For Cale, that town was Tulsa, the Oklahoma city where he was raised in the postwar era. Born John Cale in 1938, the ...

The Beatle and Clapton briefly crossed paths several times throughout the first half of the 1960s. However, they didn’t become friends until the latter part of the decade. In Martin Scorsese’s ...

When George Harrison asked his friend Eric Clapton to play the guitar solo on his new song, Clapton was understandably nervous about the situation. After all, The Beatles weren’t known for guests ...

The sea of humanity that swallowed the Acura Stage field Sunday evening, April 27, at the New Orleans Jazz Fest for Eric Clapton was far bigger, and more densely packed, than Saturday's audience for ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- "You know it's his playing right when you hear it," Huntsville acoustic blues artist Jimmy Henderson says of Eric Clapton. "And to me that's what makes a great guitar player." ...

In the past few weeks, Madison Square Garden has presented something in abundance it hardly ever showcases at all. It happened first at Eric Clapton‘s “Crossroads Festival,” a two-night genuflection ...

Eric Clapton usually doesn't say much on stage, aside from tossing out a clipped "Thank you!" His guitar does plenty of talking, though. (AL.com file photos) BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Who: Eric Clapton, ...

Is Eric Clapton’s solo in Cream’s version of Crossroads the greatest live blues-rock solo ever recorded? Here, we pose the ...

With all that's been written about the Beatles and their indelible stamp on music, fashion, and pop culture, they are individually still criminally underrated as musicians. Not only did they inspire a ...

Eric Clapton hasn’t been called a god for no reason. His inimitable playing has been the lifeblood of many a band and many a hit. That being said, he has almost too many stellar guitar lines to choose ...

Early next year, Showtime is set to air a brand new documentary about the life and career of one of the greatest musical talents of the 20th Century. Titled, Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars, the film ...