Eric Clapton
Acting
- Born:
- 1945-03-30
- Place of birth:
- Ripley, Surrey, England, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Pino
Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later
The Yardbirds - In Their Own Words
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
Eric Clapton: To Save A Child - An Intimate Live Concert
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Orchestral
Eric Clapton - The Definitive 24 Nights - Blues
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues
Eric Clapton - Nothing But The Blues
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
Eric Clapton: The Lady in the Balcony - Lockdown Sessions
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
The Dancing Man of L.A.
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Laurel Canyon
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
The Quiet One
Echo in the Canyon
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Jeff Beck: Still on the Run
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Eric Clapton - Live in San Diego
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
Soundbreaking
The Beatles 1+
Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Eric Clapton - Planes, Trains and Eric
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969
Eric Clapton - Give Me Strength: The 74-75 Recordings
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Eric Clapton - Live At Baloise Session 2013
Eric Clapton - Live on Basel
12-12-12
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Beware of Mr. Baker
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Close Up
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
The Love We Make
Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight - Live in Japan 2009
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Start Me Up
A Concert by the Lake
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Light My Fire
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Feelin' Alright
Joe Bonamassa: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
The Jay Leno Show
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: Live from Madison Square Garden
Blues at the BBC
Allman Brothers Band - With Eric Clapton at the Beacon Theatre, NYC
Eric Clapton: Live at Budokan
The Beatles: Parting Ways
The Story of the Yardbirds
Jeff Beck: Performing This Week... Live At Ronnie Scott's
Eric Clapton: Masterpieces
Pavarotti The Duets
Icons: 15 Classic Tracks from the Gods of Rock
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Seven Ages of Rock
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
Classic Albums: Cream - Disraeli Gears
Before the Music Dies
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986
Blind Faith: London Hyde Park 1969
Eric Clapton: After Midnight Live
J. J. Cale: To Tulsa And Back (On Tour with J. J. Cale)
The Passing Show: The Life and Music of Ronnie Lane
Otis Rush & Friends - Live At Montreux 1986
CREAM - Sunshine of your love
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
Cream: Royal Albert Hall
Scotty Moore & Friends: A Tribute to the King
Eric Clapton - Back Home
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Classic Artists: Cream – Their Fully Authorized Story
Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J
Live Aid
Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert
Ringo Rama
Concert for George
Red, White and Blues
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
Eric Clapton and Friends
Top Gear
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Eric Clapton - Live in Hyde Park
The Concert for New York City
Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Eric Clapton Live at Budokan, Tokyo
Eric Clapton: This Song for George
MTV Unplugged: Classic Moments
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads
David Sanborn & Friends - The Super Session II
Brian Wilson’s Imagination
Blues Brothers 2000
Parkinson
Babyface: MTV Unplugged NYC 1997
Music for Montserrat
Classic Albums
Legends – Live At Montreux
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child
The Frank Skinner Show
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
Curves Contours & Body Horns
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Later... with Jools Holland
Yardbirds
Eric Clapton: MTV Unplugged
George Harrison: Live in Japan
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
My Sweet Lord in the Far East
Cream: Strange Brew
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park
Eric Clapton: The Master At Work
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
The Cream of Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton: The Man & His Music
The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
MTV Unplugged
Prince: Musical Portrait
Eric Clapton: Philadelphia 1988
Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome
Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
B.B. King & Friends
All Star Concert
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986
Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
An Audience with Billy Connolly
Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session
Live Aid
Eric Clapton: Live Now
Water
MTV Video Music Awards
Superstars in Concert
The A.R.M.S. Benefit Concert from London
Chas & Dave’s Christmas Knees-Up
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
CBS News Sunday Morning
20/20
The Last Waltz
The South Bank Show
An Audience with...
Eric Clapton and His Rolling Hotel
Circasia
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Saturday Night Live
Tommy
Jimi Hendrix
The Concert for Bangladesh
Sweet Toronto
Cucumber Castle
Supershow
Cream: Farewell Concert
All My Loving
Omnibus
Hör hin, schau zu!
Eric Clapton & Buddy Guy - South Bank Session
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
Warner Music Group Does DVD Volume 2
Cream