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.

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

"We were a make-believe band," Clapton later said in an interview with music journalist Anthony DeCurtis. "We were all hiding inside it," Clapton continued. "Derek and the Dominos — the whole thing.

A guest southern rock legend gave the iconic 1970 outro its wings — and a permanent place in history.

Eric Clapton was a good friend of The Beatles, especially George Harrison. One person in George’s life also grew close to Eric, his wife Pattie Boyd, who eventually married Eric for a short while.

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 ...