LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Eric Clapton is gathering some of the world's most legendary guitarists for a July concert to raise money for his Crossroads rehab centre.
The musician has invited a host of famous axe-men to take part in Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival - scheduled to take place in Chicago on July 28 - to benefit his exclusive drug and alcohol Antigua addiction centre.
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B King, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, Jeff Beck and John Mayer are all confirmed to appear.
Eric is also hoping for some spontaneous collaborations at the event.
He said: "Some of it's mapped and some of it isn't.
We have to leave a little bit of it to chance."
The 62-year-old musician battled his own drugs and alcohol addictions, before opening the centre a decade ago.
He said: "I haven't had a drink or drug for quite a long time and it's changed my life completely.
That's something I want to pass on and share with other people. Clinics like Crossroads are very necessary.
"I think it's suffered a little bit in some of the recent publicity with the celebrities who go there.
It's a bit of a witch hunt going on in some of the news channels about rehabs in general. It's a little scary because the last thing we want is to lose any of the rehabs."
Eric - who was ranked 4th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of The Greatest Guitarists of All Time - is currently on a world tour until which finishes next month.
He plans to go home to England for a "rest with his family" before the Crossroads show.
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