Cream was founded by Eric Clapton in 1966 after he left John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, and the guitar god had a very ambitious vision in mind. That was to put together a supergroup comprised of ...

“I thought of Cream as sort ... s July 1985 Eric Clapton issue. In doing so, he made an admission that was tantalizing to ...

Interview: Nigel Williamson Uncut: It’s often said that the model for the power-trio style of Cream was Buddy Guy’s band. Is that how you recall it? Eric Clapton: I’d seen Buddy live and it ...

Throughout the decades, no guitarist has been more prominent in the world of music than Eric Clapton. First as a member of highly influential bands like The Yardbirds, Blind Faith and Cream and ...

Stick a pin in Eric Clapton’s late-period work and you’re liable to hit a stinker, but for sheer lack of invention, Pilgrim ...

On his best work – early records by the Yardbirds, Cream’s brief catalog, the Dominos’ one album and even solo albums like ‘461 Ocean Boulevard’ and ‘Slowhand’ – Clapton has proven ...

That's good news for guys like me who will never tire of hearing Eric Clapton go to town on Cream's revved-up version of Robert Johnson's "Cross Road Blues" (aka "Crossroads"). Video of Crossroads ...