DragonKing Dark: The story behind Eric Clapton’s ‘Tears in Heaven’

Karl Stern’s run through the darkest moments in pop culture history continues.

In this week’s installment of the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history, I take a look back at the March 20, 1991, death of classic rock legend Eric Clapton’s four-year-old son, who died from falling out a high-rise window in New York.

From this tragedy, Clapton penned one of his most famous and award winning songs “Tears in Heaven.” 

Hear the story on this week’s DragonKing Dark.

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