On this day in 1965, British guitarist Eric Clapton left The Yardbirds due to musical differences: in short, Clapton's interest in the American blues was intensifying, while The Yardbirds were interested in making pop records. Clapton's departure paved the way for Jeff Beck to join the group, and after his exit from the band, for Jimmy Page to take over on lead guitar. All three guitarists would, of course, go on to have highly successful careers after their respective stints with The Yardbirds, and all three are still performing today.

To acknowledge this event and its significance in the history of rock and roll, I investigated the occurrence of the word guitar in songs from Billboard's year-end Top Ten charts (1951-2015) and present videos of the songs in which the word occurs below (in chronological order).

Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up

Great Dire Straits song. =====Check below for more: ===== "Money for Nothing" is a song recorded by British group Dire Straits, which first appeared on their 1985 album Brothers in Arms and subsequently became an international hit when released as a single.

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Santana's official music video for 'Maria Maris' ft. The Product G&B. Click to listen to Santana on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/SanSpot?IQid=SanMM As featured on Ultimate Santana. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/UltSaniTunes?IQid=SanMM Google Play: http://smarturl.it/SanMMplay?IQid=SanMM Amazon: http://smarturl.it/UltSanAmz?IQid=SanMM More from Santana Into The Night ft. Chad Kroeger: https://youtu.be/fQ9nQNx0KEs Smooth ft.

Check out the Plain White T's video for "Hey There Delilah". Like the video?

And, as a bonus, this classic Beatles' song, which originally included both Clapton and George Harrison on guitars, played here by an all-star lineup featuring Clapton on guitar and vocals as well as the late great Prince on guitar.

Concert For George [1080p] (29 November 2002, Royal Albert Hall, London) George Harrison (25 February 1943 - 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.

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