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Billy Gibbons explains the role Cream and Jimi Hendrix played in the creation of ZZ Top
By Phil Weller published
The fuzz blues icon was pushing a psychedelic sound when the opportunity to tour with Hendrix shaped the future of the Texan trio
![Eric Clapton of the rock band "Cream" recording the song "Strange Brew" at Atlantic Studios in April 1967 in New York City, New York.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xob8JimmFqvzbzqzdQxz6C-320-80.jpg)
Eric Clapton hated Cream’s “Crossroads." But is there an even longer version of it?
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
Producer Tom Dowd said Cream never played “Crossroads” for less than seven minutes in concert and was certain the 'Wheels of Fire' recording was an edit
![British blues-rock band Cream live in concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, 26th November 1968. From left to right, bassist Jack Bruce, guitarist and vocalist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tRotLT2TtV6yMjs7HT8GSR-320-80.jpg)
“We had different ideas." Jack Bruce on how Eric Clapton was the odd man out in Cream
By Phil Weller published
Bruce said the band's label saw Cream as a quick cash grab and had no idea the group would be as influential as it was in England and abroad
![Eric Clapton performs at Royal Albert Hall on May 14, 2015 in London, United Kingdom](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YX8RgkPG3xZ5GMqEdpVrc7-320-80.jpg)
Eric Clapton reveals the guitarist that inspired him to quit the Bluesbreakers and form Cream
By Phil Weller published
Buddy Guy's 1965 show at the Marquee Club made Slowhand realize he needed to escape John Mayall's shackles
![Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd onstage at the Sports Arena in April 1975 in Los Angeles, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BpdJuwZei8JrtptTkKF7P8-320-80.jpg)
David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time
By Guitar Player Staff published
Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player
![David Gilmour performing with Pink Floyd at the Hyde Park Free Concert, London, July 18, 1970.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EcumnekZWdLyXybnW6z8fK-320-80.jpg)
Pink Floyd's Echoes marked David Gilmour's emergence as a guitar hero – and its surreal tonal highlight was created by accident
By Jackson Maxwell published
Having spent years attempting to settle on a sonic direction in the wake of the departure of Syd Barrett in 1968, Echoes was the sound of a band finally locking into place
![Pete Townshend (left) onstage with The Who in January 1986, and David Gilmour (right) performing in 1984.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JhnecNovs2LhakKF4BYGJ5-320-80.jpg)
See Pete Townshend and David Gilmour team up to perform tracks by the Who, Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and more in 1985
By Jonathan Graham published
The legendary guitarists had previously contributed to each other's solo releases, culminating in two nights at London's Brixton Academy — and a setlist of rock and roll classics
![Steve Hackett of Genesis plays electric sitar on stage in a black and white portrait](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9NLHU3BKHRrULMRscioddY-320-80.jpg)
“It's all about Bach and Beck. Before Beck, guitars used to just go ‘twang.’ Then they learned to sustain and scream and impersonate a woman’s voice and imitate brass instruments." The career and influences of Steve Hackett in five songs
By Joe Matera published
Prog legend, innovator and “musical chameleon”, Steve Hackett spent six years in Genesis before a stellar solo career delving into everything from classical to blues and beyond. Here are five Genesis cuts he considers his best
![Jack Bruce (left), Ginger Baker, and Eric Clapton perform live at the Cafe Au Go Go in New York City in October 1967](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ymat79DLjG25kB6iHAVXVo-320-80.jpg)
"I Was 19 When I Left the Yardbirds. I Intended to Give Up Then, but John Mayall Offered Me a Job... I Needed the Bread, and Some Kind of Identity Too': Cream's Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce Discuss Balancing Blues, Jazz, and Volume in 1967 GP Interview
By Guitar Player Staff published
This classic from the GP archives is a window into rock's pioneering supergroup in their prime, and an intimate look at how they re-wrote the genre's rulebook.
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