While there's no way to teach what Eric Clapton could do on guitar, he felt that some of the best musicians help him pull ...

The fusion subgenre known as blues rock came together in the early 1960s in the US and UK. It didn’t really kick off in a massive way until the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which some of the ...

Article first published in Uncut, October 2006 By the time “Layla” finally became a hit in December 1972 – two years after its first release – Eric Clapton was past caring. He had formed Derek And The ...

The blues-rock opener from the band’s 1966 debut album showcases a standout example of Samwell-Smith’s fluid, freewheeling ...

While Keith Richards was always the beating heart of The Rolling Stones, he felt some people missed the opportunity to jam by ...

David Gilmour's 1969 Fender Stratocaster, used on "The Dark Side of the Moon" and other famous albums, sold for a record ...

Ryan Coogler's Oscar-winning film is not just about hustlers in the Mississippi Delta or vampires. It is about the burden and ...

Joni Mitchell's iconic 1971 album Blue features a standout love song, contributing to her rich discography and solidifying ...

US poet Clark Coolidge speaks to Joel Lewis about the new publication of Rock Notes, originally conceived in 1966 with fellow ...

In 1989, Eric Clapton shared the time period in which his addictions really impacted him musically. Here is a little bit of his story.

He produced albums — by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, with Eric Clapton, and the early Fleetwood Mac — that defined 1960s ...

Mike Vernon, a record producer and record label owner who worked with some of the biggest British blues acts in the late ...