The acoustic guitar auctioneers say Eric Clapton used to compose his hit ballad ‘Wonderful Tonight’ is going under the hammer next month.
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00:00The acoustic guitar auctioneer say Eric Clapton used to compose his hit ballad
00:05Wonderful Tonight is going under the hammer next month with a guide price of
00:09up to $500,000 among its listed distinguishing marks are burns on the
00:14headstock left by the cigarettes Clapton stuck under the strings. The 1974
00:1900028 Martin Acoustic also has a sticker on the side reading she's in
00:24love with a rodeo man a reference to the hit performed by Texas-born country star
00:29Don Williams. He used it to compose songs including his 1977 hit about model
00:34Patti Boyd. The rock legend says he wrote Wonderful Tonight as he was waiting for
00:39her to get ready for a party. Clapton sold the guitar at a charitable auction
00:44in 1999. It will be up for sale again at Bonham's Rock, Pop and Film auction at
00:49its London sale room on June 12th