The studio version of “Tears in Heaven” hit No. 2 on the Billboard ... are often tossed out in the descriptions of songs and lyrics, but here the word seems particularly apt.

Clapton, 79, famously performed an acoustic version of his hit single “Tears in Heaven” for Unplugged, which aired as an MTV special and was later released as a live album. Prior to recording ...

The song in question, "Tears in Heaven," was inspired by the death of Clapton's 4-year-old son Conor after a tragic fall from a New York high-rise where the boy had been living with his mother ...

Sept. 7, 2006 — -- Eric Clapton's song "Tears in Heaven" captures the grief and heartbreak the singer-songwriter suffered after the loss of his 4½-year-old son, Conor. Now, 15 years later ...

"Tears in Heaven" (composed by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings) was Clapton's way of pouring his grief and growing acceptance of Conor's loss into his music. The song was created for the 1991 film ...

Will Jennings, an Oscar-winning writer behind mega-hits like "My Heart Will Go On" from the movie "Titanic" and "Tears in Heaven", died at the age of 80, his talent agency confirmed to CBS News.

After fiddling for a few moments, Tagovailoa started to dig into a lovely rendition of Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven". Then, Peyton and Eli jumped in to sing play-by-play of the game alongside ...

Will Jennings, the Oscar-winning lyricist of “My Heart Will Go On” and “Up Where We Belong,” has died. He was 80. The songwriter died Friday at his home in Tyler, Texas, his agent Sam ...

A two-time Record and Song of the Year Grammy winner, Jennings also co-wrote Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven," Steve Winwood's "Higher Love" and An Officer and a Gentleman's "Up Where We Belong ...

Eric Clapton opened up about how song Tears In Heaven enabled him to grieve son Conor's death aged four in an unearthed interview for a new TV special. Conor, the son of Clapton, now 79 and model ...