“We were really limited onstage.” Eric Clapton on the group he said achieved what Cream could not

Jack Bruce said Clapton had doubts about Cream from the start. “I remember him saying, ‘This is a good recording band, but it ...
Yahoo

The Cream song Eric Clapton doesn’t like — even though it’s the key to his legend as a guitar virtuoso

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Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson says Eric Clapton and Cream are the birthplace of prog rock

He notes that Jethro Tull shed their folk and blues beginnings in favor of more experimental music after Clapton paved the way ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Eric Clapton and Nathan East endorse Cream of Clapton Band, which features East’s son and Clapton’s nephew

Eric Clapton and San Diego-bred bass great Nathan East might seem unlikely to endorse a tribute band devoted to the music of Clapton’s solo career and Cream, the pioneering power trio that propelled ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Hit Cream Song George Harrison Wrote With Eric Clapton in the Late Beatles Years

George didn’t have the same problem when he played with, say, Bob Dylan or his friend Eric Clapton. During a trip to America in late ’68, George jammed with both Dylan and Clapton, the latter of whom ...
Observer

Eric Clapton’s 5 Most Underrated Solo Albums

We often hyperbolize great artists as masters of evolving their genre, but few can truly stake that claim like Eric Clapton. This weekend, Eric Clapton celebrates just how far he’s evolved the role of ...