Eric Clapton is an acclaimed musical artist, nicknamed Slowhand and recognized for his outstanding guitar participating in means. Originally from Ripley, Surrey, England, Clapton was born on March thirty, 1945. His musical genres incorporate blues, rock, psychedelic rock, and blues rock. Clapton is regarded by several as on e of the greatest and most influential guitarists. Besides profitable Grammy Awards, Eric Clapton has three inductions in to the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame.
Clapton started out off by becoming a member of the rock and roll band The Yardbirds in 1963, but left in 1965 since the band experienced far more of a pop orientation than he would have preferred, remaining devoted to the blues. Eric then joined John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, who would aid Clapton establish himself as one of several worlds most effective blues guitarists. Clapton still left even so quickly left Bluesbreakers likewise, forming the band Product in 1966. Through his time with Cream was when he began to establish like a singer and songwriter coupled with is currently noteworthy guitar capabilities. Product would crack up two a long time later nonetheless in 1968.
Eric Clapton possibly performed with and/or commenced quite a few other productive groups ahead of taking a career break due to the fact of non-public challenges within the nineteen seventies and it has sporadically unveiled solo albums considering the fact that then. A number of his solo freestanding tub albums include things like: Theres Just one in Each Crowd, One more Ticket, Reptile, Sessions for Robert J, and Again Dwelling.