All About Jazz — The story of Clapton's formative years While few would argue that Eric Clapton is one of the finest guitarists of all time, it is sometimes forgotten just how pivotal, influential and downright startling this man was during the 1960s. And while, thr... more info

Guardian Music — Limited-edition box set featuring late Beatle planned for Indian sitar master's 90th birthdayLong out of print, a collection of George Harrison's work with Ravi Shankar will be reissued this October, in honour of Shankar's 90th birthday. The limited-... more info

All About Jazz — Obituary: Richie Hayward (February 6, 1946—August 12, 2010) By AllAboutJazz.com Contributor c: C. Michael Bailey Drummer and m: Little Feat founder Richie Hayward passed away Thursday, August 12, 2010, in his current home of Victoria, British Co... more info

ContactMusic — LITTLE FEAT co-founder RICHIE HAYWARD has passed away after contracting pneumonia as he battled liver cancer.The jam band drummer, who has played with Eric Clapton and... more info

Popdose — Jeff Beck’s sister was responsible for a nice chunk of rock and roll history when she fortuitously introduced him to another young guitarist named Jimmy Page. When Eric Clapton left the Yardbirds in 1965, the band called on Page to replace him. Pag... more info

All About Jazz — Eric Clapton was to perform as part of a two-night celebration in honor of the hall's 25th anniversary. Eric Clapton has pulled out of this week's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in New York after undergoing gallstone surgery. Kristen Foster, a... more info

All About Jazz — By PicoThere's plenty of blues rock guitar gunslingers out there who only understand the blues as filtered by the likes of Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. Irish six string specialist Gary Moore has gone much further back than those guys to get his knowl... more info

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All About Jazz — 40 YEARS ON AND STILL FLIPPING WIGS Few albums of any genre possess the undying resonance of Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. Captured during a tumultuous period in Eric Clapton's life where he was lusting after the wife of a good friend, desce... more info

Popdose — Like many Americans, my first encounter with reggae came via Eric Clapton’s cover of “I Shot the Sheriff,” which was on his 1974 album 461 Ocean Boulevard. Clapton deserves praise for bringing this music to a wider audience, and his version of ... more info