Clapton covered by Ed Sheeran Prince George, BC, Canada / 99.3 The Drive Doug Jones Blog Jan 3, 2018 | 8:22 AM Just after Clapton himself started wondering if the guitar was a dying instrument in modern music, Ed Sheeran does a cover of one of his biggies. On BBC’s UK New Year’s Eve special, “Jools Holland’s 25th annual Hootenanny.”