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Eric Clapton’s 2026 Crossroads Guitar Festival: Photos & Highlights

Eric Clapton’s 2026 Crossroads Guitar Festival returned to Austin’s Moody Center for a seven-hour celebration of guitar-driven music, featuring blues, rock, jazz, country, and bluegrass artists. With performances by Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Bonamassa, Tedeschi Trucks Band, John Mayer, and more, the eighth installment featured standout collaborations and an all-star finale in support of Clapton’s Crossroads Centre in Antigua. Explore our photo gallery for highlights from the performances, special guest appearances, and unforgettable closing jam.

American Blues Scene    October 13, 2026
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David Brendan Hall

Will Johns set to rock OTOW with benefit concert for food pantry

A few months ago, the Feeding the World Food Pantry got off to a great start at On Top of the World. 

On Top of the World News    October 1, 2026
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Peter Buehler

Will Johns on Blues Legacy, On Top of the World, and Finding His Own Sound

Will Johns joins Terry Hudson for a grounded conversation about what it means to carry a legendary musical legacy while still building your own identity.

rBeatzRadio     
September 11, 2026
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Peter Buehler

Will Johns Rocks Sarasota Before Eric Clapton Festival and Book Release

The celebrated British guitarist delivers a fabulous Sarasota performance. A major festival appearance and revealing new memoir await

Family Beautiful     
August 24, 2026
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Alex Matthews

Will Johns: On Top of the World Review

On Top of the World, the sixth solo album from British bluesman Will Johns instantly pulls me in with six masterful covers of standards and four innovative originals.  

PhillyCheeze's
Rock & Blues Reviews     
August 9, 2026

Bluesdaddy: A Rock-and-Roll Life Saved by the Blues

Some people are born into music.

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Will Johns was born into the kind of music history most of us only read about.

Genius Unbound     
July 6, 2026
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Alex Matthews

Will Johns: ‘On Top of the World,’ Blues Lineage, and the Art of Keeping It Real

Will Johns talks through 'On Top of the World,' where blues lineage and collaboration feed into a broader search for truth, soul, and what the music genuinely represents.

American Blues Scene      May 11, 2026
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Alex Matthews

'Saved by the blues': Will Johns on learning from Eric Clapton and forging his own path

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," blues musician Will Johns talks about how his uncle Eric Clapton was his mentor growing up, his recent move to Safety Harbor and more.

WUSF      May 15, 2026
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Review: ‘Bluesdaddy’ by Will Johns

British bluesman and old soul Will Johns pays tribute to the greats of yesteryear in a beautiful and sincere way on his new album Bluesdaddy.

Rock & Blues Muse     
April 28, 2021
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