Eric Clapton is nothing if not a survivor. As he turns 80 tomorrow – with a major series of concerts in Japan, Europe and the UK in the offing – “Slowhand”, as the world’s most famous ...

Eric Clapton's six-decade career has seen him anointed as one of the most influential guitarists in rock music history, as well as one of the industry's most poignant songwriters. However ...

Eric Clapton had already carved out a respectable career before he issued his first solo album in 1970. Since then, he's released nearly two dozen LPs under his name. And it's been kind of a ...

Born Eric Patrick Clapton in Ripley, Surrey, he was inspired by American blues artists and began fusing the music with psychedelia when he co-founded Cream, one of the world’s first supergroups ...

George Harrison and Eric Clapton had a friendship that survived some unbearably rocky periods. Clapton, for example, actively pursued Harrison’s wife, Pattie Boyd, while they were still married.

As George Harrison’s marriage to Pattie Boyd grew chillier, Eric Clapton’s feelings for her heated up. Harrison and Clapton were friends, but this did little to stop Clapton from pursuing his ...

Eric Clapton, often hailed as one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time, has left an indelible mark on the world of music. From his early days with bands like Cream and The Yardbirds to his ...