Released today (September 28th) is Eric Clapton’s latest collection, simply titled, Clapton. The album marks his first studio collection since his 2006 joint collection with J.J. Cale, called The Road To Escondido. Clapton includes a handful of the guitarist’s old friends sitting in, featuring contributions from Steve Winwood, Derek Trucks, Sheryl Crow, jazz great Wynton Marsalis, and legendary New Orleans pianist Allen Toussaint – with a cross-section of songs rooted in blues folk, rock, and R&B.

• Clapton says that even though he’s known as a blues-influenced rock artist, R&B remains a vital part of his musical makeup: Eric_Clapton_Importance_Of_Soul_Music_In_His_Career

Out today is Neil Young’s latest album, titled, Le Noise, which was produced by Daniel Lanois, who’s be known for his work with U2, Bob Dylan, and Peter Gabriel. Le Noise is available as a standard CD, vinyl, digital download, and as a deluxe CD/DVD. The DVD portion, shot by cinematographerAdam Vollick, features eight black and white films of Young performing each song solo on acoustic and electric guitar live in the studio.

• A highlight of the new set is a previously unreleased song called “Hitchhiker,” which Young first performed in the early ’90s as a solo acoustic tune:  Neil_Young_On_Going_Electric_On_Le_Noise

Released today (September 28th) is Ron Wood’s first album in nearly a decade, called I Feel Like Playing. The set features such high profile guests as Slash, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kris Kristofferson, Eddie Vedder, Stones bassist Daryl Jones, and drummerJim Keltner, among others. I Feel Like Playing was produced by longtime Rolling Stones backing vocalist Bernard Fowler.