Eric Clapton
Biography
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked fourth in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's Top 50 Guitarists of All Time.
In the mid sixties, Clapton left the Yardbirds to play blues with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. In his one-year stay with Mayall, Clapton gained the nickname "Slowhand", and graffiti in London declared "Clapton is God." Immediately after leaving Mayall, Clapton formed with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce, the power trio, Cream, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop." For most of the seventies, Clapton's output bore the influence of the mellow style of J.J. Cale and the reggae of Bob Marley. His version of Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" helped gain reggae a mass market. Two of his most popular recordings were "Layla", recorded by Derek and the Dominos, and Robert Johnson's "Crossroads", recorded by Cream. A recipient of seventeen Grammy Awards, in 2004 Clapton was awarded a CBE for services to music. In 1998 Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-03-30
Place of birth
Ripley, Surrey, England, UK
Images
Cast
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
5.30
Tommy
1975
6.50
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985
8.40
Concert for George
2003
8.10
Eric Clapton - Live in Hyde Park
2001
5.75
Eric Clapton: Masterpieces
2008
0.00
The Last Waltz
1978
7.63
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
1991
6.90
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
2023
0.00
Live Aid
1985
7.90
Cream - Farewell Concert
1969
5.20
Red, White and Blues
2003
7.30
Close Up
2012
9.00
Legends – Live At Montreux
1997
6.40
B.B. King & Friends
1987
8.50
The Cream of Eric Clapton
1990
6.00
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
10.00
The Concert for New York City
2001
4.60
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
1996
10.00
The Concert for Bangladesh
1972
7.88
Sweet Toronto
1971
5.80
Beware of Mr. Baker
2012
7.46
Supershow
1969
6.50
All Star Concert
1986
0.00
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
2004
7.46
Eric Clapton and Friends
2003
0.00
Blues at the BBC
2009
5.00
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
2006
6.00
Prince: Musical Portrait
1989
0.00
Yardbirds
1992
8.00
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012
6.90
All My Loving
1968
6.50
The Quiet One
2019
6.80
Eric Clapton: Live Now
1985
0.00
Eric Clapton: Live at Budokan
2009
10.00
Eric Clapton - Live on Basel
2013
0.00
A Concert by the Lake
2010
6.20
Eric Clapton: MTV Unplugged
1992
6.80
Cucumber Castle
1970
4.50
Chas & Dave’s Christmas Knees-Up
1982
0.00
The Love We Make
2011
7.20
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014
9.50
Superstars in Concert
1984
0.00
Eric Clapton - Back Home
2005
0.00
My Sweet Lord in the Far East
1991
0.00
Brian Wilson’s Imagination
1998
0.00
Jimi Hendrix
1973
7.70
Eric Clapton - Unplugged
2025
0.00
Water
1985
5.90
Eric Clapton Live at Budokan, Tokyo
2001
10.00
Music for Montserrat
1997
6.40
Eric Clapton: Live in San Diego
2017
8.00
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
7.40
Eric Clapton: Philadelphia 1988
1988
7.00
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
1995
0.00
Cream: Royal Albert Hall
2005
8.10
Jeff Beck: Still on the Run
2018
7.00
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
7.80
Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome
1988
6.00
Echo in the Canyon
2019
6.70
The Beatles: Parting Ways
2009
6.50
Cream: Strange Brew
1991
0.00
Pavarotti The Duets
2008
0.00
Circasia
1976
5.00
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
0.00
Before the Music Dies
2006
7.00
Eric Clapton: The Master At Work
1990
0.00
Live Aid
2004
9.10
Curves Contours & Body Horns
1993
0.00
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
2020
5.00
MTV Unplugged: Classic Moments
2000
0.00
The Dancing Man of L.A.
2021
0.00
Pino
2025
7.83
The Yardbirds
0.00
Babyface: MTV Unplugged NYC 1997
1997
0.00
Timeless Hits – Vol.3
2017
7.00
The Story of the Yardbirds
2008
8.00
