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For most fans of British Blues music from the 1960's there are a few bands which inevitably stand out from the crowd. Think of the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and arguably one of the most ...
Bobby Whitlock, known for his "Layla" collaborations with Eric Clapton, later lived in Muscle Shoals, where he befriended a ...
When casting his mind back to the songs he's most inspired by, Eric Clapton picked out one key song from a blues legend as ...
(NEXSTAR) – Bobby Whitlock, the songwriter and musician who co-founded Derek and the Dominos alongside Eric Clapton, died on Sunday at the age of 77. Carole Kaye, Whitlock’s manager, said the rocker ...
Whitlock’s death was confirmed in a statement from his manager: “With profound sadness, the family of Bobby Whitlock ...
Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix are two of the most influential guitarists of all time, but even if they were inspired by someone. Read more about it here.
Reid’s 1973 album “River” dug into earthier, slinkier grooves, as heard on the title track, a favorite of Black Crowes brothers Chris and Rich Robinson.
Everybody knows about Cream, but Eric Clapton actually got another short-lived supergroup together in the 1960s.
And while Bruce didn’t mention it, after Clapton announced he was departing Cream in 1968, less than two years after it ...
Bob Dylan crashed his bike, John Lennon caused uproar with his “bigger than Jesus’ claim and Cream played their first show ...
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone whose sister stopped speaking to them because they didn't attend their daughter/niece's wedding.