Eric Clapton Profile, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Affairs, Biography & More

Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton Profile, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Affairs, Biography & More

Eric Clapton is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Eric Clapton is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and fourth in Gibson’s “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time”. He was also named number five in Time magazine’s list of “The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players” in 2009.

After playing in a number of different local bands, Clapton joined the Yardbirds in 1963, replacing founding guitarist Top Topham. Dissatisfied with the change of the Yardbirds sound from blues rock to a more radio-friendly pop rock sound, Clapton left in 1965 to play with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. On leaving Mayall in 1966, after one album, he formed the power trio Cream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and “arty, blues-based psychedelic pop”. After Cream broke up in November 1968, he formed the blues rock band Blind Faith with Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech, recording one album and performing on one tour before they broke up. Clapton started on a solo career in 1970.

Alongside his solo career, he also performed with Delaney & Bonnie and Derek and the Dominos, with whom he recorded “Layla”, one of his signature songs. He continued to record a number of successful solo albums and songs over the next several decades, including a 1974 cover of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff” (which helped reggae reach a mass market), the country-infused Slowhand album (1977) and the pop rock of 1986’s August. Following the death of his son Conor in 1991, Clapton’s grievance was expressed in the song “Tears in Heaven”, which appeared on his Unplugged album, and in 1996 he had another top-40 hit with the R&B crossover “Change the World”. In 1998, he released the Grammy award-winning “My Father’s Eyes”. Since 1999, he has recorded a number of traditional blues and blues rock albums and hosted the periodic Crossroads Guitar Festival. His most recent studio album is Happy Xmas (2018).

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Clapton has received 18 Grammy Awards as well as the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004, he was awarded a CBE for services to music. He has received four Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. In his solo career, Clapton has sold more than 280 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. In 1998, Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Center on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers.

Eric Clapton Biodata and Biography

Name
Eric Patrick Clapton
Nick-name
Eric Clapton, Eric, Slowhand, God
Sex
Male
Date Of Birth
30 March 1945
Age
77 Years (as in 2022)
Profession / Occupation
Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer
Mother Tongue
English
Religion
Christianity
Nationalty
British
Zodiac Sign
Aries
Height / Weight
5’9¾” / 77 kg
First Album
Eric Clapton (1970)
Debut
Album: Eric Clapton (1970)
Money Factor
$ 450  million (USD)

 

Eric Clapton Family and Relatives

Father
Edward Walter Fryer (Soldier)
Mother
Patricia Molly Clapton
Brothers
None
Sisters
None
Marital Status
Married
Wife
Pattie Boyd ​(m. 1979; div. 1989)​
Melia McEnery ​(m. 2002)
Daughters
Ruth Kelly Clapton
Julie Rose
Ella May
Sophie Belle
Sons Conor
Girlfriends/ Affairs Betty Davis (1971)
Pattie Boyd (1979-1989)
Davina McCall (1985)
Yvonne Kelly (1984)
Lory Del Santo (1988)
Carla Bruni (1989-1991)
Naomi Campbell (1993)
Cher (1995)
Sharon Stone (1996)
Sheryl Crow (1997-1998)
Melia McEnery (1998-Present)

 

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Eric Clapton Height, Weight and Body Measurements

Height in Centimeters
177cm
Height in Meters
1.77 m
Height in Feet Inches
5′ 9¾”
Weight
77 kg
Body Measurement
Not Known
Chest Size
Not Known
Waist Size
Not Known
Hips Size
Not Known
Eye Colour
Green
Hair Colour
Dark Brown

 

Eric Clapton Favorites

Favorite Colour
White, Black
Favorite Actor
Not Known
Favorite Actress
Not Known
Favorite Food Not Knowne
Hobbies Reading, Writing, Singing
Favorite Musician Not Known
Genres Rock . blues
Favorite Guitar Fender Stratocaster
Instrument(s) Guitar . vocals
Labels
Polydor . Atco . RSO . Warner Bros . Duck . Reprise .Surfdog
Sexual Orientation Straight

 

Eric Clapton Education School and Colleges

Education Qualification
Not Known
School
St. Bede’s Secondary Modern School
Hollyfield School in Surbiton
College / University
Not Known
Others
Not Known

 

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Eric Clapton Residence and Contact Address

Birth Place
Ripley, Surrey, England
Home Town
Ripley, Surrey, England
Present Residence
Ripley, Surrey, England
House Address
Ripley, Surrey, England
Phone No / Mobile No
Not Known
Email ID
Not Known
Website
Not Known

 

Eric Clapton Awards, Honours, Achievements

Grammy Award
1973: The Concert for Bangladesh-Album of the Year
1991: Bad Love-Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
1993: Layla-Best Rock Song
1993: Tears in Heaven-Record of the Year
1993: Unplugged-Album of the Year
1993: Tears in Heaven-Song of the Year
1993: Tears in Heaven-Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
1993: Unplugged-Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
1995: From the Cradle-Best Traditional Blues Album
1997: Change the World-Record of the Year
1997: Change the World-Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
1997: SRV Shuffle-Best Rock Instrumental Performance
1999: My Father’s Eyes-Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
2000: The Calling-Best Rock Instrumental Performance
2001: Riding with the King-Best Traditional Blues Album
2002: Reptile-Best Pop Instrumental Performance
2008: The Road to Escondido-Best Contemporary Blues Album
American Music Award
1994: Himself-Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
1997: Himself-Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
1999: Himself-Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
2006: Himself-Lifetime Achievement Award
Controversies
Not Known

 

Eric Clapton Social Media

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