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 ...

For all of the great covers and bands that Eric Clapton has been in, the best of his solo material is practically baked into his musical DNA.

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, ...

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 ...

They’ve forged a close friendship over the years, but getting Slowhand to play an “insane” solo on his record wasn’t easy ...

One goal of the alternative rock guitarist is to avoid rock clichés. And one of rock’s biggest clichés is the guitar solo.

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 ...

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

Eric Clapton may have a lot of classics in his repertoire, but he felt that the best songs are the ones that transcend raw musical notes.

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 ...

During the 1960s, McCarty played with three of Britain's greatest guitarists under the Yardbirds bracket. Clapton was the ...