Person Open DS/UK/32 Clapton; Eric (30 March 1945); CBE; English guitarist, singer Clapton Eric 30 March 1945 English guitarist, singer Male Eric Patrick Clapton Yardbirds, Cream DS/UK/11093 DS/UK/701 Ripley, Surrey, England (born)

Musician; Guitar / Vocals Heterosexual Eric Patrick Clapton 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, and Robert Johnson's 'Crossroads', recorded by Cream. Clapton is the recipient of seventeen Grammy Awards. In 1998, Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 2/27/2012 RAHAKirkbride 5/10/2022 a50f802f-64bf-4bf7-9754-b9825598838a