How Conor Clapton’s death shaped “Tears in Heaven,” why it hits so hard musically, and why Clapton eventually stopped living inside the song.
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On April 13, 2013 at Crossroads Guitar Festival, Keith Richards joined Eric Clapton for “Key to the Highway” at MSG. Here’s why it still hits hard.
Jeff Beck’s 1966 super-session spawned a rock classic – and a credit mystery: did Eric Clapton really play on “Beck’s Bolero”?
John Mayer didn’t “join” Eric Clapton. He absorbed him, earned his nod, and met him where it counts: onstage, in the blues spotlight.
From Cream’s combustible chemistry to the 2005 reunion, here’s how Clapton and Bruce stayed musically linked through ego, genius, and time.
Eric Clapton and Frank Zappa never became a duo, but their late-60s near-collaboration shaped a famously odd Cream solo and a bigger rock split.
From mentor-style admiration to a Grammy-winning album, here’s how Eric Clapton and B.B. King built a rare, mutually elevating blues partnership.
Before hashtags, fans spray-painted ‘Clapton Is God’ on Underground walls. Here’s how the slogan spread and why his blues tone felt divine.
Inside the Jeff Beck tribute where Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart and Gary Clark Jr turned Royal Albert Hall into classic rock’s last truly dangerous wake.
From Bangladesh and SNACK to The Last Waltz, Farm Aid and Hyde Park, the tangled collaborations of Dylan, Neil Young and Eric Clapton quietly rewired classic rock.