1945-03-30 ( 80 years old ) in Ripley, Surrey, England, UK
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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Movies
Pino
2025-03-31
Eric Clapton - Unplugged
2025-01-27
Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later
2025-01-27
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
2023-05-17
Eric Clapton - Nothing But the Blues
2022-06-30
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
2021-12-13
Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads
2021-08-30
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away
2021-07-27
The Dancing Man of L.A.
2021-05-24
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
2020-11-06
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
2020-07-21
The Quiet One
2019-06-21
Echo in the Canyon
2019-05-24
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
2019-04-26
Jeff Beck: Still on the Run
2018-05-18
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018-03-30
Eric Clapton: Live in San Diego
2017-03-10
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017-02-07
Timeless Hits – Vol.3
2017-02-05
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
2016-11-16
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014-11-28
Eric Clapton - Planes, Trains and Eric
2014-10-31
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014-04-06
Eric Clapton Live At Baloise Session
2013-11-14
Eric Clapton - Live on Basel
2013-11-01
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012-12-12
Beware of Mr. Baker
2012-11-28
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012-10-15
Close Up
2012-09-30
The Love We Make
2011-09-10
A Concert by the Lake
2010-02-16
Blues at the BBC
2009-05-01
Eric Clapton: Live at Budokan
2009-02-24
The Beatles: Parting Ways
2009-01-01
The Story of the Yardbirds
2008-11-25
Eric Clapton: Masterpieces
2008-06-17
Pavarotti The Duets
2008-05-09
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
2007-05-02
Classic Albums: Cream - Disraeli Gears
2006-11-03
Before the Music Dies
2006-11-02
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
2006-10-31
Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986
2006-09-19
Blind Faith: London Hyde Park 1969
2006-09-19
Eric Clapton: After Midnight Live
2006-07-11
Otis Rush & Friends - Live At Montreux 1986
2006-03-21
Cream: Royal Albert Hall
2005-10-06
Eric Clapton - Back Home
2005-08-29
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005-07-13
Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J
2004-12-07
Live Aid
2004-11-16
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
2004-08-24
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004-06-03
Concert for George
2003-10-03
Red, White and Blues
2003-10-03
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
2003-05-26
Eric Clapton and Friends
2003-01-01
Eric Clapton - Live in Hyde Park
2001-11-20
The Concert for New York City
2001-10-20
Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
2001-08-17
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001-06-16
Eric Clapton Live at Budokan, Tokyo
2001-04-12
Eric Clapton: This Song for George
2001-01-01
MTV Unplugged: Classic Moments
2000-10-31
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
1999-10-26
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
1999-10-12
Brian Wilson’s Imagination
1998-08-24
Blues Brothers 2000
1998-02-05
Babyface: MTV Unplugged NYC 1997
1997-11-25
Music for Montserrat
1997-09-15
Legends – Live At Montreux
1997-01-01
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
1996-10-12
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
1996-08-07
Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child
1996-06-20
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
1995-05-28
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995-03-06
Curves Contours & Body Horns
1993-12-12
Yardbirds
1992-04-07
Eric Clapton: MTV Unplugged
1992-03-11
My Sweet Lord in the Far East
1991-07-17
Cream: Strange Brew
1991-06-22
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
1991-01-01
Eric Clapton: The Master At Work
1990-10-05
The Cream of Eric Clapton
1990-01-23
Eric Clapton: The Man & His Music
1990-01-01
The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert
1990-01-01
Prince: Musical Portrait
1989-01-01
Eric Clapton: Philadelphia 1988
1988-12-07
Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome
1988-11-02
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988-06-11
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988-01-01
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987-10-09
B.B. King & Friends
1987-04-14
All Star Concert
1986-06-20
Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
1986-01-01
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985-10-26
Live Aid
1985-07-13
Eric Clapton: Live Now
1985-05-01
Water
1985-01-11
Superstars in Concert
1984-01-01
The A.R.M.S. Benefit Concert from London
1983-01-06
Chas & Dave’s Christmas Knees-Up
1982-12-25
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982-03-01
The Last Waltz
1978-05-01
Eric Clapton and His Rolling Hotel
1978-01-01
Circasia
1976-04-08
Tommy
1975-03-19
Jimi Hendrix
1973-06-14
The Concert for Bangladesh
1972-03-23
Sweet Toronto
1971-11-22
Cucumber Castle
1970-12-26
Supershow
1969-03-01
Cream - Farewell Concert
1969-01-05
All My Loving
1968-11-03
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