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Guitar Player July 1985
GP back issue, featuring guitarist “Slowhand” on the cover, articles on or featuring Clapton’s techniques and family tree, etc. Lots of great vintage pictures as well as ads.
▪The Eric Clapton story
▪With Jack Bruce, John Mayall, "Crossroads" solo
▪Clapton's technique
▪Historic photos
▪The Eric Clapton story
▪With Jack Bruce, John Mayall, "Crossroads" solo
▪Clapton's technique
▪Historic photos
Magazine
Published January 1, 1985
About the author
Tom Wheeler
78 booksTom Wheeler was an award-winning music journalist and guitar historian. He was also a beloved SOJC professor. He freelanced for Rolling Stone, served as editor of Guitar Player magazine, and founded Bass Player magazine. He authored eight books about guitars, including the award-winning
The Stratocaster Chronicles
and
The Dream Factory: Fender Custom Shop,
as well as a textbook on the ethics of media imagery.
Over the course of his career, Wheeler interviewed many music greats, including Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Les Paul, Leo Fender, and Keith Richards. Clapton, Richards, and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons all wrote forewords for Wheeler’s books.
After earning a journalism bachelor’s degree from the University of California in Los Angeles and a juris doctor degree from Loyola School of Law in Los Angeles. Wheeler joined the University of Oregon faculty in 1991 and taught classes in feature writing, magazine editing, and grammar at the SOJC. He co-founded the student-run magazine Flux in 1992.
Over the course of his career, Wheeler interviewed many music greats, including Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Les Paul, Leo Fender, and Keith Richards. Clapton, Richards, and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons all wrote forewords for Wheeler’s books.
After earning a journalism bachelor’s degree from the University of California in Los Angeles and a juris doctor degree from Loyola School of Law in Los Angeles. Wheeler joined the University of Oregon faculty in 1991 and taught classes in feature writing, magazine editing, and grammar at the SOJC. He co-founded the student-run magazine Flux in 1992.
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