George Harrison and Pattie Boyd were married, but Harrison's best friend Eric Clapton developed feelings for her-and what emerged is now an immortal song ...

After decades of making us feel "Wonderful Tonight," Eric Clapton is tuning up for a return to the spotlight—bringing his legendary riffs and soulful blues back to US arenas this fall. Known for his ...

Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton, also known as the Beano album, was released on the Decca label 60 years ago, on July 22, 1966. There are many groundbreaking aspects to the recor ...

Eric Clapton fans in Madrid were deprived of an encore after one of them decided to throw a large object — believed to be a record — at the 81-year-old rocker’s chest. A video shared on X showed the ...

From The Bluesbreakers to Cream, Derek And The Dominoes and his storied solo career, MOJO picks the best albums from the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Eric Clapton returns to one of Billboard’s genre-specific rankings ...

Eric Clapton's family life has been a series of jarring, heartbreaking surprises. He grew up thinking his grandparents were his mom and dad, and that his mother was an older sister. The truth wasn't ...

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 ...

More than once, Eric Clapton contemplated taking his own life, and the only thing that stopped him was the realization that if he were dead, he wouldn’t be able to drink anymore. Sober now for 20 ...

Forget “Layla” — it might be Eric Clapton who’s wielding some foolish pride these days. The 76-year-old classic rock guitarist, who has become infamous of late for his contentious hot takes on ...

One of Eric Clapton’s guitars sold for $1.27 million this week at an auction in Nashville, Tennessee, making it the most expensive Clapton guitar ever sold at auction. Julien’s Auctions is currently ...

While Eric Clapton could be cordial about many genres, he felt that some styles were meant to be brought back that often.