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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Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, COAL (* 30. März 1945 in Ripley, Borough of Guildford) ist ein britischer Gitarrist, Sänger und Songwriter. Er trägt den Beinamen „Slowhand“.

Clapton prägte die Entwicklung des Bluesrock seit den 1960er Jahren wesentlich mit und gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Blues- und Rock-Gitarristen. Mit mehr als 280 Millionen weltweit verkauften Tonträgern gehört er zu den erfolgreichsten Künstlern aller Zeiten. Er ist 17-facher Grammygewinner und als einziger Musiker dreifaches Mitglied der Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (nascido em 30 de março de 1945) é um guitarrista, vocalista e compositor inglês. Clapton é o único indicado três vezes ao Hall da Fama do Rock and Roll: uma vez como artista solo e separadamente como membro do The Yardbirds e Cream. Clapton tem sido referido como um dos guitarristas mais importantes e influentes de todos os tempos. Clapton ficou em quarto lugar na lista da revista Rolling Stone dos "100 maiores guitarristas de todos os tempos" e em quarto lugar na lista dos 50 melhores guitarristas de todos os tempos da Gibson.