impressive in its own right, but the company has also gotten quite a bit of attention because it was co-founded by DVD Jon, who serves as CTO.

As promised, T-Mobile on Wednesday began carrying the myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition both online and at its stores. The variant on the regular myTouch is the first with a 3.5mm headphone jack and comes with a 16GB microSDHC card that includes a handful of music from well-known artists that include Eric Clapton and Wyclef Jean. Cosmetically, it brings a Fender-like wood effect finish to the normally plain design....

We'd already heard that T-Mobile's new Fender edition myTouch 3G would be rolling out on January 20th, but we hadn't had much indication about what sort of premium (if any) it would demand over the standard myTouch. Well, as you can see above, you will have to pay an extra $30 on top of the $150 the regular myTouch 3G currently demands (on-contract, naturally), but that will get you a bundled 16GB memory card, not to mention a genuine 3.5mm headphone jack, a few pre-loaded songs from Eric Clapton and others and, of course, that classy woodgrain finish. Not too shabby for an extra thirty bucks, if you ask us. T-Mobile's Fender edition myTouch 3G now available for $180 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink MobileTechReview | T-Mobile | Email this | Comments

PC World - T-Mobile announced Thursday a new Limited Edition myTouch 3G: Fender/Eric Clapton Edition android-based phone aimed at hardcore fans of the rock legend. The guitar-inspired phone complements the myTouch's advertising campaign, which is focused around musicians and other entertainers. A few nifty features, including preloaded songs and apps, ensure that this new Limited Edition myTouch will make for a great mobile music experience.

We knew the when and the what, but now we know the whom: Eric Clapton will be touting the new Fender Limited Edition of T-Mobile's myTouch 3G on national TV, and a few of his hits will be pre-loaded onto the phone. The faux-wood handset goes on sale January 20th, and packs a 16GB microSD card for cramming in some of Clapton's lesser-known jams from your own catalog, along with a long-awaited 3.5mm headphone jack so you can actually get some enjoyment out of them. There are also a few guitar-related apps preloaded, a new doubleTwist partnership for music syncing, and Fender will be selling a few accessories of its own to really kit the thing out. At launch the $180 phone will be running Android 1.6, but it's supposed to get a 2.1 update this spring. Hit up the source link for the ad, featuring a very weathered Eric Clapton tolerating his new handset. myTouch 3G Fender Edition subs for G1 on 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

JEFF BECK insists he and tourmate ERIC CLAPTON won't be hanging out after shows - because they have an awkward relationship.The two guitar greats have signed up for six...

Yoko Ono has recruited Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Sonic Youth?s Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon, Bette Midler and more artists for the first Plastic Ono Band show in 40 years: a special concert on February 16th at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. The ?new? Plastic Ono Band will be comprised of Ono?s [...]

By the time Eric Clapton launched his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in mid-1970, he was long established as one of the world's major rock stars due to his group affiliations -- the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Blind Faith -- which had demonstrated his claim to being the best rock guitarist of his ...

Jackie Stewart's son, Paul, wrote a commemorative song for his birthday. It's well worth listening too, and perhaps buying on iTunes. And check out this little teaser of the Jackie Stewart song, since the lead guitar playing on the song is played by Eric Clapton, it's also worth looking at for that alone.... The Jackie Stewart Song originally appeared on About.com Formula 1 on Saturday, December 19th, 2009 at 18:37:05. Permalink | Comment | Email this

Rock legend ERIC CLAPTON is planning a 2010 tour with THE WHO star ROGER DALTREY.Last week (02Dec09) Clapton announced he was reuniting with fellow guitar great Jeff Beck...

Photo: Flanigan/FilmMagic Next year is shaping up to be a busy one for three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Eric Clapton: In addition to a trio of concerts with fellow Yardbird Jeff Beck, Clapton has also announced plans to embark on his own trek starting in February 2010. Following the jaunt across the [...]

Guitar greats ERIC CLAPTON and JEFF BECK are coming to North America and London after performing together in Japan earlier this year (09).The duo has announced February...

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Reuters - Having reprised their live collaboration in Tokyo earlier this year, guitar legends Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck have added three North American concert dates to their plans for February.

After rocking Japan and making plans to share the stage in London, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarists and former Yardbirds Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton plot out their first three North American concert dates together. Plus, Norah Jones waits until the spring to hit the road in support of The Fall and Willie [...]

Blues musician Joe Bonamassa started playing with BB King when he was 12 years old. He's performed on stage with Eric Clapton and averages about 200 shows per year. His new DVD is called Joe Bonamassa, Live From the Royal Albert Hall. Host Scott Simon speaks with Bonamassa about living with the blues and how he got his nickname, "Smokin' Joe."