Bob Dylan and Jorma Kaukonen on the 1960s guitar icon who led an electric blues revolution and died alone and unknown

Dylan called Mike Bloomfield “the best guitar player I ever heard.” But his intensity and brilliance obscured a deep-seated ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Win an Eric Clapton ‘Nothing but the Blues’ Deluxe Box Set

More than 25 years after its recording, Eric Clapton’s Nothing but the Blues has finally been released, and one lucky UCR reader will win a Super Deluxe Box Set, valued at over $200! Recorded in 1994 ...
Forbes

Eric Clapton Nearly Charts A New No. 1 Album With One Of His Most Famous Releases

Eric Clapton’s fifth solo album Slowhand debuts on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart at No. 2, nearly netting the guitarist another No. 1. British guitarist Eric Clapton performing on stage at the ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Listen to Eric Clapton’s Previously Unheard ‘Mississippi Blues’

A previously unreleased Eric Clapton acoustic jam is set for release next year. "Mississippi Blues" was recorded with Tim Duffy and will be part of Blue Muse, a compilation from the Music Maker Relief ...
The Cheat Sheet

How Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton Both Played on a Blues Legend’s 1964 Recording

In the beginning, three of rock’s greatest guitarist all lived within a 12-mile radius. What’s more, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck were friends as they came of age in the same general area ...
Moviefone

Eric Clapton - Nothing But The Blues (2022)

Eric Clapton’s lifelong passion for the blues burns brightly inNothing But The Blues. The film – which was broadcasted once in the U.S. on PBS in 1995 and nominated for an Emmy®Award – has been ...
American Songwriter

How George Harrison Inadvertently Helped Eric Clapton Write “Layla” (And No, Not Because He Was Married to Her)

George Harrison helped inspire Eric Clapton's iconic track "Layla" in multiple ways (not just because he was married to ...
The New York Times

Eric Clapton

The pop diva is one of several to hold court at Madison Square Garden this month, and the West Indian American Day Parade and other celebrations return. By Erik Piepenburg With Eric Clapton, he wrote ...
Forbes

Eric Clapton’s Classic Album Finally Hits No. 1, Nearly Half A Century Late

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Eric Clapton returns to one of Billboard’s genre-specific rankings ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

B.B. King and Eric Clapton’s ‘Riding with the King’ album like working with ‘blues royalty’ for Nathan East

Having already worked separately with B.B. King and Eric Clapton, bass-guitar great Nathan East was understandably delighted to join the two guitar legends in 2000 when they recorded the chart-topping ...
The New York Times

Eric Clapton

A rhythm guitarist and bassist, he was a “rock” for a band whose fiery lead players, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, had no shortage of ego. By Alex Williams The pop diva is one of several to ...