Eric Clapton
Kompositör, Skådespelare, Producent, Författare
30 mars 1945 (80 år)
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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2023 | Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights · as Composer |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | |
| 1999 | The Story of Us · as Original Music Composer |
| 1999 | Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton · as Composer |
| 1999 | The Accountant · as Composer |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 · as Original Music Composer |
| 1997 | Nil by Mouth · as Original Music Composer |
| 1996 | The Van · as Original Music Composer |
| 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 · as Original Music Composer |
| 1991 | Rush · as Original Music Composer |
| 1989 | Communion · as Original Music ComposerPå Plex |
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 · as Original Music Composer |
| 1988 | Homeboy · as Original Music ComposerPå Plex |
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon · as Original Music Composer |
| 1985 | |
| 1984 | The HitPå Plex |
| 1973 | |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Composer |
| 2025 | Eric Clapton Unplugged... Over 30 Years Later · as Guitar / Vocals |
| 2025 | MTV 90s - Eric Clapton Unplugged... Over 30 Years Later · as Eric Clapton - Guitar |
| 2024 | |
| 2021 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2015 | Eric Clapton: Live at the Royal Albert Hall · as Lead Vocal, Guitars |
| 2009 | Joe Bonamassa: Live from the Royal Albert Hall · as Guest Guitarist |
| 2008 | Jeff Beck at Ronnie Scott's · as Guest Guitarist |
| 2006 | |
| 2001 | |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 · as The Louisiana Gator Boys |
| 1992 | |
| 1978 | |
| 1975 | Tommy · as The Preacher |
| 2025 | Eric Clapton Unplugged... Over 30 Years Later · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2002 | |
| 1999 | Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua · as Executive Producer |
| 1971 |
| 2003 | Concert for George · as Production Director |
| 1984 | Miami Vice · as Songs |