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Eric Patrick Clapton<\/strong> was born on March 30, 1945<\/strong> in Ripley<\/strong>, Surrey, England. Raised by his grandparents, whom he believed to be his parents (he only discovered the truth about his birth as a teenager), he turned to the American blues<\/strong> of Robert Johnson<\/strong>, B.B. King<\/strong>, and Muddy Waters<\/strong>. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He formed Cream<\/strong> in 1966<\/strong> with Jack Bruce<\/strong> and Ginger Baker<\/strong>, creating the first power trio<\/strong> in rock history. Tracks such as “Sunshine of Your Love”<\/strong>, “Crossroads”<\/strong>, and “White Room”<\/strong> redefined blues-rock. Cream lasted only two years but sold more than 35 million albums<\/strong>. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eric-clapton-biographie-02.webp” alt=”Biography of Eric Clapton” title_text=”eric-clapton-biographie-02″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n His solo career produced classics such as “Wonderful Tonight” (1977)<\/strong> and “Tears in Heaven” (1992)<\/strong>, written after the tragic death of his son Conor, who fell from the 53rd floor<\/strong> of a New York building at the age of 4<\/strong>. This deeply emotional song earned him 3 Grammy Awards<\/strong> in one night. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_align=”justify” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
He joined the Yardbirds<\/strong> in 1963<\/strong>, then John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers<\/strong> in 1965<\/strong>, where his playing on the album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton<\/strong> (nicknamed “The Beano Album”<\/strong>) earned him the nickname “God”<\/strong>, which was graffitied on walls across London.<\/p>\nCream and the Supergroup Era<\/h2>\n
After Cream, he formed Blind Faith<\/strong> (with Steve Winwood) and later Derek and the Dominos<\/strong>, recording “Layla” (1970)<\/strong>, a desperate love song written for Pattie Boyd<\/strong>, then the wife of his friend George Harrison<\/strong>. The “Layla” riff, co-written with Duane Allman<\/strong>, is one of the most famous in rock history.<\/p>\nSolo Career and Legacy<\/h2>\n
He has won a total of 18 Grammy Awards<\/strong> and is the only artist to be inducted three times<\/strong> into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/strong> (Yardbirds in 1992<\/strong>, Cream in 1993<\/strong>, solo in 2000<\/strong>). He has sold over 280 million albums<\/strong>. His Crossroads Guitar Festivals<\/strong> have become major events bringing together the world\u2019s greatest guitarists.<\/p>\nIconic Guitars<\/h2>\n