Few rock songs are as emotionally charged — or as personally complicated — as "Layla," the Derek and the Dominos epic born out of an impossible love triangle involving Eric Clapton, George Harrison, ...

As backstories go it's up there with the best: mercurially-gifted superstar guitarist with a passion for the blues falls hopelessly in love with the wife of his best friend, an ex-Beatle, then writes ...

The song achieved both critical and commercial success, charting first in 1972 again 20 years later as an acoustic version Eric Clapton’s song “Layla” was inspired by Pattie Boyd, who was married to ...

Eric Clapton is on the short list of greatest guitarists of all time, laying down some of the nastiest guitar riffs and solos of all time. Perhaps his greatest work came in at No. 11 on Guitar World's ...

In 1970, Eric Clapton was hopelessly in love with a woman he couldn’t have, a woman who happened to be married to one of his closest friends, George Harrison of The Beatles. That complicated love ...

The online auction of a trove of letters, photos, and other items that Pattie Boyd—ex of Eric Clapton and George Harrison—concluded Friday and surpassed all expectations, per the AP. Christie's said ...

Eric Clapton, often hailed as one of the greatest guitarists and songwriters of all time, has left an indelible mark on the world of music. With a career spanning over six decades, Clapton’s body of ...