Eric Clapton‘s apprenticeship in the music industry before stepping out of the shadows and into the light with Cream prepared him for his incredible journey. From a young age, he was mixing with ...

While Eric Clapton is most commonly celebrated for his guitar playing, there’s no denying he’s also one of the best-known voices in rock music. After leaving Cream to step up to the mic as a frontman, ...

A rare, eight-page draft letter John Lennon wrote to Eric Clapton in 1971, pitching him on a new musical project at one of the most tumultuous times in Clapton’s life, is headed to auction.

The eight-page draft letter features John Lennon urging Eric Clapton to join a new band he was putting together. By Tyler Jenke A handwritten letter which sees John Lennon pitching a new band to ...

A handwritten letter that John Lennon wrote to Eric Clapton inviting him to be part of a new supergroup is to be offered at auction next month. The eight-page letter sees Lennon express his ...

Eric Clapton is renowned for his musical genius, but his passion for cars is equally legendary. The Slowhand's garage is a treasure trove of automotive excellence. From classic American luxury to ...

From Howlin' Wolf to B.B. King and beyond, a litany of talent helped propel blues guitar playing into the spotlight, but Clapton believes ... “It's nice of Eric to say that, but I still have ...

Few guitarists will forget the first time they heard Clapton’s ecstatic playing on ... sustaining compression to really take flight when Eric lets rip. The basics of how he got that sound ...

Who were The Dirty Mac? They never made an album, but this John Lennon, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Mitch Mitchell supergroup are rock’n’roll legends. It seems fantastical on paper ...

Credit: Michael Putland/Getty Images Jim Dunlop has honoured Eric Clapton with a gold-plated signature Cry Baby wah pedal that looks like it came straight off Auric Goldfinger’s pedalboard.

Yet just a year later, John Lennon was attempting to persuade Eric Clapton to form a new band. This is the subject of an eight-page handwritten letter by the late Beatle to the guitar legend dated ...