Jeff Cornell is a veteran music and entertainment writer, who has contributed to Variety, Billboard, Loudwire, The Hollywood Reporter, and MTV. Eric Clapton's 60-plus year career in music is ...

‘Layla’ by Eric Clapton is many things: an ode to seventh-century Persian literature, a call to Pattie Boyd, and one of the greatest rock songs of all time. There are many things you can unpack within ...

The humble riff has been a staple of rock music ever since the genre’s inception. When we talk about our favourite guitarists, such as Eddie Van Halen, we do so with his riffs in mind. Of course, ...

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In December 2025, social media users attributed a quote to English guitarist and songwriter Eric Clapton, claiming he criticized U.S. President Donald Trump by calling him "a disgrace to America" and ...

Artists can influence other artists without even realizing they’re doing so, and few songs embody this invisible phenomenon quite like “Layla”, which Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon first wrote and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Way back in 1970, during a ...

When Eric Clapton strode onto the stage of the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday night, elegantly dressed in a dapper blue suit, the occasion marked his first time in front of a Philadelphia audience ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Eric Clapton may not be God, but Thursday night he put to rest any debate about his place in the rock ’n’ roll pantheon with a blues-heavy show for a packed Rocket Arena crowd. The ...