Kept quiet about that.” Like a jazz band, Cream made spirited, virtuoso improvisation a key part of their approach in concert ...

Interview: Nigel Williamson Uncut: It’s often said that the model for the power-trio style of Cream was Buddy Guy’s band. Is that how you recall it? Eric Clapton: I’d seen Buddy live and it ...

Rock legend George Harrison once remarked on his first wife Patti Boyd's departure for Eric Clapton, indicating that it was ...

Cream had the talent and clout to become one of the greatest bands of all time. Though, thanks to two factors, that never ...

Eric Clapton has a vast knowledge of jamming, but there were true eccentrics that took him out of his usual wheelhouse once ...

From George Harrison to Joe Bonamassa, Eric Clapton has graced the stage with countless big-name stars, and plenty who could ...

Stick a pin in Eric Clapton’s late-period work and you’re liable to hit a stinker, but for sheer lack of invention, Pilgrim ...

Well known for a long and storied friendship despite the odds, Eric Clapton invoked the ire of George Harrison once in a ...

Still, his solo career is spotty. Only a handful of Eric Clapton albums are on the same level as his classic LPs with the Yardbirds, Cream and Derek and the Dominos. As we rank Clapton's solo ...

Eric Clapton may have the most impressive résumé in rock ‘n’ roll history, having played in the Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluebreakers, Cream, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos.

Throughout the decades, no guitarist has been more prominent in the world of music than Eric Clapton. First as a member of highly influential bands like The Yardbirds, Blind Faith and Cream and ...

From his early days with bands like Cream and The Yardbirds to his successful solo career, he has produced heartfelt, timeless classics. Born Eric Patrick Clapton in Ripley, Surrey, he was ...