Inside the barely documented 1970 Syracuse gig where Derek & The Dominos, Duane Allman and a young Elton John turned a half-full war memorial into a once-in-a-lifetime guitar summit.
Browsing: Eric Clapton
How the death of Eric Clapton’s son Conor shaped “Tears in Heaven,” his sobriety, and a legacy that is as haunting as it is controversial.
JJ Cale saw Tulsa as a musical crossroads and used his own records as stealth demos to sell songs, not fame – and he quietly reshaped rock in the process.
How a tiny Tucson church, a drunken bet and a Beatles-adjacent love triangle turned Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd’s 1979 wedding into rock mythology.
How a quiet East End guitarist walked into John Mayall’s studio, cut A Hard Road in five days and, for many ears, out-bluesed Eric Clapton.
How Duane Allman’s obsession with Miles, Coltrane and deep blues turned Eric Clapton’s “Layla” from a lovesick ballad into a dangerous blues‑rock masterpiece.
On Stevie Ray Vaughan’s last nights alive, Eric Clapton was not the guitar god on top – he was the stunned witness. Here is what Clapton actually thought.
Eric Clapton heard The Band’s Music From Big Pink and decided Cream was finished. Here is how their quiet, rural sound rewired rock’s idea of rebellion.
On the night of August 26, 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan took the stage at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East…
In 1968, rock guitarist Eric Clapton found himself at a crossroads. As Cream—his explosive power trio with Jack Bruce and…