John McLaughlin: That was unexpected and strange at times. I remember playing with Eric Clapton

John McLaughlin: That was unexpected and strange at times. I remember playing with Eric Clapton: There are guitarists who are maybe known as being ‘big-hitters’ then there are a few, a handful at most, who might merit the moniker of being ‘huge-hitters.’  UK picker John McLaughlin falls into the latter camp, with a truly astonishing ability and drive that has never slowed, drifted or faltered in what is now over sixty years […]

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