Eric Clapton Sued by Musician's Estate Over Iconic Song

The estate of a Mississippi blues musician claim rock guitarist Eric Clapton gave a songwriting credit to the wrong artist. A lawsuit filed in Nashville federal court says Eric Clapton attributed the song "Alberta" to Huddie Ledbetter - better known as Lead Belly - in the 2013 re-release of Clapton's "Unplugged" album, when the credit should have gone to Bo Carter, The Tennessean reported. Clapton's song was actually a cover of Carter's "Corrine,...

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