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A Short Biography of Eric Clapton

Author Name:

Eric Clapton

Born As:

Eric Patrick Clapton

Other Names:

Nicknamed "Slowhand".

Born:

30 Mar 1945

Died:





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Guitarist, singer and composer                          
                          
Mother Patricia Molly Clapton
Father Edward Walter Fryer
Eric Clapton grew up with his grandmother, Rose, and her second husband Jack, believing they were his parents and that his mother was his older sister.                          
 Rolling Stone ranked Clapton Number 53 on their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" - 2004.                          
Associated Acts:

 The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Powerhouse, Cream, Free Creek, Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin, George Harrison, The Dirty Mac, Blind Faith, Freddie King, Phil Collins, J.J. Cale, The Plastic Ono Band, Delaney, Bonnie & Friends, Derek and the Dominos, T.D.F., Jeff Beck, Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, B.B. King, The Beatles, Buddy Guy, The Band, Lenny Kravitz.