More than half a century since the release of “Layla,” one of the most iconic tracks in Eric Clapton’s canon, Rita Coolidge ...
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 ...
In the world of rock music, 1970 was a year of disasters. From the Beatles’ breakup to the deaths of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, it felt that year as if the very pillars of rock music were being ...
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 ...
Slowhand reaches all the parts that other guitarists just cannot reach!! Matt Rumble Cambridge If someone asks me, what is the most remarkable thing that has happened in the last century, i'd have to ...
Brad Paisley is treating his classic rock-loving fans to a special rendition of Eric Clapton's iconic song "Layla." Paisley performed the song as part of Joy Week on the "Bobby Bones Show," and while ...
In 1970, Eric Clapton formed Derek & the Dominos and released “Layla,” a song about his love for Pattie Boyd, then the wife of his close friend and neighbor George Harrison of the Beatles. The song ...
Artists can influence other artists without even realizing they’re doing so, and few songs embody this invisible phenomenon quite like “Layla”, which Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon first wrote and ...
Clapton originally recorded the song on his 1970 collaboration with Duane Allman, "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs." Allman doesn't appear on this version, captured on July 20, 1974, at Long Beach ...
Brad Paisley is not only one of country music's biggest stars, he's also one of the genre's most accomplished guitar players. He reminded fans of that fact when he performed an impressive acoustic ...
It boasts the most recognisable guitar riff in history and was written about one of the most tortured love triangles in rock – it’s fair to say that “Layla” has all the ingredients of a classic. Eric ...