The legendary guitarist and singer helped define rock music, with a career spanning decades and one unforgettable No. 1 hit.

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While there's no way to teach what Eric Clapton could do on guitar, he felt that some of the best musicians help him pull ...

In an emphatic recap of the 2023 fest, Blues Rock Review noted “…Eric Clapton’s set earned the biggest ovation of the night ...

At 81, Eric Clapton remains one of rock’s most influential guitar icons, with decades of music still sparking debate, ...

Eric Clapton’s fifth solo album Slowhand debuts on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart at No. 2, nearly netting the guitarist another No. 1. British guitarist Eric Clapton performing on stage at the ...

Eric Clapton has been reinventing himself musically for more than 40 years. But the strong pulse of the blues has powered his guitar playing since the beginning: from the Yardbirds when he was 18, ...

LOS ANGELES—New York City's premier jazz venue got the blues last April when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln ...

More than 25 years after its recording, Eric Clapton’s Nothing but the Blues has finally been released, and one lucky UCR reader will win a Super Deluxe Box Set, valued at over $200! Recorded in 1994 ...

Maybe it's best that Eric Clapton has gone back to the blues on the sexy and satisfying history lesson "Me and Mr. Johnson," a 14-track tribute to the brief but bountiful 1930s career of Mississippi ...

He notes that Jethro Tull shed their folk and blues beginnings in favor of more experimental music after Clapton paved the way ...