Words: Nigel Williamson By the time “Layla” eventually became a hit in December 1972, two years after its first release, Eric Clapton was past caring. He’d formed Derek And The Dominos with ...
Rita Coolidge claims that she wrote the part with her then boyfriend Jim Gordon, but her contribution was never officially acknowledged ...
And coming out of the tightness of the main sections, Clapton’s high-wire guitar work packs even more punch than it otherwise might have. Perhaps the most underrated aspect of Layla and Other ...
The piano heard on Derek & The Dominoes’ "Layla" and other classic rock staples is set to hit the auction block this week.
When George Harrison made his solo debut, a cast of famous friends came to help him, including Eric Clapton who secretly sings on one song.
The sale also features the painting "La jeune fille au bouquet" by Emile Théodore Frandsen de Schomberg, famed for gracing ...
Since brothers Howard and Ron Albert transformed their Criteria Studios in Miami from a one-room recording booth into a ...
In his memoir, 'Who Am I?', Pete Townshend of The Who explained how he had been asked to help Eric Clapton romance Pattie ...
Boyd was a muse to both men in the 1960s and 70s, inspiring Harrison's classic song Something and Clapton's hits Wonderful Tonight and Layla. Initially married to the Beatle, she was pursued by ...
‘Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs’ Eric Clapton was on a hot streak during the late '60s and early '70s, and for proof, you need look no further than 1969's Blind Faith and ...
Vinyl Monday host Abigail Devoe as the enigmatic face on Eric Clapton's classic Layla album cover. Vinyl Monday host Abigail Devo ...