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This Day in Rock History - Mar. 27th

1979: Eric Clapton finally gets “Layla.” It was on this day that the guitarist married Pattie Boyd, ex-wife of his best friend George Harrison in a ceremony in Tucson, Arizona.

Harrison attends the wedding as do Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney.

Eric and Pattie would divorce 9 years later.