Are you a music enthusiast? Do you like guitars? If yes, then this is for you - Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonight Guitar is going up for auction. Watch the video for more details.

Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful tonight' guitar heads up for auction

'Wonderful tonight' guitar to be offered at Bonhams London, heads for auction

For sale, vintage guitar with proven heritage. At least one not-so careful owner. The acoustic guitar that auctioneers say Eric Clapton used to compose his hit ballad "Wonderful Tonight" is going under the hammer next month with a guide price of up to $500,000.

Among its listed distinguishing marks are burns on the headstock, left by the cigarettes Clapton stuck under the strings.

The guitarist - who performed with the English R&amp;B group The Yardbirds in the early 1960s, then with John Mayall &amp; the Bluesbreakers, supergroups Cream and Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos and as a solo artist - acquired the instrument in the mid 1970s, auctioneer Bonhams said.

He used it to compose songs, including his 1977 hit about model Pattie Boyd, Bonhams added. According to rock legend, he wrote "Wonderful Tonight" as he was waiting for her to get ready for a party.

The 1974 000-28 Martin acoustic also has a sticker on the side reading "She's in Love with a Rodeo Man", a reference to the hit performed by Texas-born country star Don Williams, according to Bonhams.

Clapton sold the guitar at a charitable auction in 1999, it said.

It will be up for sale again at Bonhams's "Rock, Pop &amp; Film" auction at its London Knightsbridge saleroom on June 12 with a price estimate of 300,000 pounds - 400,000 pounds ($376,590 - $502,120). It will be on view there from June 9-11.

"Clapton is... one of the greatest living guitarists of all time and so to have a guitar that's from such a pivotal time in his career and attached to such a pivotal song is a once in a lifetime opportunity," Claire Tole-Moir, head of Bonhams' Popular Culture department, told Reuters on Monday.

For sale, vintage guitar with proven heritage. At least one not-so careful owner. The acoustic guitar that auctioneers say Eric Clapton used to compose his hit ballad "Wonderful Tonight" is going under the hammer next month with a guide price of up to $500,000.

For sale, vintage guitar with proven heritage. At least one not-so careful owner. The acoustic guitar that auctioneers say Eric Clapton used to compose his hit ballad "Wonderful Tonight" is going under the hammer next month with a guide price of up to $500,000. Among its listed distinguishing marks are burns on the headstock, left by the cigarettes Clapton stuck under the strings. The guitarist - who performed with the English R&B group The Yardbirds in the early 1960s, then with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, supergroups Cream and Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos and as a solo artist - acquired the instrument in the mid 1970s, auctioneer Bonhams said. He used it to compose songs, including his 1977 hit about model Pattie Boyd, Bonhams added. According to rock legend, he wrote "Wonderful Tonight" as he was waiting for her to get ready for a party. The 1974 000-28 Martin acoustic also has a sticker on the side reading "She's in Love with a Rodeo Man", a reference to the hit performed by Texas-born country star Don Williams, according to Bonhams. Clapton sold the guitar at a charitable auction in 1999, it said. It will be up for sale again at Bonhams's "Rock, Pop & Film" auction at its London Knightsbridge saleroom on June 12 with a price estimate of 300,000 pounds - 400,000 pounds ($376,590 - $502,120). It will be on view there from June 9-11. "Clapton is... one of the greatest living guitarists of all time and so to have a guitar that's from such a pivotal time in his career and attached to such a pivotal song is a once in a lifetime opportunity," Claire Tole-Moir, head of Bonhams' Popular Culture department, told Reuters on Monday.

Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' guitar up for sale, cigarette burns included

English Guitarist Eric Clapton has tested positive for Covid-19 after repeatedly denouncing vaccine protocol. Clapton confirmed in a facebook post for Covid and would consequently postpone his tour dates in Zurich and Milan

Vaccine skeptic Guitarist Eric Clapton tests positive, cancels two European gigs

Julien's auctions is hosting its annual icons and idols: rock and roll auction in New York. This time - with 900 pieces from some of the world's biggest music stars on the block from Eric Clapton's guitar from the 1970s to dresses worn Amy Winehouse. Take a look.

Julien's auctions hosts  its annual icons and idols: rock and roll auction in New York

The pandemic may have led to several deaths across the world this past year but legendary musician Eric Clapton and song writer Van Morrison are still not happy about the safety protocols that the government has imposed as a preventive measure.&nbsp; 
 
Clapton and Morrison have come out with an anti-mask song. The two musicians are 75 years old and therefore, at high risk of contracting and dying of the disease.&nbsp; 
 
Titled 'Stand and Deliver', the song has been written by Morrison and sung by Clapton and includes lines such as "Do you wanna be a free man / Or do you wanna be a slave? / Do you wanna wear these chains / Until you're lying in the grave?" 
 
"Magna Carta, Bill of Rights/The constitution, what's it worth?/You know they're gonna grind us down/Until it really hurts/Is this a sovereign nation/Or just a police state?/You better look out, people/Before it gets too late," the song continues.&nbsp;

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The phrase "stand and deliver" is associated with highwaymen. The song, many feel, seem to suggest that the governments are scrambling to keep their populations alive and are stealing from them.&nbsp; 
 
The song concluded with the line "Dick Turnip wore a mask too". Turnip was a 18th century British criminal known for robbing on highways.&nbsp;

The track has been released in UK at a time when a new and faster-spreading COVID strain has been identified in the country. There has been a 40 percent increase in cases in just one week.&nbsp;

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock called the new strain of COVID "out of control." 
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The pandemic may have led to several deaths across the world this past year but legendary musician Eric Clapton and song writer Van Morrison are still not happy about the safety protocols that the government has imposed as a preventive measure.

The pandemic may have led to several deaths across the world this past year but legendary musician Eric Clapton and song writer Van Morrison are still not happy about the safety protocols that the government has imposed as a preventive measure. Clapton and Morrison have come out with an anti-mask song. The two musicians are 75 years old and therefore, at high risk of contracting and dying of the disease. Titled 'Stand and Deliver', the song has been written by Morrison and sung by Clapton and includes lines such as "Do you wanna be a free man / Or do you wanna be a slave? / Do you wanna wear these chains / Until you're lying in the grave?" "Magna Carta, Bill of Rights/The constitution, what's it worth?/You know they're gonna grind us down/Until it really hurts/Is this a sovereign nation/Or just a police state?/You better look out, people/Before it gets too late," the song continues. The phrase "stand and deliver" is associated with highwaymen. The song, many feel, seem to suggest that the governments are scrambling to keep their populations alive and are stealing from them. The song concluded with the line "Dick Turnip wore a mask too". Turnip was a 18th century British criminal known for robbing on highways. The track has been released in UK at a time when a new and faster-spreading COVID strain has been identified in the country. There has been a 40 percent increase in cases in just one week. British Health Secretary Matt Hancock called the new strain of COVID "out of control."

Eric Clapton and Van Morrison release anti-mask track amid new cases of COVID in UK

Jazz lovers and aspiring musicians recently packed into a social hall in Soweto, South Africa to watch American Grammy-winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and his 15-strong Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) play ahead of a Jazz festival in the country.

South African youth fine tune music skills with Jazz maestro, Wynton Marsalis

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