ContactMusic — Eric Clapton has raised a staggering $2. 2 million (1. 5 million) for charity by selling off his guitar collection. The rock legend announced back in December (10) that he would be auctioning off more than 70 of his prized instruments and 55... more info

Topix — The auction of Eric Claption items, including several of his guitars, raised $1.77 million for a drug treatment center. more info

The Telegraph — Music legend Eric Clapton has raised £1.3 million after selling off part of his extensive guitar collection to fund his rehab clinic. more info

CNN Showbiz — The Great Recession is over for Eric Clapton fans. During a charity auction on Wednesday, fans bid on some of the guitar legend's most prized possessions and raised $1.77 million for a drug treatment center in Antigua. more info

CNN Showbiz — The more I think about it the more I am convinced I need one of Eric Clapton's old guitars. more info

Guardian Music — Album will feature Percy Sledge and Candi Staton – and may include a duet with a rapper, executive producer David Gest claimsIt will not go down as the most rock'n'roll story ever told – Gloria Hunniford meets David Gest on Celebrity Cash in the ... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Eric Clapton, Music, TMZ TV Eric Clapton washed and dried his own clothes in a coin-op LAUNDROMAT ... proving Slowhand is one super-chill blues man -- who's also handy with whites, darks, delicates... more info

TMZ — Charlie Sheen 's big Twitter payday! Plus, why the heck was Eric Clapton at a public laundromat? We've got the answers to your questions on today's TMZ Live at 1:30 PM PT. Submit your questions in the comments section of this post ... via Twitter toâ... more info

Mercury News, California — It was more than just a hand that was moving slow during the Eric Clapton concert in San Jose.Ol' Slowhand, who turns 66 at the end of this month, focused mainly on slow blues, acoustic ballads and mid-tempo AC-radio-friendly tunes at Wednesday's sho... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Eric Clapton, Music Eric Clapton doesn't just WAIL on guitar -- he also fluffs and folds -- and yesterday in L.A., TMZ spotted the rock icon washing his clothes at a PUBLIC LAUNDROMAT!!! There have bee... more info