In my last column, we discussed 1960s-era Eric Clapton, focusing on his work with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers and Cream, and his predilection for relying on Gibson guitars during that time. As ...

Maybe it's best that Eric Clapton has gone back to the blues on the sexy and satisfying history lesson "Me and Mr. Johnson," a 14-track tribute to the brief but bountiful 1930s career of Mississippi ...

Eric Clapton has been reinventing himself musically for more than 40 years. But the strong pulse of the blues has powered his guitar playing since the beginning: from the Yardbirds when he was 18, ...

It’s always nice when musicians acknow-ledge a debt to their heroes. But do they have to do so at the expense of their own strengths? Eric Clapton seems to think so on his -latest release. It finds ...