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Eric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapp was born in Ripley, Surrey, England, on the 30th of March, 1945. Raised by his grandparents after his mother left young Eric under their care (he was born out of wedlock), Clapton believed his grandparents were his parents until he learned the truth at the age of 9. Already passionate about R&B and the Blues, Clapton was forever influenced by music after seeing Jerry Lee Lewis perform on television. He attended the Kingston College of Art, but was expelled for playing the guitar in class. Fate took its course, and turned a would-be artist into a future musician. A 17-year-old Clapton began working in manual labor while playing the electric guitar (his grandparents bought one for him). Clapton would imitate the great Blues' guitarists, and was on his way to becoming a guitar legend himself after he joined the Roosters, a local R&B group. After a short 8 months with the band, Clapton left with one of his bandmates, Tom McGuinness, to join Casey Jones and the Engineers. Then, in 1963, Clapton was recruited by the Yardbirds to replace their guitarist, Tony Topham. Earning the nickname "Slowhand" to describe his fascinating guitar-playing skills, Clapton rose to fame as a member of the group which went on to include guitar greats, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Clapton. The success of the band's first two albums, Five Live Yardbirds and For Your Love was not enough to keep Clapton, who flew from the yardbird coop in 1965 because he felt they were straying more towards commercial pop, rather than their bluesy roots. Clapton then continued his rounds as a member of John Mayell's Bluesbreakers, and it didn't take long before he became the power behind the group -- his fans yelling, "Clapton is God" can attest to the fact. But it was in 1966 that Clapton finally formed his own group, Cream, that became one of the greatest bands of the '60s, if not music history. After the success of albums such as Fresh Cream and Wheels of Fire, the trio finally saw its end in 1968 thanks to some hotheaded egos and some drug dabbling. Then in 1969 -- the same year the Goodbye album was released -- Clapton formed the "supergroup" Blind Faith, along with Rick Grech and Steve Winwood. The band was a huge success, which eventually led to its demise as the members parted ways after several months. In the meantime, Clapton released a debut solo album that was a disappointment, but bounced back with the album's collaborators -- Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock and Jim Gordon -- to form Derek and the Dominos.

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