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Eric Clapton may have had an extensive career, but some classics are bound to stand out a lot more than others.
Clapton’s guitar playing on the groundbreaking, now iconic Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton album encapsulated ... time they had heard and felt the power of a Les Paul through a cranked Marshall ...
“I could almost feel Eric talking to me through his solos, which conveyed the power and emotion of great blues guitarists like Freddie King.” Clapton was working on a building site when Mayall ...
A look at Jimi Hendrix's impact on the London blues scene, and how the friendship between Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend was born of their shared fear of him.
As suggested by the title, there is no traditional anniversary being celebrated by “Eric ... so much blues genius from obscurity. Call it a push. For all its lingering fame, the Clapton ...
Eric Clapton’s Slowhand reenters Billboard's Blues Albums chart, reappearing at No. 2 nearly five decades after its release, ...
Classic Interview: "I’m not as intimidated by Robert Johnson as I was," Eric Clapton ... to the blues, and it enabled me to make a direct connection from Robert Johnson to Jimmy Reed.” Johnson was ...
Last night, Eric Clapton played the first of three nights at the Royal Albert Hall. He may have turned 80 this year, but the blues rock guitarist is impressively sprightly to play through an ...
We’ll go “Anyway the Wind Blows,” especially if it’s heading towards an Eric Clapton concert. The English rock and blues guitarist is performing six shows in the U.S. this year during his ...
whether we’re talking about 1992 or Eric Clapton Unplugged…Over 30 Years Later, it’s the blues numbers that really define this acoustic set for MTV. Clapton’s guitar-playing was always his ...
“I could almost feel Eric talking to me through his solos, which conveyed the power and emotion of great blues guitarists like Freddie King.” Clapton was working on a building site when Mayall ...
As suggested by the title, there is no traditional anniversary being celebrated by “Eric Clapton Unplugged ... or helped rescue so much blues genius from obscurity.