It's been over 50 years since Eric Clapton recorded "Layla," the title track off his iconic 1970 album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs with Derek and the Dominos...but one major controversy about ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Derek and the Dominos hit "Layla" is a rock classic and one of the crown jewels of Eric Clapton's career — and there may be more to the story behind how it was written than the world was ...

View post: 1973 Classic, From the Creator of Jurassic Park, Named One of the 'Best Western Movies of All Time' Eric Clapton's "Layla" was inspired by love for Pattie Boyd and features iconic guitar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eric Clapton performs at the "Live Aid Concert" on July 13, 1985 at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the world of ...

What began as a short-lived supergroup quickly became the backdrop for one of rock’s most famous real-life love stories set to music.

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George Harrison and Pattie Boyd were married, but Harrison's best friend Eric Clapton developed feelings for her-and what ...

Eric Clapton needed a new path after he decided Cream was no longer going to be his way forward. Derek and the Dominos, an all-star collection of players that cohered like a band that had been ...

For the past six years, Eric Clapton has been disappointing fans by playing a stripped-down rendition of “Layla” on the acoustic guitar at this concerts as opposed to the original, electric one. He ...