Jackin4Beats Magazine

Eric Clapton is an acclaimed musical artist, nicknamed Slowhand and known for his superb guitar playing ability.

Originally from Surrey, England, Clapton was born on March 30, 1945.

As far as his musical tastes go, he has been influenced by the blues, rock and psychedelic rock. He is considered by many people to be one of the world’s greatest guitarists.

And his achievements have been recognised by the winning of Grammy Awards, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The first band that he joined, in 1963, was the Yardbirds, and he stayed with them until 1965 by which time he felt that they were moving into pop, and he wanted to stay with the blues.

Eric then joined John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, who would help Clapton establish himself as one of the worlds best blues guitarist

But he did not stay with them for very long, breaking away and forming the all time great band Cream, where he developed not only as a guitarist, but as a singer and songwriter.

Sad to say, Cream broke up in 1968 and Eric played with a number of other successful groups before he felt the need to take a break from the music industry.

Eric has released a number of solo albums including Theres one in every crowd, Another Ticket, Reptile, and Back Home.

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