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British-born guitarist Eric Clapton is known for his rampaging rock songs and love of the blues. But not everything the all-timer has put to record is cut from the cloth of songs like “Cocaine” or ...

Eric Clapton has unveiled plans to release a new studio album called Meanwhile. The 14-track collection features six brand-new songs and eight singles he issued during the last three years or so.

If there’s one song Eric Clapton probably wished he’d never written, it’s Tears In Heaven. A lament to his deceased son Conor, and also full of Clapton’s own self-loathing, it garnered Grammy Awards, ...

The tour will launch April 24, 2026, in Amsterdam at the Ziggo Dome and continue through multiple countries before wrapping ...

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 ...

Lex Williams is a music writer and film critic, who shares her time between North Carolina and New York City. From a young age, Lex has always had a passion for arts in all its forms, having worked in ...

Eric Clapton disapproves of bands like U2 and Coldplay as they seem to put their fame before their music. The 61-year-old guitar legend told The Times: "Right now, the power of music sits with Simon ...

What do Eric Clapton and Prince have to do with one of George Harrison's most iconic songs off The White Album? Brace ...

Sheryl Crow has revealed that Don Henley once told her to stop giving her songs away after she wrote a song for Eric Clapton ...