Music legend Eric Clapton joined singer/ songwriter John Mayer onstage for a performance of blues classic
Crossroads in New York on Friday (20Jul07) - to mark the launch of a series of
limited edition guitars.
The pair played together in front of fans - some of whom had been queuing
since three o'clock in the morning - at the city's Bryant Park. The concert was
broadcast live on U.S. TV show Good Morning America.Clapton recently announced he'd teamed up with guitar firm Fender to create a
series of limited edition guitars and amplifiers to raise funds for his
Crossroads Center rehab facility in Antigua.Fender launched its limited edition Clapton sale on Friday - only 100 Eric
Clapton Crossroads Stratocaster guitars, or Sun Strats, and 50 Crossroads '57
Twin-Amps have been manufactured.The amps come with a Clapton guitar at a cost of $30,000 (£15,000) a pair,
while the remaining 50 guitars retail at $20,000 (£10,000) each.Former drug addict and alcoholic Clapton founded the Crossroads Center in
1997.The centre provides treatment for alcohol and drug addiction.
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