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Eric Clapton

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About Eric Clapton

"My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity."

Born Eric Patrick Clapton on March 30, 1945, in Surrey, England
Guitarist Eric Clapton had his first hit with "For Your Love," a 1965 single from the British blues-rock group the Yardbirds. By 1966, Clapton had teamed with bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker to form Cream, and Clapton's position as a guitar hero was firmly established. The group’s second album, 1967's Disraeli Gears, included "Sunshine Of Your Love," which features one of Clapton’s most enduring signature guitar riffs.
The guitarist's first GRAMMY win was extremely collaborative: the 1972 Album Of The Year award went to the live The Concert For Bangla Desh album. The concert was organized by George Harrison and featured performances by Clapton, Harrison, and Bob Dylan, among others. Clapton delivered one of the most emotionally compelling performances in GRAMMY history at the 35th GRAMMY Awards show in 1993 when he performed "Tears In Heaven," a song written after the tragic death of his young son. At that show, Clapton became the first British artist to win six awards in one night, including Record Of The Year for "Tears In Heaven" and Album Of The Year for Unplugged.
Did you know? Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times: as a member of the Yardbirds, as a member of Cream, and as a solo artist.
Clapton has multiple works in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, including the Cream album Disraeli Gears and his 1974 cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff.”
Clapton founded the Crossroads Centre Antigua to offer a safe, supportive environment for the treatment of drug and alcohol dependency.

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Eric Clapton

Year	Award	Artists	Work	All Nominees
2019	Best Music Film	Eric Clapton	Life In 12 Bars	All Nominees
2011	Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance	Eric Clapton	Run Back To Your Side	All Nominees
2010	Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood	Can't Find My Way Home	All Nominees
2010	Best Rock Album	Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood	Live From Madison Square Garden	All Nominees
2008	Best Contemporary Blues Album - or Contemporary Blues Recording	JJ Cale, Eric Clapton	The Road To Escondido	All Nominees
2007	Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance	Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph	You Are So Beautiful	All Nominees
2006	Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance	Eric Clapton	Revolution	All Nominees
2005	Best Traditional Blues Album	Eric Clapton	Me And Mr Johnson	All Nominees
2005	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton	Something	All Nominees
2002	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Eric Clapton	Superman Inside	All Nominees
2002	Best Pop Instrumental Performance	Eric Clapton	Reptile	All Nominees
2001	Best Traditional Blues Album	B.B. King, Eric Clapton	Riding With The King	All Nominees
2000	Best Rock Instrumental Performance	Santana, Eric Clapton	The Calling	All Nominees
1999	Best Pop Vocal Album	Eric Clapton	Pilgrim (Album)	All Nominees
1999	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Eric Clapton	My Father's Eyes	All Nominees
1997	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Eric Clapton	Ain't Gone 'n Give Up On Your Love (Track)	All Nominees
1997	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Eric Clapton	Change The World	All Nominees
1997	Record Of The Year	Eric Clapton	Change The World	All Nominees
1997	Best Rock Instrumental Performance	Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Art Neville	SRV Shuffle	All Nominees
1995	Album Of The Year	Eric Clapton	From The Cradle (Album)	All Nominees
1995	Best Traditional Blues Album	Eric Clapton	From The Cradle	All Nominees
1994	Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison	My Back Pages (Track)	All Nominees
1993	Best Song Written For Visual Media	Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen, Sting	It's Probably Me (From Lethal Weapon 3) (Track)	All Nominees
1993	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Eric Clapton	Tears In Heaven	All Nominees
1993	Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media	Eric Clapton	Rush (Album)	All Nominees
1993	Best Rock Song	Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon	Layla	All Nominees
1993	Best Song Written For Visual Media	Eric Clapton, Will Jennings	Tears In Heaven (From Rush)	All Nominees
1993	Record Of The Year	Eric Clapton	Tears In Heaven	All Nominees
1993	Song Of The Year	Eric Clapton, Will Jennings	Tears In Heaven	All Nominees
1993	Album Of The Year	Eric Clapton	Unplugged	All Nominees
1993	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Eric Clapton	Unplugged	All Nominees
1992	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Eric Clapton	24 Nights (Album)	All Nominees
1991	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Eric Clapton	Bad Love	All Nominees
1989	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Eric Clapton	After Midnight (Single)	All Nominees
1986	Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media	Lindsey Buckingham, Eric Clapton, John Colla, Chris Hayes, Sean Hopper, Huey Lewis, Alan Silvestri	Back To The Future (Album)	All Nominees
1973	Album Of The Year	George Harrison, George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann	The Concert For Bangla Desh	All Nominees
1969	Best New Artist	Cream		All Nominees