Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Eric Clapton at BAM in 2010 (more by Kevin Mazur) Eric Clapton is celebrating his 70th birthday (which was actually last month) with shows at Madison Square Garden this weekend. The shows were originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday... more info

The Telegraph — In pictures: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder and Keith Richards are among our 20 top guitarists more info

The Telegraph — As the virtuoso guitarist turns 70, we count down his 10 best guitar solos more info

The Telegraph — On Clapton's 70th birthday, Neil McCormick talks to experts to discover just how great a guitar player he really is more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Eric Clapton is turning 70 this month (March 30), and in celebration of that, he'll be playing a two-night stand at Madison Square Garden in May, his first two announced US shows of 2015. The shows are scheduled for... more info

Stereogum — Bobby Keys, the legendary rock ’n’ roll saxophone player, has died. Keys was best known for his work with the Rolling Stones, though he also appeared on albums by John Lennon, George Harrison, the Who, Joe Cocker, Barbra Streisand, B.B. King, Car... more info

TMZ — Alongside his band The Bluesbreakers -- John Mayall shot to fame in the late '60s as an English musician and played with greats like Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and Peter Green. Guess what he looks like now! more info

Stereogum — Last week, Cream’s Jack Bruce passed away. Now, Eric Clapton has shared a song called “For Jack” that’s dedicated to his former bandmate. It’s a quiet and reflective instrumental that features no words, but you can feel the emotion behind i... more info

The Telegraph — Bassist, most famous for his work with guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker in legendary 1960s group Cream, was aged 71 more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Call it a boomer twofer, or maybe a classic rock bloc. more info