Clapton Announces New Jeff Beck Collab

Eric Clapton is getting ready to share one last tune with Jeff Beck.


Clapton told fans he’s releasing a cover of the 1961 classic “Moon River” on Friday, describing it as a “new collaboration from Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck.”


Clapton shared a snippet of the song on Instagram, along with a black-and-white photo of him and Beck with the caption “5/12.”


The collaboration is being released ahead of Clapton’s upcoming Jeff Beck tribute concerts, May 22 and 23 at London’s Royal Albert Hall.


“A Tribute to Jeff Beck by Eric Clapton & Friends,” will feature special guests Ronnie Wood, Joe Perry, Rod Stewart, ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons and more.