🎬Eric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. Clapton 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 Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked fourth in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's Top 50 Guitarists of All Time.

In the mid sixties, Clapton left the Yardbirds to play blues with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. In his one-year stay with Mayall, Clapton gained the nickname "Slowhand", and graffiti in London declared "Clapton is God." Immediately after leaving Mayall, Clapton formed with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce, the power trio, Cream, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop." For most of the seventies, Clapton's output bore the influence of the mellow style of J.J. Cale and the reggae of Bob Marley. His version of Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" helped gain reggae a mass market. Two of his most popular recordings were "Layla", recorded by Derek and the Dominos, and Robert Johnson's "Crossroads", recorded by Cream. A recipient of seventeen Grammy Awards, in 2004 Clapton was awarded a CBE for services to music. In 1998 Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World (2023)	Self (archive footage)		8
2	The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)	Self		8.5
3	Echo in the Canyon (2019)	Self		8
4	The Quiet One (2019)	Self	-	-
5	ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads (2019)	Self		3
6	Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2018)	Self	-	-
7	B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012)	Self		8
8	Beware of Mr. Baker (2012)	Self	-	-
9	The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (2009)	Self (archive footage)	-	-
10	Before the Music Dies (2006)	Self - Musician	-	-
11	Concert for George (2003)	Self		9
12	Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider (2001)	Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar		9
13	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)	The Louisiana Gator Boys		5.5
14	The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996)	Self - Guitar		7
15	Water (1985)	Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band		8
16	An Audience with Billy Connolly (1985)	Self - Audience Member (uncredited)	-	-
17	The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)	Self		6
18	The Last Waltz (1978)	Self		7.3
19	Tommy (1975)	The Preacher		2.5
20	The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)	Self		9