Rita Coolidge says Eric Clapton owes her a writing credit for one of the most celebrated songs in rock ...

In the world of rock music, 1970 was a year of disasters. From the Beatles’ breakup to the deaths of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, it felt that year as if the very pillars of rock music were being ...

"Layla," by Derek and the Dominos, which features iconic dual guitar solos from Eric Clapton and Duane Allman, is ranked ...

The Grammy-winning singer helped pen the piano coda that closes "Layla," but was never credited despite her pleas to the ...

"Layla" wasn't the only Derek and the Dominos song to be directly inspired by Boyd. As Clapton explained in his autobiography, he wrote "Bell Bottom Blues" for his pal's then-spouse after she asked ...

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 ...

Derek & The Dominos' Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs: The 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition is a valiant attempt to compile a definitive version of Eric Clapton's finest work. The package of two CDs ...

It's one of the most famous, and possibly infamous, rock songs of all time, a yearning scorcher Eric Clapton wrote about his mad love for Pattie Boyd, who was then the wife of his close friend George ...

LOS ANGELES — Jim Gordon, the rock ‘n’ roll session drummer who played on classic records by Eric Clapton, George Harrison and The Beach Boys but suffered from growing mental health problems and spent ...