Eric Clapton

Biography of Eric Clapton Eric Clapton was born on March 30, 1945 in Ripley, Surrey, England. He was born the illegitimate child of Patricia Molly Clapton, who could not afford to raise him at the time. He spent his life being raised by his grandparents, Rose and Jack Clapp, who, until he was nine, shielded him from the fact that he was illegitimate. They pretended they were his parents, while his real mother claimed to be his sister. Even after Clapton knew that he

Eric Clapton arose in the 1960’s through a few bands as a part of the British invasion and it was during this time where it could be seen that Eric may have been influencing not only Rock and roll but the blues also. These bands included The Yardbirds, Blind Faith, and The Blues breakers and most notably Cream. Eric Clapton seemingly could not sit still within one group for very long. He was learning from many different stylistic approaches to blues in his younger years and also later, from being

Eric Clapton has been recognized as one of the most prolific guitar players and recording artists of all time. He was placed at number four on the 2003 Rolling Stones list, “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.” Mr. Clapton has released 27 studio recordings over his 53-year career. He has also been recognized by the Grammy Awards, winning 11 awards through his career. Clapton has truly demonstrated throughout the last five and a half decades that he is an amazing artist. Eric Clapton was

Eric Patrick Clapton was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and guitarist of the 1960’s, who was influenced by the legendary blues guitarist, Robert Johnson. Robert Johnson had a brief career, but inspired many rock ‘n’ roll musicians, such as Clapton. When reviewing Clapton’s songs, there are many musical attributes that come from Johnson. In fact, Clapton made an album called ‘Me and Mr. Johnson’ as tribute to Johnson, because of the impact he had on Clapton’s musical career. Clapton has been

My connections examined the different ways people choose to deal with the feeling of pain and loss. My four texts are Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton, Imaginary Heroes directed by Dan Harris, How We Survive written by Mark Rickerby, and Still I Rise written by Maya Angelou. Tears in Heaven and Imaginary Heroes are similar to each other because they both explain how certain people dealt with pain and the loss of a loved one. I noticed that Tears in Heaven showed that one can accept the loss, whereas

How do instruments automatically achieve a kind of irresistible cachet just because they 've clocked up a bit of mileage?Once upon a time a 1958 Fender Stratocaster was just a second-hand guitar; now, it 's a holy relic. Let 's face it, the vintage instrument market has become VERY silly over the last 20 years or so, with investors all over the world hoovering up any old six string with a few dings, wrinkles and a six figure price tag... But what 's the appeal? How do instruments automatically achieve

anything to do so. That is what I love about music. It acts as a time capsule for certain events that take place in your life. During the 90s, rock and roll had several artists from decades past finding renewed success like Eric Clapton, Santana, and Paul McCartney. Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven,” about the tragic death of his son, became one of the biggest releases in the 1990s. Many bands from the 60s and 70s have enjoyed success because of the classic-rock stations. They have the opportunity

For example, Mr. Delano from The New York Times wrote about a hidden meaning he found within the song “A Day in the Life” by the Beatles: In the ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' album, the Beatles captured its profound meaning, especially in ''A Day in the Life,'' in a way most listeners could relate to. In their progression from, ''Well, she was just 17,/You know what I mean,'' to ''And when the broken hearted people/Living in the world agree,/There will be an answer, let it be,'' the

continued to influence and inspire people. There are really only two areas of the world that Hendrix has influenced, and that is Europe, Japan, and the United States. He initially had success in Europe, and throughout his career he made fans such as Eric Clapton, members of The Beatles and The Who. In the United States, his fame came

Performer: John Mayer Performer’s Life Span: Mayer was born on October 16, 1977 in Connecticut. Mayer is currently living and still records and plays music. Location: John Mayer was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mayer spent his adolescent years in Connecticut until finally moving away to Berklee College of Music in Boston. Mayer dropped out of college and moved to Atlanta, Georgia and this is where his music career started. After traveling around doing tours for many years Mayer finally