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 ...

There are co-written songs, and then there is Eric Clapton’s “Layla”, which might be one of the most star-studded collaborations of rock ‘n’ roll history. From the song’s literary and literal ...

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 ...

Few rock songs are as emotionally charged — or as personally complicated — as “Layla,” the Derek and the Dominos epic born out of an impossible love triangle involving Eric Clapton, George Harrison, ...

Artists can influence other artists without even realizing they’re doing so, and few songs embody this invisible phenomenon quite like “Layla”, which Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon first wrote and ...

View post: PlayStation Store Summer Sale Has Big Games as Much as 90% Off Eric Clapton's "Layla" was inspired by love for Pattie Boyd and features iconic guitar riffs. Eric Clapton and George Harrison ...

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Eric Clapton is on the short list of greatest guitarists of all time, laying down some of the nastiest guitar riffs and solos of all time. Perhaps his greatest work came in at No. 11 on Guitar World's ...

What if someone released an impassioned twin-guitar genius record and nobody cared? That's basically what happened – at least initially – with the only album from Derek and the Dominos. Issued on Nov.