They’ve forged a close friendship over the years, but getting Slowhand to play an “insane” solo on his record wasn’t easy ...

During the 1960s, McCarty played with three of Britain's greatest guitarists under the Yardbirds bracket. Clapton was the first of that trio, and was later to be followed by Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page – ...

Clapton may have turned 80 in March, but his age didn’t show as he ripped off one blazing guitar solo after another throughout the evening. His voice also sounded strong, although most of the songs’ ...

During his early career, Eric Clapton launched a trio of musical acts as he built a fierce reputation as one of the finest guitar players to break out of the British blues explosion. But his dream of ...