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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are only a few songs out there that capture the sting of heartbreak quite like "Layla." The actual title of the song was ...

The former model attended one of Clapton’s intimate UK warm-up shows and heard the songs he wrote about her ...

“Until now I’ve never told of how I helped write one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded.” By Chris Payne, Billboard Over a long career in music, Rita Coolidge is known for her numerous hit songs ...

A 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop once owned by Duane Allman, and played on the classic Derek and the Dominos song “Layla,” sold at auction for $1.25 million recently. Calling it “one of the most ...

There are only a few songs out there that capture the sting of heartbreak quite like "Layla." Written and recorded by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon for their band Derek and the Dominos, "Layla" is the ...