The song achieved both critical and commercial success, charting first in 1972 again 20 years later as an acoustic version Eric Clapton’s song “Layla” was inspired by Pattie Boyd, who was married to ...

As backstories go it's up there with the best: mercurially-gifted superstar guitarist with a passion for the blues falls hopelessly in love with the wife of his best friend, an ex-Beatle, then writes ...

Derek and the Dominos was a British-American blues-rock band formed in 1970, centered around guitarist Eric Clapton, that ...

It was 1971 when Eric Clapton first released his song, "Layla," now acclaimed as one of the greatest rock songs of all time. The song achieved both critical and commercial success, charting high in ...