On this day in pop culture history: Eric Clapton and The Beatles recorded ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’
On September 6, 1968, Eric Clapton joined The Beatles for a day.It was for the recording of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” The George Harrison-penned song now famously features lead guitar by Clapton, though he wasn’t officially credited on The White Album where the song appeared.The Beatles had made a couple attempts to record “Guitar Gently Weeps” earlier that year, in July and also an electric version on September 5. None of those arrangements were quite coming together.“They weren’t taking it seriously,” Harrison later said of his bandmates. There was already a great deal of of conflict among the group by this point.The next day, Harrison was giving Clapton a ride from Surrey to London, and he asked Clapton to play on the track. Clapton at first balked at the idea, saying “Nobody [else] ever plays on the Beatles’ records.” But he eventually agreed to join the Fab Four at what is now called Abbey Road Studios.
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