Overview
Eric Clapton
Known For
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
Eric Clapton, one of the world’s pre-eminent blues/rock guitarists, once...
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Orchestral
In 1990, Eric Clapton performed 18 nights at one of...
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock
In 1990, Eric Clapton performed 18 nights at one of...
Eric Clapton - The Definitive 24 Nights - Blues
In 1990, Eric Clapton performed 18 nights at one of...
Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues
The story of brothers Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jimmie...
Eric Clapton - Nothing But The Blues
Eric Clapton’s lifelong passion for the blues burns brightly inNothing...
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
In 1971, the Kalvøya adventure started with shows, jazz and...
Eric Clapton: The Lady in the Balcony - Lockdown Sessions
The project was initiated as the result of the forced...
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Clapton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.