Eric Clapton
Eric
Patrick Clapton, CBE, (born 30 March 1945) is an English guitarist and
singer-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 second 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 1960s, Clapton departed from the Yardbirds to play blues with John
Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. In his one-year stay with Mayall, Clapton
gained the nickname "Slowhand". Immediately after leaving Mayall,
Clapton formed Cream, a power trio with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack
Bruce in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty,
blues-based psychedelic pop." For most of the 1970s, 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 reggae reach a
mass market. Two of his most popular recordings were "Layla",
recorded by Derek and the Dominos, another band he formed 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.
Birth
name: Eric Patrick Clapton
Also
known as: Slowhand
Born:
30 March 1945 (age 67), Ripley, Surrey, England
Genres:
Rock, blues rock, blues, psychedelic rock, hard rock
Occupations:
Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, artist
Instruments:
Vocals, guitar
Years
active: 1962–present
Labels:
Warner Bros., Reprise, Polydor, RSO, Atco, Apple, Deram
Associated
acts: The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Powerhouse, Cream,
Free Creek, The Dirty Mac, Blind Faith, J.J. Cale, The Plastic Ono Band,
Delaney, Bonnie & Friends, Derek and the Dominos, Sheryl Crow, The Beatles,
Phil Collins, The Rolling Stones, Luciano Pavarotti, The Band, Freddie King,
B.B. King, Mark Knopfler, Brian Wilson, John Mayer, Roger Waters, Dire Straits.
Picture:
Song:
Concert:
Eric Clapton & Friends COMPLETO
Album:
Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977) Full Album
Interview:
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