Eric Clapton recently played to a sell-out crowd in Hyde Park in London the other day, reminding us just how significant his life has been in rock and roll. Eric’s still considered one of rock’s most enduring and talented guitarist of all of rock.
Eric Patrick Clapton was born in Surrey, England in March of 1945 to a 16-year-old teenager. Eric’s father fought in the war for England but flew off to Canada as he returned home. Jack’s stepdad was a man by the name of Jack Clapp, and Eric was raised by his grandmother thinking he had an older sister (his mum).
Eric’s first guitar was given to him at the age of 13, and he was heavily influenced by the American blues guitarists Buddy Guy and B.B. King. His session career in the early days included working with the Beatles (“While My Guitar Gently Weeps”)
Eric is one of a handful of stars to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times; as a member of the Yardbirds, Cream and as a solo artist.
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