For all of the great covers and bands that Eric Clapton has been in, the best of his solo material is practically baked into his musical DNA.

John Mayall and Eric Clapton were both relatively well known when they joined up for an album on July 22, 1966. But Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton took both artists' careers to new levels and set ...

Eric Clapton may have a lot of classics in his repertoire, but he felt that the best songs are the ones that transcend raw musical notes.

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 ...

If there’s one song Eric Clapton probably wished he’d never written, it’s Tears In Heaven. A lament to his deceased son Conor, and also full of Clapton’s own self-loathing, it garnered Grammy Awards, ...

A previously unreleased Eric Clapton acoustic jam is set for release next year. "Mississippi Blues" was recorded with Tim Duffy and will be part of Blue Muse, a compilation from the Music Maker Relief ...

They’ve forged a close friendship over the years, but getting Slowhand to play an “insane” solo on his record wasn’t easy ...

Maybe you've heard the simple melody or the call-and-response lyrics to "Corrine, Corrina," but likely it was a different version performed by the likes of Dylan, Haggard or Willie. The widely covered ...

After getting his start as the guitarist in The Yardbirds in 1963, and later breaking off on his own to play blues with John Mayall, then joining Cream and Blind Faith before forming Derek and the ...

NASHVILLE (CN) — The Estate of a 1930s blues musician accuses Grammy winner Eric Clapton and several record labels of mis-crediting the late singer's hit and leaving him out of royalties. In a federal ...

A lawsuit filed against Eric Clapton claims the guitarist mistakenly credited the wrong blues musicians in the liner notes of his 1992 Unplugged album. The song in question, “Alberta,” credited blues ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The heirs of a Mississippi blues musician claim rock guitarist Eric Clapton gave a songwriting credit to the wrong artist. A lawsuit filed in Nashville federal court says Eric ...