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 ...

Eric Clapton appeared on 'SNL' in late March 1990, performing a song he wrote about his and George Harrison's ex-wife.

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The three rock songs below all have stellar outros that make them what they are. Revisit these iconic rock outros.

Former actor and model Pattie Boyd was married to two of the biggest rock stars, George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Boyd met George on the set of The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night in 1964. They married ...

It's one of the most famous, and possibly infamous, rock songs of all time, a yearning scorcher Eric Clapton wrote about his mad love for Pattie Boyd, who was then the wife of his close friend George ...

CBS claims it didn't ban Stephen Colbert interview from broadcast. Here's what he says about that. 7:32 There's no song on earth that better captures the agony of unrequited love than Eric Clapton's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Legendary rock muse Pattie Boyd, who inspired Eric Clapton “Layla” and “Wonderful Tonight,” and, reputedly, George Harrison‘s “Something,” is coming out with an autobiography, Wonderful Today, and ...