In my last column, we discussed 1960s-era Eric Clapton, focusing on his work with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers and Cream, and his predilection for relying on Gibson guitars during that time. As ...

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Jimi Hendrix changed the music so entirely in 1966 that, within months of his arrival in England, established guitarists were wrestling with how to respond. Jeff Beck told Guitar Player, “It was a ...

Eric Clapton usually doesn't say much on stage, aside from tossing out a clipped "Thank you!" His guitar does plenty of talking, though. (AL.com file photos) BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Who: Eric Clapton, ...

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Close-ups of strings, fretboards and guitarists’ callused fingers filled the video screens on Saturday at Toyota Park here, a stadium just outside Chicago, where Eric Clapton’s ...

Eric Clapton has been reinventing himself musically for more than 40 years. But the strong pulse of the blues has powered his guitar playing since the beginning: from the Yardbirds when he was 18, ...

Maybe it's best that Eric Clapton has gone back to the blues on the sexy and satisfying history lesson "Me and Mr. Johnson," a 14-track tribute to the brief but bountiful 1930s career of Mississippi ...

With the reformation of Cream looming for later this year, it's well to ponder how Eric Clapton became the archetypal guitar hero of our times. A series of reissues including some of his most ...