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Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, (born 30 March 1945) is an English musician, singer and songwriter.
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 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
Timeand fourth in Gibson's
Top
50
Guitarists
of
All
Time.
In the mid-1960s, Clapton left the Yardbirds to play blues with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers.
Immediately after leaving Mayall, Clapton joined 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 JJ 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.
Following the death of his son Conor in 1991, Clapton's grief was expressed in the song
Tears
in
Heaven, which featured in his Unplugged album.
Clapton has been the recipient of 17 Grammy Awards, and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
In 2004, he was awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace 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.
Contents 1 Early life 2 Early career, breakthrough, and international success 2.
1 The Yardbirds and the Bluesbreakers 2.
2 Cream 2.
3 Blind Faith, and Delaney and Bonnie and Friends 3
Layla and solo career 3.
1 Derek and the Dominos 3.
2 Personal challenges and early solo success 4 Continued success 5 Resurgence and stardom 6 Collaboration albums 7 Clapton, Old Sock and recent events 8 Influences 9 Legacy 10 Guitars 11 Woman tone 12 Other media appearances 13 Personal life 13.
1 Relationships and children 13.
2 Political views 13.
3 Controversy over remarks on immigration 13.
4 Wealth and assets 13.
5 Charitable wor
- Album:
- High Tide [BLU3 Remix] [Creaky Jackals Ft. WILD - High Tide]
- Wheels Of Fire
- Cream Complete
- Miscellaneous
- Goodbye
- Disraeli Gears
- Fresh Cream
- Gold
- Five Star Electric Blues
- Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6 2005
- Sunshine Of Your Love - A Life In Music
- BBC Sessions
- TopGear - Seriously Rock n Roll
- Disraeli Gears (Deluxe Edition)
- R&R Hall of Fame Reunion
- Cream Remasters - Outtakes & Alternates
- Cream Remasters - California Days
- Cream Remasters - Live in Europe
- Those Were the Days
- Wheels Of Fire (Remastered)