Eric Clapton
Biography
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.
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Movies (48)
Pino
as Self
2025
Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later
as Guitar / Vocals
2025
The Yardbirds: In Their Own Words
2024
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
as Self
2024
Eric Clapton: To Save A Child - An Intimate Live Concert
as Self
2024
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
2023
Eric Clapton - The Definitive 24 Nights - Blues
as Himself
2023
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Orchestral
as Himself
2023
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues
as Self
2023
Eric Clapton - Nothing But The Blues
as Self
2022
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Eric Clapton: The Lady in the Balcony - Lockdown Sessions
as Self - Guitars and Vocals
2021
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
2021
The Dancing Man of L.A.
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
as Self
2020
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
as Self
2020
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
as Self
2020
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
as Self - Special Guest
2020
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
as Self
2020
The Quiet One
as Self
2019
Echo in the Canyon
as Self
2019
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
as Self
2019
Jeff Beck: Still on the Run
as Self
2018
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
as Self
2018
Eric Clapton - Live in San Diego
as Self
2017
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
as Self (archive footage)
2016
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
Music (Sound)
2016
Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
as Lead Vocal, Guitars
2015
Three Days in Auschwitz
Producer (Production)
2015
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
2014
Eric Clapton - Planes, Trains and Eric
as Self
2014
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
as Self
2014
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969
as Self
2014
Eric Clapton - Give Me Strength: The 74-75 Recordings
2013
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
as Self
2013
Eric Clapton Live At Baloise Session
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
2013
Eric Clapton - Live on Basel
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
2013
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
2012
Beware of Mr. Baker
as Self
2012
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
as Self
2012
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
as Self
2011
The Love We Make
as Self
2011
Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight - Live in Japan 2009
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
2010
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
as Self
2010
