John Lennon Pitches Eric Clapton on a New Band

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.
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.
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.
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.
John Lennon Pitches Eric Clapton on a New Band in Rare Letter Headed to Auction
Lennon retained this copy of the letter and the exact contents of the final version sent to Clapton are unknown. (If all of this sounds vaguely familiar, the same letter was put up for auction in Los Angeles in 2012.
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