The sad story of drummer Jim Gordon, who killed his mother with a hammer, has finally come to an end
Back in 1970 as Eric Clapton was searching for something to following the dissolution of Cream, he formed Derek and
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Derek and the Dominos
Fun with isolated tracks: Listen to Eric Clapton and Duane Allman play on “Layla”
Whenever there’s a survey on the greatest guitar riffs of all time, “Layla” from Derek and the Dominos one-and-only album
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52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 27: 24 Nights
Eric Clapton has had a ton of albums released. According to my research, he’s released approximately 20 solo albums. That’s
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Still More Isolated Track Fun: Derek and the Dominos’ “Layla”
An excellent analysis of the recording can be found at Bobby Owsinki’s blog. And once you’re done that, here’s his deconstruction
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Top Ten Songs Over 7 Minutes Long (Classic Rock edition)
So last week, I took a look at ten songs over 7 minutes long in a more modern sense. But
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