Eric Clapton
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Born 1945-03-30
Ripley, Surrey, England, UK
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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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Acting
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Saturday Night Live
Miami Vice
Top Gear
CBS News Sunday Morning
MTV Video Music Awards
Omnibus
Parkinson
Classic Albums
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon
An Audience with...
The Jay Leno Show
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 4
Tommy
The Frank Skinner Show
MTV Unplugged
Seven Ages of Rock
Sweet Toronto
The Story of Us
Edge of Darkness
Blues Brothers 2000
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Soundbreaking
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Rush
The Hit
The Last Waltz
Nil by Mouth
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
Live Aid
Laurel Canyon
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
The Concert for New York City
Communion
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
Water
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome
The Van
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Homeboy
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Close Up
Yardbirds
Supershow
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
The Quiet One
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
An Audience with Billy Connolly
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
Before the Music Dies
The Concert for Bangladesh
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Pino
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