The blues have been at the core of Eric Clapton’s repertoire since his first public performances as a teenager, playing Big Bill Broonzy and Blind Boy Fuller songs solo in the London coffeehouses.

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 ...

Eric Clapton and Wynton Marsalis blend jazz and blues at the Rose Theater in New York. Given the amount of time Clapton has spent pondering, practicing and poring over the rules and meter of the blues ...

ERIC CLAPTON stands alone in the history of rock music. He’s the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, having been enshrined as a solo artist as well as a member of both the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images The late John Mayall’s ability to nurture blues guitar prodigies is ...

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, ...

On Saturday night, Eric Clapton finished his three-night celebration of the blues with Wynton Marsalis and Taj Mahal at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater. EW was on the scene at the concert, a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Bobby Whitlock was all of 22 when he and Eric Clapton set about forming ...

Keith Richards made a surprise appearance with Eric Clapton at the Crossroads Guitar Festival last night. The Rolling Stones guitarist took the stage without any formal introduction at the start of ...

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 ...