John Lennon, Eric Clapton

Letter from John Lennon asking Eric Clapton to form new supergroup with him goes up for sale
A handwritten letter that John Lennon wrote to Eric Clapton inviting him to be part of a new supergroup is to be offered at auction next month.
John Lennon once wrote to Eric Clapton asking him to help form a new band – now that letter is going up for auction
Lennon sought out Slowhand as he set about establishing a new band, pitching to Clapton they could “make the kind of sound that could bring back the balls in rock 'n' roll”
Handwritten Letter from John Lennon to Eric Clapton Heading to Auction
The eight-page draft letter features John Lennon urging Eric Clapton to join a new band he was putting together.
Letter from John Lennon to Eric Clapton proposing 'super-group' to go to auction
A handwritten letter from John Lennon to Eric Clapton that invited the guitarist to join a "super-group" is going to auction.
Newly unearthed John Lennon letter to Eric Clapton reveals plans for supergroup
The Lennon letter is dated 29 September 1971 - shortly after the release of the Imagine album and the Lennons’ move to New York. In it, the ex-Beatle proposes a group that would include Klaus Voormann on bass, Jim Keltner on drums, Nicky Hopkins on piano and Clapton as lead guitarist.
John Lennon’s damning view on touring with The Beatles revealed in letter to Eric Clapton
John Lennon complained of the “torture” of touring with The Beatles as he attempted to recruit Eric Clapton into a supergroup of musicians.
John Lennon's 1971 draft letter to Eric Clapton expected to fetch at least €100,000 at auction
John Lennon's 1971 draft letter requesting Eric Clapton form a new supergroup with him is expected to fetch €100,000 and €150,000 at auction. The late Beatles legend penned in the eight-page note that he was keen to recruit the 79-year-old guitar hero for a new musical project alongside Klaus Voormann,
“I Can Bring Out The Best In You”: John Lennon’s Invitation to Eric Clapton To Join His Band
John Lennon once sent an imploring invitation to Eric Clapton to join what Lennon called a "nucleus" musical supergroup.
John Lennon’s handwritten letter asking Eric Clapton to start a band heading to auction
A draft of the letter John Lennon sent to Eric Clapton asking him to join a new band in 1971 is up for auction, which will potentially fetch €150,000.
John Lennon’s 1971 secret letter to Eric Clapton asking him to start a “ballsy” new rock band is headed for auction
Two years after quitting the Beatles, John Lennon wrote a letter to Eric Clapton asking the blues icon to help him form a new band. The eight-page handwritten letter, dated September 29, 1971, is now headed to auction via International Autograph Auctions Europe SL.
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