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“Clapton’s manager says, ‘George Harrison wants you to do the tour and play all the slide parts – he doesn’t want to do it’”: When rhythm guitar hero Andy Fairweather Low was recruited by a Beatle to play slide – even though he’d never p

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“Clapton’s manager says, ‘George Harrison wants you to do the tour and play all the slide parts – he doesn’t want to do it’”: When rhythm guitar hero Andy Fairweather Low was recruited by a Beatle to play slide – even though he’d never p

As one of the guitar world’s most prolific rhythm guitar players, Andy Fairweather Low has amassed a serious list of collaborators across his career, including high-profile stints with Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Bob Dylan and many more.

He also once toured with George Harrison, having been personally scouted and recruited by the legendary Beatle himself. There was a slight catch when Harrison sought the hugely prolific guitar player, though: he wanted him to play slide guitar… and Fairweather Low had never played slide before.

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