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Eric Patrick Clapton is a British-American guitarist, singer-songwriter, composer, and jazz musician born in Ripley, Surrey, England, in 1945. He is right-handed and speaks English. Clapton has been a member of the bands Cream, The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, and Blind Faith. His musical genres include rock music, blues, blues rock, and psychedelic rock. He has recorded for Atco Records and Polydor.
Clapton has received several awards, including induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Silver Clef Award. He participated in Live Aid and The Concert for Bangladesh. He is married to Pattie Boyd and owns the guitars Blackie and Brownie. Clapton was educated at Kingston University and has a medical condition of peripheral neuropathy.
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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…
Known for
- Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It — Self2026
- Pino — Self2025
- Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later — Guitar / Vocals2025
- Eric Clapton: To Save A Child - An Intimate Live Concert — Self2024
- Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson — Self2024
- The Yardbirds: In Their Own Words2024
- Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 — Self2024
- Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues — Self2023
- Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights — Self (archive footage)2023
- Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock — Self - Vocals, Guitar2023
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- The Yardbirds1963–1965
- John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers1965–1966
- Cream1966–1968
- Blind Faith1968–1969
- Plastic Ono Band1969–1969
- Derek and the Dominos1970–1971
- Derek and the Dominos1970–1971
- The Louisiana Gator Boys
- Eric Clapton And His Band
- The Secret Police
- Eric Clapton & His All Star Band
- Sean Head Showband
- The Chester Bees
- George's Band
- Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes
- The Singing Rebels’ Band
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Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. He ranked second in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". In 2023, Rolling Stone named Clapton the 35th best guitarist of all time. He was also named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Eric+Clapton">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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