A handwritten letter that John Lennon wrote to Eric Clapton inviting him to be part of a new supergroup is to be offered at auction next month.

Lennon sought out Slowhand as he set about establishing a new band, pitching to Clapton they could “make the kind of sound that could bring back the balls in rock 'n' roll”

A handwritten letter from John Lennon to Eric Clapton that invited the guitarist to join a "super-group" is going to auction.

John Lennon once sent an imploring invitation to Eric Clapton to join what Lennon called a "nucleus" musical supergroup.

A rare, eight-page draft letter John Lennon wrote to Eric Clapton in 1971, pitching him on a new musical project at one of the most tumultuous times in Clapton’s life, is headed to auction.

John Lennon complained of the “torture” of touring with The Beatles as he attempted to recruit Eric Clapton into a supergroup of musicians.

John Lennon's letter to Eric Clapton about forming a new band after The Beatles is set to sell for a whopping amount at auction.

A new letter going up for auction shares details on how John Lennon wanted Eric Clapton to help form new band.

The Lennon letter is dated 29 September 1971 - shortly after the release of the Imagine album and the Lennons’ move to New York. In it, the ex-Beatle proposes a group that would