Like 'Blues Power,' also from his solo debut (see No. 4 on our list of the Top 10 Eric Clapton Solo Songs), 'After Midnight' features a casual bluesy shuffle pulled along by a great backing band.

Of all the albums to emerge from the British blues boom of the 60s, few had the impact of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers ‘Beano’ album, featuring 19-year-old guitar god Eric Clapton.

Eric Clapton has spent much of his career retreating from his own success — into drugs, reclusiveness or retirement. “The bit onstage, that’s easy,” he said in 2014. “For me, the ...

A never-before-released Eric Clapton acoustic jam called 'Mississippi Blues,' from the 2019 compilation 'Blue Muse,' was released in November 2018.

Here are some more songs by Eric Clapton that share a similar soulful, blues-inspired feel with deep emotional themes. Tears in Heaven : A touching ballad about loss and the pain of losing a loved ...

The gospel backing vocals testifying at the end of most lines is a nice touch, but what elevates this single to its spot on this list is that searing blues-guitar break. From “Eric Clapton ...

A hard-hitting blues song where Clapton sings about his love cheating on him. He’s had enough of her fooling around with his heart. Released in the 1980s, it still has some of that 1970s grit.

Eric Clapton’s lifelong passion for the blues burns brightly in Nothing But The Blues. The film – which was broadcasted once in the U.S. on PBS in 1995 and nominated for an Emmy® Award ...

Clapton’s 1971 Derek and the Dominos classic “Layla” was notably absent from the set. He hasn’t performed it since December 2023, leaving it off the set list of the 22 shows he’s played ...

Having already worked separately with B.B. King and Eric Clapton, bass-guitar great Nathan East was understandably delighted to join the two guitar legends in 2000 when they recorded the chart-topp… ...

If there’s one song Eric Clapton probably wished he’d never written, it’s Tears In Heaven. A lament to his deceased ... Unplugged also proved a turning point for Clapton. It reunited him with an ...

Rocker Eric Clapton's album, "Me and Mr. Johnson," has been an unlikely hit, selling nearly 500,000 copies. The album consists of 14 songs by blues legend Robert Johnson, who died at age 27 in ...