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Eric Clapton

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Eric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapton (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He was named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009. After playing in a number of different local bands, Clapton joined the Yardbirds from 1963 to 1965, and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers from 1965 to 1966. After leaving Mayall, he formed the power trio Cream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop". After four successful albums, Cream broke up in November 1968. Clapton then formed the blues rock band Blind Faith with Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech, recording one album and performing on one tour before they broke up. Clapton then toured with Delaney & Bonnie and recorded his first solo album in 1970, before forming Derek and the Dominos with Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon. Like Blind Faith, the band only lasted one album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, which includes "Layla", one of Clapton's signature songs. Clapton continued to record a number of successful solo albums and songs over the next several decades, including a 1974 cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" (which helped reggae reach a mass market), the country-infused Slowhand album (1977) and the pop rock of 1986's August. Following the death of his son Conor in 1991, Clapton's grief was expressed in the song "Tears in Heaven", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and appeared on his Unplugged album. In 1996 he had another top-40 hit with the R&B crossover "Change the World". In 1998, he released the Grammy award-winning "My Father's Eyes". Since 1999, he has recorded a number of traditional blues and blues rock albums and hosted the periodic Crossroads Guitar Festival. His latest studio album, Meanwhile, was released in 2024. Clapton has received 18 Grammy Awards as well as the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004, he was awarded a CBE for services to music. He has received four Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. He 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 of Cream. In his solo career, he has sold 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. In 1998, Clapton, recovering from addiction himself, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for those recovering from substance abuse.

Infobox

Born
Eric Patrick Clapton (1945-03-30) 30 March 1945 (age 80)Ripley, Surrey, England
Occupations
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Years active
1962–present
Spouses
mw- Pattie Boyd (m. 1979; div. 1989) Melia McEnery (m. 2002)
Children
5
Genres
Rock blues
Instruments
Guitar vocals
Labels
Polydor Atco RSO Warner Bros. Duck Reprise Surfdog
Formerly of
The Yardbirds John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers Cream The Dirty Mac Plastic Ono Band Blind Faith Delaney & Bonnie Derek and the Dominos
Website
ericclapton.com

Tables

· Awards and honours
1983
1983
Year
1983
Award / Recognition
Presented the Silver Clef Award from Princess Michael of Kent for outstanding contribution to British music.
1985
1985
Year
1985
Award / Recognition
Presented the BAFTA for Best Original Television Music for Score of Edge of Darkness with Michael Kamen.
1992
1992
Year
1992
Award / Recognition
Presented the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.
1993
1993
Year
1993
Award / Recognition
"Tears in Heaven" won three Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Male Pop Vocal Performance. Clapton also won Album of the Year and Best Rock Vocal Performance for Unplugged and Best Rock Song for "Layla".
1995
1995
Year
1995
Award / Recognition
Made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to music, as part of the 1995 New Year Honours list.
2000
2000
Year
2000
Award / Recognition
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the third time, this time as a solo artist. He was earlier inducted as a member of the bands Cream and the Yardbirds.
2004
2004
Year
2004
Award / Recognition
Promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), receiving the award from the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace as part of the 2004 New Year Honours list.
2006
2006
Year
2006
Award / Recognition
Awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as a member of Cream.
2015
2015
Year
2015
Award / Recognition
An asteroid, 4305 Clapton, is named after him.
2017
2017
Year
2017
Award / Recognition
Made a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France
Year
Award / Recognition
1983
Presented the Silver Clef Award from Princess Michael of Kent for outstanding contribution to British music.
1985
Presented the BAFTA for Best Original Television Music for Score of Edge of Darkness with Michael Kamen.
1992
Presented the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.
1993
"Tears in Heaven" won three Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Male Pop Vocal Performance. Clapton also won Album of the Year and Best Rock Vocal Performance for Unplugged and Best Rock Song for "Layla".
1995
Made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to music, as part of the 1995 New Year Honours list.
2000
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the third time, this time as a solo artist. He was earlier inducted as a member of the bands Cream and the Yardbirds.
2004
Promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), receiving the award from the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace as part of the 2004 New Year Honours list.
2006
Awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as a member of Cream.
2015
An asteroid, 4305 Clapton, is named after him.
2017
Made a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France

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