Eric Clapton
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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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The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: Live from Madison Square Garden
Eric Clapton: The Lady in the Balcony - Lockdown Sessions
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall
Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
J. J. Cale: To Tulsa And Back (On Tour with J. J. Cale)
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Orchestral
Eric Clapton - The Definitive 24 Nights - Blues
Allman Brothers Band - With Eric Clapton at the Beacon Theatre, NYC
The Passing Show: The Life and Music of Ronnie Lane
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Light My Fire
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight - Live in Japan 2009
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Icons: 15 Classic Tracks from the Gods of Rock
Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session
Eric Clapton: To Save A Child - An Intimate Live Concert
Eric Clapton - Give Me Strength: The 74-75 Recordings
David Sanborn & Friends - The Super Session II
Classic Artists: Cream – Their Fully Authorized Story
Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert
Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Joe Bonamassa: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Feelin' Alright
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
Jeff Beck: Performing This Week... Live At Ronnie Scott's
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 - Disc 1
