Eric Clapton News

The Derek Trucks Band concluded the second of their extended sets at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland, Vermont with "Key to the Highway" and "My Favorite things," each tune a mirror image of the other and an all but perfect distillation of the preceding near-three hours of stellar musicianship.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a pretty good Blues musician and songwriter,A in fact, Guitar World placed him number three on the list ofA their topA blues guitarists, behind BB King and Eric Clapton.

John Mayer's Battle Studies, an album just over three years in the making, is one of the most anticipated releases of the year.

Simon Cowell called them an "unstoppable machine" but John and Edward were deadwood after being voted off X Factor.

Better Than: Listening to Robert Plant shy away from the high notes at Led Zeppelin's 2007 reunion show.

Hi John Mayer , we have never met, but I keep getting sent your CDs. Just last night I was sent your most recent album .

Start: Nov 20, 2009 End: Nov 20, 2009 Time: 7:00pm Contact: 822-2326 Location: 426 E. Tehachapi Blvd., Tehachapi, Ca 93561 larger view This group is a long-standing tradition at The Concerts In The Park series during the summer in Tehachapi.

There's no debate that B.B. King truly is the King of the Blues. The 84-year-old icon is credited with revolutionizing blues-guitar playing in the early '50s, and he later influenced rock superstars from Eric Clapton to Jimi Hendrix to George Harrison.

Tony Trischka, a seasoned banjo virtuoso often ranked alongside masters such as Earl Scruggs and Bela Fleck, was checking in on his latest crop of students the other day.

THE FUNERAL of teenager Ryan Stewart took place at a packed All Saints Church in Bisley on Thursday.

Who Will Be Crowned 'King of the Blues'? Who knows what kind of deal with the devil the top five contestants in the Guitar Center-sponsored 'King of the Blues" contest have rigged up, but who wouldn't sell their soul for a title like that? Not to mention the $25,000 in cash, a reissue of a vintage '59 Les Paul guitar, a distribution deal through ...

He's married to a gorgeous Boston woman who happens to be one of the finest blues/soul musicians around.

6, 2009 Author: Sarah Allen Benton Category: Paperback rights Description: This volume spotlights the thinking of millions of successful people who excel in other ways, but remain powerless against and under the control of alcohol.

To quote Tom Hanks in the movie "A League of Their Own," "There's no crying in baseball!" Well, Tom, such is not the case in rock 'n' roll.

John -- performs Friday at the Knight Concert Hall at the Arsht Center . A huge influence on Eric Clapton and countless others, Guy continues to elate audience members with his guitar heroics at the grand age of 72.

With the Gourds, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 7, at Miller Outdoor Theatre, 100 Concert Dr.

Sixteen-timeA Grammy Award-winner Eric Clapton has canceled his planned performance at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday, October 30, after undergoing gallstone surgery.

The event: U2, Metallica , Jeff Beck , Aretha Franklin and a string of sharp guests played Part 2 of the two-night celebration of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's 25th anniversary.

I thought only Stephen King could crank out 400 pages in four months! Seriously, there's some terrific material here, and all of us at Harper Collins are thrilled to be publishing your life story.

Stars including Sting, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen had fans on their feet for most of a five-hour Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in New York.