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.
Movies (167)
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026
Pino
2025
Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later
2025
The Yardbirds: In Their Own Words
2024
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
2024
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
2024
Eric Clapton: To Save A Child - An Intimate Live Concert
2024
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock
2023
Eric Clapton - The Definitive 24 Nights - Blues
2023
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Orchestral
2023
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
2023
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
2023
Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues
2023
Eric Clapton - Nothing But The Blues
2022
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
2021
Eric Clapton: The Lady in the Balcony - Lockdown Sessions
2021
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
2021
The Dancing Man of L.A.
2021
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
2020
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
2020
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
2020
The Quiet One
2019
Echo in the Canyon
2019
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
2019
Jeff Beck: Still on the Run
2018
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
Eric Clapton - Live in San Diego
2017
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
2016
The Beatles 1+
2015
Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
2015
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
Eric Clapton - Planes, Trains and Eric
2014
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969
2014
Eric Clapton - Give Me Strength: The 74-75 Recordings
2013
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
2013
Eric Clapton Live At Baloise Session
2013
Eric Clapton - Live on Basel
2013
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
Beware of Mr. Baker
2012
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012
Close Up
2012
Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
2011
The Love We Make
2011
Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
2010
Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight - Live in Japan 2009
2010
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
2010
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
2010
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Start Me Up
2010
A Concert by the Lake
2010
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Light My Fire
2009
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
2009
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Feelin' Alright
2009
Joe Bonamassa: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2009
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: Live from Madison Square Garden
2009
Blues at the BBC
2009
Allman Brothers Band - With Eric Clapton at the Beacon Theatre, NYC
2009
Eric Clapton: Live at Budokan
2009
The Beatles: Parting Ways
2009
The Story of the Yardbirds
2008
Jeff Beck: Performing This Week... Live At Ronnie Scott's
2008
Eric Clapton: Masterpieces
2008
Pavarotti The Duets
2008
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
2007
Classic Albums: Cream - Disraeli Gears
2006
Before the Music Dies
2006
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
2006
Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986
2006
Blind Faith: London Hyde Park 1969
2006
Eric Clapton: After Midnight Live
2006
J. J. Cale: To Tulsa And Back (On Tour with J. J. Cale)
2006
The Passing Show: The Life and Music of Ronnie Lane
2006
Otis Rush & Friends - Live At Montreux 1986
2006
CREAM - Sunshine of your love
2006
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
2005
Cream: Royal Albert Hall
2005
Scotty Moore & Friends: A Tribute to the King
2005
Eric Clapton - Back Home
2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
Classic Artists: Cream – Their Fully Authorized Story
2005
Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J
2004
Live Aid
2004
Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall
2004
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
2004
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert
2003
Ringo Rama
2003
Concert for George
2003
Red, White and Blues
2003
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
2003
Eric Clapton and Friends
2003
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
Eric Clapton - Live in Hyde Park
2001
The Concert for New York City
2001
Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
2001
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
Eric Clapton Live at Budokan, Tokyo
2001
MTV Unplugged: Classic Moments
2000
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
1999
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
1999
Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads
1999
David Sanborn & Friends - The Super Session II
1999
Brian Wilson’s Imagination
1998
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
Babyface: MTV Unplugged NYC 1997
1997
Music for Montserrat
1997
Legends – Live At Montreux
1997
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
1996
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
1996
Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child
1996
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
1995
Curves Contours & Body Horns
1993
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
1993
Yardbirds
1992
Eric Clapton - MTV Unplugged
1992
George Harrison: Live in Japan
1991
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1991
My Sweet Lord in the Far East
1991
Cream: Strange Brew
1991
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
1991
Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park
1990
Eric Clapton: The Master At Work
1990
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
1990
The Cream of Eric Clapton
1990
The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert
1990
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989
Prince: Musical Portrait
1989
Eric Clapton: Philadelphia 1988
1988
Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome
1988
Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3
1988
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
1987
B.B. King & Friends
1987
All Star Concert
1986
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
1986
Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986
1986
Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
1986
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985
Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session
1985
Live Aid
1985
Eric Clapton: Live Now
1985
Water
1985
Superstars in Concert
1984
The A.R.M.S. Benefit Concert from London
1983
Chas & Dave’s Christmas Knees-Up
1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
The Last Waltz
1978
Eric Clapton and His Rolling Hotel
1978
Circasia
1976
Tommy
1975
Jimi Hendrix
1973
The Concert for Bangladesh
1972
Sweet Toronto
1971
Cucumber Castle
1970
Supershow
1969
Cream: Farewell Concert
1969
All My Loving
1968
Eric Clapton & Buddy Guy - South Bank Session
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
Warner Music Group Does DVD Volume 2
TV Shows (18)
Laurel Canyon
2020
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
Soundbreaking
2016
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011
The Jay Leno Show
2009
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
Top Gear
2002
Parkinson
1998
Classic Albums
1997
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
MTV Unplugged
1989
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
20/20
1978
An Audience with...
1978
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
Saturday Night Live
1975
Omnibus
1967