Just when it seemed Eric Clapton’s year couldn’t get any more commercial and the man himself couldn’t possibly be any more in demand, the singer-songwriter turns up with yet another triumph. The new ...

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Eric Clapton's best album wasn't credited to him, and he wasn't even in a real band. In a long career that stretches from the Yardbirds and a series of short-lived supergroups through solo albums and ...

There are co-written songs, and then there is Eric Clapton’s “Layla”, which might be one of the most star-studded collaborations of rock ‘n’ roll history. From the song’s literary and literal ...

In 1970, Eric Clapton wrote his secret love, Pattie Boyd, one of the most famous classic rock love songs, “Layla.” Before he showed his tune to the object of his affection, Clapton sent Boyd, the wife ...

For the past six years, Eric Clapton has been disappointing fans by playing a stripped-down rendition of “Layla” on the acoustic guitar at this concerts as opposed to the original, electric one. He ...

Unrequited love—is there anything more painful? Indeed, such is the inspiration for the all-time classic rock song by Eric Clapton. The six-string artist took from his own experience and that of a ...

Brad Paisley is not only one of country music's biggest stars, he's also one of the genre's most accomplished guitar players. He reminded fans of that fact when he performed an impressive acoustic ...

Jim Gordon, drummer and co-writer for Eric Clapton‘s 1971 hit “Layla,” has died at age 77. The drummer died Monday, March 13, from natural causes at the California Medical Facility in Vacavillle, ...

It was midsummer 1970 in Florida. Eric Clapton looked out over the blue water knowing his life was at yet another crucial crossroad. "I was standing there wondering which way to go and was paralysed ...