Once, long ago, Eric Clapton was such a bloody good guitar player that British kids called him God and his jealous friends dubbed him Slow Hands. Nowadays Clapton is played on easy listening stations, ...

Normally closed for events in July, and August, World Records couldn’t resist opening up for a classic rock experience. On Saturday, the downtown venue will host The Cream of Clapton Band, which will ...

Legacies are tricky. You can’t see or touch them, yet they can be an unbearable weight to carry around. One has to imagine that’s the case for Kofi Baker, son of late Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ginger ...

The story goes that Eric Clapton was inspired to form his power trio Cream after seeing Buddy Guy perform with his trio in England. With the release of their debut album, Fresh Cream, in 1966, Clapton ...

Eric Clapton might have a lot of great records to sift through, but he knew that the more power behind a record is what gives ...

Derek and the Dominos were a blink-and-you’ll-miss-them group. After forming spontaneously in the summer of 1970, the Eric Clapton–led quartet recorded an album, Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs, ...

Eric Clapton always professed his wish to be the part of an outstanding rock ensemble, in large part because he never felt at ease playing the role of the guy out in the spotlight. The ironic thing is ...

Talking about Eric Clapton can get a little thorny these days. While many recognize him as one of the greatest guitar players ever, he has also had his fair share of controversial moments, whether ...

For four decades some of the most distinctive riffs in rock music have come straight from the guitar of the man known as "Slowhand," Eric Clapton. His many hits — both solo and with groups like the ...

It is beyond unlikely that Ghanaian highlife-music legend Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, 78, is performing in San Diego next week only two months after Ghanaian highlife-music pioneer Ebo Taylor, 89, performed ...