Birthday
1945-03-30Place of Birth
Ripley, Surrey, England, UKBiography
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.All Movies List
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
as Self
2020The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
as Self
2020Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
as
2013Eric Clapton Live At Baloise Session
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
2013Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
as
2011George Harrison: Living in the Material World
as Self
2011Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
as Self
2010Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight - Live in Japan 2009
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
2010Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
as
2009Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: Live from Madison Square Garden
as
2009Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Feelin' Alright
as
2009Joe Bonamassa: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
as Guest Guitarist
2009Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Light My Fire
as Himself
2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self (archive footage)
2009