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Sales of Eric Clapton's latest album Meanwhile grew by nearly 8,700% from one week to the next after it was finally released on CD and vinyl. Musician Eric Clapton poses for a portrait in 2003 in ...

When someone asked Eric Clapton what it was like to be the greatest guitar player in the world, he responded: "I don't know, ask Prince." In the wake of Prince's sudden death on April 21, 2016, social ...

Eric Clapton‘s 1992 “MTV Unplugged” performance will soon grace the big screen, as well as launch on Paramount+. With bonus content of Clapton discussing the inspiration behind songs right before he ...

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Eric Clapton is the father of five children: Ruth, Julie Rose, Ella May, Sophie Belle and the late Conor Getty Eric Clapton is known as one of the most influential guitarists in rock history. Between ...

Former actor and model Pattie Boyd was married to two of the biggest rock stars, George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Boyd met George on the set of The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night in 1964. They married ...

In what we can only assume is a concerted effort to have “COVID-19 vaccine crank” creep steadily upward in his Wikipedia intro paragraph—one day potentially eclipsing “celebrated blues guitarist,” and ...

Here’s a look at the best of the songs that even now continue to define his legacy. It starts with Derek and the Dominos because the songs on “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs” are more of a piece ...

The opening song on Clapton's second solo album -- and a No. 1 LP, thanks to the hit single "I Shot the Sheriff" (see No. 6 on our list of the Top 10 Eric Clapton Songs) -- is a cover of a traditional ...

Eric Clapton's family life has been a series of jarring, heartbreaking surprises. He grew up thinking his grandparents were his mom and dad, and that his mother was an older sister. The truth wasn't ...