The discovery of Freddie King was the Eureka! moment in the origin story of Slowhand's ascent as the British blues scene's greatest player ...

Jack Bruce talks about learning a new genre while working with Eric Clapton. But his fellow musicians might've had other ...

John Mayall and Eric Clapton were both relatively well known when they joined up for an album on July 22, 1966. But Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton took both artists' careers to new levels and set ...

Looking at one of Eric Clapton's favourite guitar players of all time Kurt Rosenwinkel, who he called one of his heroes, and also labelled as a genius.

Written by Memphis Slim, covered by Slowhand with John Mayall, Steppin’ Out is one of the tracks that all blues players should know. Bonamassa teaches you how to play it ...

Derek Trucks reveals the voicemail that launched his professional relationship with Slowhand ...

In the beginning, three of rock’s greatest guitarist all lived within a 12-mile radius. What’s more, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck were friends as they came of age in the same general area ...

More than 25 years after its recording, Eric Clapton’s Nothing but the Blues has finally been released, and one lucky UCR reader will win a Super Deluxe Box Set, valued at over $200! Recorded in 1994 ...

On Saturday night, Eric Clapton finished his three-night celebration of the blues with Wynton Marsalis and Taj Mahal at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater. EW was on the scene at the concert, a ...

A traditional blues song off Eric Clapton's 1992 Unplugged album for MTV is at the heart of a new lawsuit claiming the rock icon, his label and others have failed to properly credit the track for 24… ...

Clapton is one of the world's most popular rock guitarists Eric Clapton, one of the most influential guitarists in the history of rock music, has been made a CBE in the New Year Honours list. Clapton ...