In those days, the pair of guitarists got along much better than George and Paul McCartney — or George and John Lennon. After years of playing a supporting role to the Lennon-McCartney machine, George ...

The Beatle and Clapton briefly crossed paths several times throughout the first half of the 1960s. However, they didn’t become friends until the latter part of the decade. In Martin Scorsese’s ...

Eric Clapton was part of a few bands during his heyday, one of which was Derek And The Dominos in the 1970s. The album version of “Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?” isn’t exactly a fan favorite, but ...

When The Beatles first started, Paul McCartney and John Lennon dominated the songwriting side of things. Their partnership, known as Lennon-McCartney, is one of the most successful and prolific ...

Is Eric Clapton’s solo in Cream’s version of Crossroads the greatest live blues-rock solo ever recorded? Here, we pose the ...

Clapton may have turned 80 in March, but his age didn’t show as he ripped off one blazing guitar solo after another throughout the evening. His voice also sounded strong, although most of the songs’ ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Chris Walter/WireImage Did Eric Clapton ever really know what Cream was? He formed the ...

In Rolling Stone's countdown of the top 100 guitarists, the late Eddie Van Halen described Eric Clapton as "basically the only guitar player who influenced me - even though I don't sound like him.

“Thank you!” Over and over Monday night in Chicago, those were about the only words spoken by legendary English guitarist Eric Clapton between songs on stage at United Center on night three of his ...

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. He’s also racked up ...