Eric Clapton: Tragic Story behind the Singer's Iconic Song 'Tears in Heaven'
The hit song "Tears In Heaven" was written by Eric Clapton after the death of his son as a way to work through his sadness. On March 20, 1991, Clapton's four-year-old son, Conor, died after falling from the 53rd-floor window of a New York skyscraper.