In the world of rock music, 1970 was a year of disasters. From the Beatles’ breakup to the deaths of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, it felt that year as if the very pillars of rock music were being ...

George Harrison helped inspire Eric Clapton's iconic track "Layla" in multiple ways (not just because he was married to ...

Time spent working on Harrison's ‘All Things Must Pass’ album showed Clapton and bandmate Bobby Whitlock all they needed to ...

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 ...

While Derek and the Dominos’ Layla is heralded for its electric guitar riff, its cinematic piano outro is considered by many fans to be a classic contribution to the iconic rock song in its own right.

Eric Clapton Unplugged…Over 30 Years Later, now streaming on Paramount+, revisits the Hall of Fame singer, guitarist, and songwriter’s 1992 acoustic set for MTV, which revitalized his career for a new ...

Eric Clapton — one of the most prominent opponents of vaccination mandates — says he’s postponing performances after testing positive for COVID-19. The “Layla” singer announced in a Monday post on his ...

“Slowhand” turned 75 on Monday. Eric Clapton has been a force in rock 'n' roll since the mid-1960s and his guitar playing has been legendary. He is a three-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

“He drove a huge old Caddy with ‘Domino’ on the license plate,” Jason Isbell said of Bobby Whitlock, in a 2012 piece Isbell penned for Lone Star Music Magazine. Isbell wrote that as part of an ...