Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton was born in the small English town of Ripley, Surrey on March 30, 1945. He was the son of Patricia Molly Clapton and Edward Fryer. After Fryer returned from service, Patricia left Eric in the custody of his grandparents, Rose and Jack Clapp. Eric was raised believing that his grandparents were his parents and his mother was his sister. However, the truth was later revealed to Eric by his grandmother. As an adolescent, Clapton fell into Rock 'n' Roll when he watched Jerry Lee Lewis perform on television. Eric's love of blues and American R&B grew into a desire to learn to play guitar. At the age of seventeen, Clapton was expelled from school for playing his guitar in class. He then got a job in manual labor and played in several bands such as The Roosters and Casey Jones.
The crowd would then do a slowhand clap while he restrung. Again, not staying long, he left to form Cream with bass player Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. " In 1998, his latest album, "Pilgrim," was released. He has been named the greatest guitar player in the world, along with being a double inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the Yardbirds and Cream. After these journeys were said and done, Eric decided to form his own band, Derek and the Dominos. Cream achieved great success with such classics as "White Room" and "Sunshine of Your Love. In 1992, Eric recorded his "Unplugged" album which later earned him six grammy awards. big break until he joined the Yardbirds in 1963. It was also in 1977 that George and Pattie Harrison divorced, which led to the 1979 marriage of Clapton and his "Layla. Conor was tragically killed in 1991. "Eric's love of guitar brought him to play such styles as blues and rock. After a couple of years in the band, he left. And in 1965, he joined John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. " The Marriage led until the couple's divorce in 1989. He fell fifty-three stories from Italian model Lori Del Santo's ( Clapton's wife) high-rise apartment in Manhattan at four-and-a-half years old.
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