A music legend turned the grief of a devastating loss into an emotional ballad that continues to resonate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JANUARY 01: ROYAL ALBERT HALL Photo of Eric CLAPTON, performing live onstage, playing Martin acoustic guitar. If there’s one song ...

The journey Eric Clapton has gone on was all about being a drifter, but he knew some songs were far better than others whenever he hit on the right melody.

Eric Clapton said he’d found new inspiration in the idea of writing the protest songs that caused a backlash and lost him friends. In a new interview with the Real Music Observer (video below), ...

What began as a short-lived supergroup quickly became the backdrop for one of rock’s most famous real-life love stories set to music.

Eric Clapton has spent much of his career retreating from his own success — into drugs, reclusiveness or retirement. “The bit onstage, that’s easy,” he said in 2014. “For me, the struggle is the ...

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 ...

Lex Williams is a music writer and film critic, who shares her time between North Carolina and New York City. From a young age, Lex has always had a passion for arts in all its forms, having worked in ...

The discovery of Freddie King was the Eureka! moment in the origin story of Slowhand's ascent as the British blues scene's ...

Former actor and model Pattie Boyd was married to two of the biggest rock stars, George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Boyd met George on the set of The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night in 1964. They married ...