The discovery of Freddie King was the Eureka! moment in the origin story of Slowhand's ascent as the British blues scene's ...

Eric Clapton, 81, announces five 2027 concerts, including four at the Royal Albert Hall, weeks after illness kept him from ...

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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 ...

Eric Clapton will release a concert film and live album entitled Nothing But The Blues on June 24 via Reprise Records in a variety of formats. The legendary guitarist previewed the upcoming release ...

A who's who of guitar icons to pay tribute to a living blues legend for a once-in-a-lifetime, livestreamed concert ...

August brought bad news for fans of Eric Clapton's celebrated '70s-era rootsy blues records, since Phil Collins was still producing his music. The good news? Tom Dowd, who played such a huge role in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Eric Clapton may not be God, but Thursday night he put to rest any debate about his place in the rock ’n’ roll pantheon with a blues-heavy show for a packed Rocket Arena crowd. The ...

LOS ANGELES—New York City's premier jazz venue got the blues last April when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Slowhand returns to the Blues Albums chart this week in America.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eric Clapton was on a mission from the start and there was no time to waste. He joined the Yardbirds in '63, left in '65 to join ...