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Eric Clapton
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Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, (born 30 March 1945) is an English guitarist and singer-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 second 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 1960s, Clapton departed from the Yardbirds to play blues with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. In his one-year stay with Mayall, Clapton gained the nickname "Slowhand". Immediately after leaving Mayall, Clapton formed 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 J.J. 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. 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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Discography
- The Cream of Eric Clapton, 1987
- Eric Clapton & Friends: Let It Rock, 2001
- Blues Power, 1998
- Complete Clapton, 2007
- Slowhand, 1977
- (I) Get Lost, 1999
- 1984-01-21: Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
- Me and Mr. Johnson, 2004
- E.C. Was Here, 1975
- Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert, 1973
- 1990-05-03: A Remark You Made: San Diego, CA, USA
- The First Time I Met the Blues, 1990
- After Midnight Live, 2006
- Backtrackin' (disc 1), 1984
- 461 Ocean Boulevard, 1996
- There's One in Every Crowd, 1996
- 1987-11-02 through 1987-11-09: Remark You Made: Complete August Japan Tour 1987: Japan
- Edge of Darkness, 1985
- Another Ticket, 1981
- Pilgrim, 2002
- For Your Love, 1993
- Unplugged, 1992
- Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton, 1989
- Tribute To Elmore, White-Collection, 2010
- Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton, 1999
- 1974-07-21: Rollin' Man to the Crossroads: The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA, USA
- LIVE (Unapproved), 1994
- Backless, 2010
- Rush, 1992
- Just One Night, 1994
- White Boy Blues, 1994
- 1998-05-17: The Pyramid, Memphis, TN, USA
- The Cream of Clapton, 1994
- Journeyman, 1989
- August, 1986
- 1969-12-10: Far From the Madding Crowd: Falconer Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark (disc 1)
- Back Home, 2005
- Crossroads, 1988
- 1990-04-20: Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA, USA
- 1977-04-27 / 1977-04-28: Blues You Can't Loose: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
- 1984-06-17: Thanks for the Ride: Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
- Clapton, 2010
- I Ain't Gonna Stand for It, 2001
- 1986-07-12 soundcheck: Pinède Gould, Antibes-Juan-Les-Pins, France
- Live at Budokan, 2008
- 1974-07-21: Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA, USA
- 1987-04-18: Minnesota Night: Civic Center, St Paul, MN, USA
- Eric Clapton at His Best, 1972
- The Legends Collection: The Eric Clapton Collection, Volume 2, 2001
- Unplugged/Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton (disc 2), 2001
- The Twelfth Night
- The Story of Us, 1999
- Eric Clapton, 2006
- Blue Eyes Blue, 1999
- 1987-10-09: Strange Brew Blues: Dingswall, Camden Lock, London
- Riding With the King, 2000
- 1985-04-15: Civic Center, Lakeland, FL, USA
- Rarities, 1990
- Run Back to Your Side, 2010
- Behind the Sun, 2000
- 1987-04-13 / 1987-04-23: The Slowhand Masterfiles: Part 16: Costa Mesa 13.4.87 / Cleveland 23.4.87: USA
- Backtrackin', 1984
- Lonely Years / Bernard Jenkins, 1966
- 1977-04-29: Rainbow Again: London, England, UK
- It's Probably Me, 1992
- The Blues Years, 1999
- Layla (acoustic), 1992
- Big Boss Man
- No Reason to Cry, 1996
- 1984-11-24: Sports and Entertainment Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- My Father's Eyes, 1998
- Ringtrick
- Pretending
- Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton & Special Bonus Selection, 2006
- 1975-06-11: Complete Miami Rehearsal '75: Criteria Studios, Miami, FL, USA
- Ocean 461 Boulevard: The Unreleased Sessions
- Blues, 1999
- 2006-07-08: Arena Santa Giuliana, Perugia, Italy
- Telephone Blues, 2006
- One More Car One More Rider, 2002
- 1990-05-04: Strangers In the Night: Costa Mesa, CA, USA
- Strictly the Blues, 1996
- Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies, 1996
- 1978-11-06: Palau d'Esports Juventud de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Money And Cigarettes, 1986
- Presence of the Lord (disc 2), 2007
- Reptile, 2001
- Play the Blues: Live From Jazz at Lincoln Center, 2011
- 24 Nights, 1991
- Volume I
- Wonderful Tonight, 1993
- Tears in Heaven, 1992
- Timepieces, Volume II: 'Live' in the Seventies, 1998
- Mister Slowhand, 1992
- Backtrackin' (disc 2), 1984
- Georgia Blues
- Live From Madison Square Garden, 2009
- The Night of the Kings, 1983
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric Clapton, 2004
- Money and Cigarettes, 2000
- Experience, 1992
- From the Cradle, 1994
- The Early Clapton Collection, 1988
- Eric Clapton and Friends: Heart Full of Soul, 2001
- Story, 1990
- The A.R.M.S. Benefit Concert, 2008
- Eric Clapton, Volume 2, 1997
- Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Eric Clapton, 2003
- Motherless Child, 1994
- Hits of Fire, 1999
- Best of the Yardbird Years, 1999
- The Legends Collection: The Eric Clapton Collection, Volume 1, 2001
- 1987-04-27: MSG: Madison Square Garden: Newyork 1987 Tour Final: Madison Square Gardens, New York , NY, USA, 1999
- 1990-04-25: Happy Birthday Steve!: Dallas, TX, USA
- 1975-10-29: Sunpukaikan, Shizuoka, Japan, 2007
- With Yardbirds and Jimmy Page, 1994
- Just One Night (disc 1), 1996
- Greatest Hits, 2008
- 1985-04-28: Providence, RI, USA
- 1987-01-18: Le Zenith: Le Zenith, Paris, France
- Change the World, 1996
- Happy, Happy Birthday Eric!, 1998
- 1990-10-05: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1997
- 1990-04-24: Houston 1990: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA, 2009
- Post Cricket Jam, 1986
- Ballads, 2003
- Forever Man, 1985
- Carnival
- Stages, 1993
- Behind the Mask, 1987
- The Professor Blues Review, Montreux, 1986, 1998
- Exhaust Note (- November 29, 2007)
- Sessions for Robert J, 2004
- 1974-08-01: Smile: The Omni, Atlanta, GA, USA, 1995
- The Road to Escondido, 2006
- Eric's Blues, 2001
- Eric Clapton, Volume 3, 1997
- 2008-05-30: Cutshaw Blues: Noblesville, IN, USA
- The Twelfth Night (disc 1), 1989
- 2001-12-04: Budokan, Japan, 2010
- It Hurts Me Too, 1994
- 1969-12-01: The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
- 1987-04-27: M.S.G.: Madison Square Gardens, New York , NY, USA
- Knocking on Heaven's Door / Someone Like You, 1975
- Eric Clapton & Friends, 2006
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