Person Details

Birthday: 1945-03-30 07:11:49

Aliases: Cream

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Ripley, Surrey, England, UK

Homepage: https://www.ericclapton.com/

Movie Involvements: 126

TV Involvements: 8


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

CBS News Sunday Morning
Average
6
MTV Video Music Awards
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8
MTV Unplugged
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7

MTV Unplugged

(1989) Self
Seven Ages of Rock
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9

Seven Ages of Rock

(2007) Self
Classic Albums
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8

Classic Albums

(1997) Self
Laurel Canyon
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8

Laurel Canyon

(2020) Self
Hör hin, schau zu!
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0

Hör hin, schau zu!

(1965) Self
Tommy
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6

Tommy

(1975) The Preacher

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 N/A
2023 Self - Vocals, Guitar
Himself
Himself
Self (archive footage)
Self
2022 Self
2021 Self (archive footage)
Guitars and Vocals
Self
N/A
Self (archive footage)
2020 N/A
Self
Self
Self - Special Guest
Self
Self
2019 Self
Self
Himself
2018 Self
Self
2017 Himself
N/A
2016 Self (archive footage)
2015 Lead Vocal, Guitars
2014 Self
N/A
Self
Self
2013 N/A
Self
Self - Guitar, Vocals
Self - Vocals, Guitar
2012 Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
2011 Self
Himself
N/A
Self
2010 Self - Vocals, Guitar
Self
Self
Self
Himself
2009 Self (archive footage)
Himself
N/A
N/A
Guest Guitarist
Self
N/A
Self
Guest Guitarist
Himself
Self (guitar / vocals)
Himself
2008 Self
Self
Himself
2007 Self
Self
Self
Self - Guitar, Lead Vocals
2006 Self
Self - Musician
N/A
Self
Himself
Himself - Vocals, Lead Guitar
Himself
Himself
Himself
2005 Self
Himself - Guitar, Vocals
Self
Himself
Self
Himself
2004 Himself
Self
Self
Self
Self
2003 Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
2002 Self - Performer
2001 Himself - Guitar, Vocals
Self
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
N/A
Himself - Vocals, Guitar
N/A
2000 Self
1999 Self
Eric Clapton
N/A
1998 Self
The Louisiana Gator Boys
1997 Self
Self
Himself
1996 Self - Guitar
Himself
Self
1995 Self
Self
Self
1993 Self
Self
1992 Himself
N/A
1991 Self - Guest
Self
Himself
N/A
Self
1990 Self
Himself
Self
Himself
Self
1989 Self
N/A
1988 Self
guitar
Self
lead vocals, guitar
Self
1987 Self
Self
1986 Self
1985 Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Self
Self
N/A
Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band
1984 Self
Self
1983 Self
1982 Himself
Self
1979 Self
1978 N/A
Self
Self
Self
1976 Clown
Self
1975 Self - Musical Guest
The Preacher
1973 Self
1972 Self
1971 Self
1970 Himself (as Blind Faith)
1969 Himself
Himself
1968 Self
1965 Self
Himself
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Production

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Music
2015 Music
1999 Original Music Composer
1998 Original Music Composer
1997 Music
1996 Original Music Composer
1992 Original Music Composer
1991 Original Music Composer
1989 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1988 Original Music Composer
1987 Original Music Composer
1985 Music
1984 Music
1973 Music
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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