The song defied expectations, becoming the rocker's only No. 1 hit and finding a new generation of fans decades later.

In July 1974, Eric Clapton released one of the most highly acclaimed albums of his career, 461 Ocean Boulevard. The album was best known for a No. 1 hit cover of "I Shot the Sheriff" and a remake of ...

A music legend turned the grief of a devastating loss into an emotional ballad that continues to resonate.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Eric Clapton returns to one of Billboard’s genre-specific rankings ...

Nearly a decade before The Band played their final concert, immortalized in Martin Scorsese’s 1978 film, The Last Waltz, Eric Clapton made his way to Woodstock in 1969, intent on asking if he could ...

When Eric Clapton heard of his friend Robbie Robertson‘s death in 2023, he began revisiting the Band’s music and their final concert, immortalized in Martin Scorsese’s 1978 musical documentary The ...

The journey Eric Clapton has gone on was all about being a drifter, but he knew some songs were far better than others whenever he hit on the right melody.

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...