Eric Clapton needed a new path after he decided Cream was no longer going to be his way forward. Derek and the Dominos, an all-star collection of players that cohered like a band that had been ...

In 1970, Eric Clapton wrote his secret love, Pattie Boyd, one of the most famous classic rock love songs, “Layla.” Before he showed his tune to the object of his affection, Clapton sent Boyd, the wife ...

As backstories go it's up there with the best: mercurially-gifted superstar guitarist with a passion for the blues falls hopelessly in love with the wife of his best friend, an ex-Beatle, then writes ...

What began as a short-lived supergroup quickly became the backdrop for one of rock’s most famous real-life love stories set to music.

It's one of the defining guitar songs in rock history, but it never became a No. 1 hit. "Layla," by Derek and the Dominos, which features iconic dual guitar solos from Eric Clapton and Duane Allman, ...

It’s one of rock 'n' roll’s most enduring and haunting songs — and it was recorded at Miami’s Criteria Studios. Layla, by Derek and the Dominos, was lead singer Eric Clapton’s declaration of ...

The Derek and the Dominos hit "Layla" is a rock classic and one of the crown jewels of Eric Clapton's career — and there may be more to the story behind how it was written than the world was ...

Eric Clapton’s handwritten messages, being auctioned this week, shed light on how he wooed Pattie Boyd away from George Harrison and on the impassioned songs the affair inspired. By Alex Marshall ...

A 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop once owned by Duane Allman, and played on the classic Derek and the Dominos song “Layla,” sold at auction for $1.25 million recently. Calling it “one of the most ...

“Until now I’ve never told of how I helped write one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded.” By Chris Payne, Billboard Over a long career in music, Rita Coolidge is known for her numerous hit songs ...