Clapton the biography

          Eric Patrick Clapton CBE is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

        1. Eric Clapton has produced a gem of a rock memoir, in which he lays bare the painful roots of his music.
        2. Eric Clapton chronicles his journey from a child, utterly rejected by his mother, to a man who struggles to give his daughters a good father.
        3. This autobiography is the story of survival in the drug and alcohol fueled life of this amazing guitarist whose career skyrocketed after the.
        4. Eric Patrick Clapton was born on 30 March in his grandparents' home at 1 The Green, Ripley, Surrey, England.

          5. Eric Clapton chronicles his journey from a child, utterly rejected by his mother, to a man who struggles to give his daughters a good father.!

          Eric Clapton

          English musician, singer, and songwriter (born 1945)

          This article is about the musician.

          For his album, see Eric Clapton (album).

          Eric Patrick ClaptonCBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music.[2] He ranked second in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"[3] and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time".[4] He was named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.[5]

          After playing in a number of different local bands, Clapton joined the Yardbirds from 1963 to 1965, and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers from 1965 to 1966.

          After leaving Mayall, he formed the power trioCream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-ba