In the same way that Louis Armstrong was at center of the genesis of Jazz in the 1920s, so was Eric Clapton at the center of the British Blues invasion of the 1960s. Between 1965 and 1970, in turn, ...

"Slowhand" turned 75 on Monday. Eric Clapton has been a force in rock 'n' roll since the mid-1960s and his guitar playing has been legendary. He is a three-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — The man with a place on just about every "best guitar player" list there is will visit the Twin Cities this fall for the first time in 14 years. On Monday Eric Clapton announced a ...

In his 40-year-plus career, Eric Clapton has rolled up plenty of honors: He’s had numerous hits, 18 Grammys and is the first musician inducted three times into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He still ...

Eric Clapton recently revealed to the British music magazine Uncut that he might soon retire from touring. He also said that "odd ailments" may force him to give up the guitar entirely. Clapton, who ...

Eric Clapton’s 1992 set for MTV Unplugged was one of the all-time great moments in acoustic guitar. Rearranging his most-famous tracks, performing them on a pre-war Martin guitar, Clapton’s session ...

The Colonial Theatre will present Something Wonderful Tonight — Tribute to Eric Clapton & George Harrison, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 13.

Comparing the merits of contemporaries 40-some years after their arrivals is about as sensible as measuring Michael Jackson’s exit against Elvis Presley’s. At some point the hairs of debate get split ...

The music people adore when they’re young often crystallizes their identities and unlocks oceanic feelings. It’s easy to latch onto certain songs, become defensive about their brilliance and refuse to ...