Two hugely successful collaborations, Riding With The King (2000, with BB King) and The Road To Escondido (2006, with JJ Cale). Johnson (2004, a tribute to blues pioneer Robert Johnson). Two electric blues essentials, From The Cradle (1994) and Me And Mr. There he performed acoustic versions of "Layla" and "Tears in Heaven," which was written in grief after his son's death in 1991.Īlthough most people remember the Clapton of the '60s and '70s, he has been lauded for many efforts between 19. His most notable performances came in the early 90s on MTV's Unplugged series. He continued then to tour and record through to 2000 with few issues. Beginning with Behind The Sun and August, he managed to recapture part of his early meteoric stardom. It was thanks to the support of other massive 80's artists - notably Phil Collins but also Tina Turner - that he managed to climb back the slope. His alcohol problems continued at the time to haunt him and his still often brought up racist rant in Birmingham, 1976 was only one of many events that eventually caused him to go into rehab, again. After this dark episode, he managed to remain in public consciousness with 461 Ocean Boulevard, a laid down, reggae-inspired album including "I Shot The Sheriff" which quickly sold like crazy.
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After going into rehab, he managed to free himself from that particular issue but relapsed into alcohol several times. Clapton fell into substance abuse in the 70's - in particular heroin. Massive success, as it often does, took its toll. Two of the main hits on his own, "I Shot The Sheriff" and "Cocaine," were both covers. After the band's disintegration, Clapton finally went solo. Finally, Clapton teamed up with Duane Allman for his next ensemble, Derek and the Dominos. A short-lived but critically acclaimed band, they released one album before breaking up, and Clapton joined Delaney And Bonnie And Friends for a short time. Clapton was replaced by Jeff Beck.Ĭlapton then formed Blind Faith with Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech. Clapton quit The Yardbirds because at the time he was a blues purist and he felt that with For Your Love, the band was selling out. While waiting for him finish the process, the audience would engage in a "slow clap," and thus his nickname was born (although other sources suggest a more complimentary story he got the nickname for his trademark wide, slow vibrato). It was during this time in his career he gained the nickname "Slowhand", coming from his habit of changing the strings on his guitar on-stage in concert whenever they happened to break. He replaced founding lead guitarist Anthony "Top" Topham and he was with them for 2 years - 1963 to 1965.
His influence is felt across pop, blues, and rock, with multiple chart and critical successes.Ĭlapton has been part of numerous bands throughout his career. He's played a variety of genres, from blues to psychedelic to pop and even reggae numbers. He ranked second in Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time note Jimi Hendrix was #1. Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born in Ripley, England on 30 March 1945) is one of those artists who can find great success in his solo efforts or as part of a band.
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