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Eric Clapton

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"My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity."

Born Eric Patrick Clapton on March 30, 1945, in Surrey, England
Guitarist Eric Clapton had his first hit with "For Your Love," a 1965 single from the British blues-rock group the Yardbirds. By 1966, Clapton had teamed with bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker to form Cream, and Clapton's position as a guitar hero was firmly established. The group’s second album, 1967's Disraeli Gears, included "Sunshine Of Your Love," which features one of Clapton’s most enduring signature guitar riffs.
The guitarist's first GRAMMY win was extremely collaborative: the 1972 Album Of The Year award went to the live The Concert For Bangla Desh album. The concert was organized by George Harrison and featured performances by Clapton, Harrison, and Bob Dylan, among others. Clapton delivered one of the most emotionally compelling performances in GRAMMY history at the 35th GRAMMY Awards show in 1993 when he performed "Tears In Heaven," a song written after the tragic death of his young son. At that show, Clapton became the first British artist to win six awards in one night, including Record Of The Year for "Tears In Heaven" and Album Of The Year for Unplugged.
Did you know? Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times: as a member of the Yardbirds, as a member of Cream, and as a solo artist.
Clapton has multiple works in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, including the Cream album Disraeli Gears and his 1974 cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff.”
Clapton founded the Crossroads Centre Antigua to offer a safe, supportive environment for the treatment of drug and alcohol dependency.

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Eric Clapton

2019 • 61st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Music Film

Life In 12 Bars. Eric Clapton

2011 • 53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Run Back To Your Side. Eric Clapton

2010 • 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Can't Find My Way Home. Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood
Best Rock Album

Live From Madison Square Garden. Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood

2008 • 50th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Contemporary Blues Album

The Road To Escondido. JJ Cale, Eric Clapton

2007 • 49th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Traditional R&B Performance

You Are So Beautiful. Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph

2006 • 48th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Revolution. Eric Clapton

2005 • 47th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Traditional Blues Album

Me And Mr Johnson. Eric Clapton
Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Something. Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton

2002 • 44th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Pop Instrumental Performance

Reptile. Eric Clapton
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Superman Inside. Eric Clapton

2001 • 43rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Traditional Blues Album

Riding With The King. B.B. King, Eric Clapton

2000 • 42nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Rock Instrumental Performance

The Calling. Santana, Eric Clapton

1999 • 41st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Male Pop Vocal Performance

My Father's Eyes. Eric Clapton
Best Pop Vocal Album

Pilgrim (Album). Eric Clapton

1997 • 39th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Male Pop Vocal Performance

Change The World. Eric Clapton
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Ain't Gone 'n Give Up On Your Love (Track). Eric Clapton
Record Of The Year

Change The World. Eric Clapton
Rock Instrumental Performance

SRV Shuffle. Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Art Neville

1995 • 37th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Album Of The Year

From The Cradle (Album). Eric Clapton
Best Traditional Blues Album

From The Cradle. Eric Clapton

1994 • 36th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

My Back Pages (Track). Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison

1993 • 35th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Male Pop Vocal Performance

Tears In Heaven. Eric Clapton
Best Song Written For Visual Media

It's Probably Me (From Lethal Weapon 3) (Track). Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen, Sting
Best Rock Song

Layla. Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

Rush (Album). Eric Clapton
Record Of The Year

Tears In Heaven. Eric Clapton
Album Of The Year

Unplugged. Eric Clapton
Song Of The Year

Tears In Heaven. Eric Clapton, Will Jennings
Best Song Written For Visual Media

Tears In Heaven (From Rush). Eric Clapton, Will Jennings
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Unplugged. Eric Clapton

1992 • 34th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

24 Nights (Album). Eric Clapton

1991 • 33rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Bad Love. Eric Clapton

1989 • 31st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

After Midnight (Single). Eric Clapton

1986 • 28th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

Back To The Future (Album). Lindsey Buckingham, Eric Clapton, John Colla, Chris Hayes, Sean Hopper, Huey Lewis, Alan Silvestri

1973 • 15th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Album Of The Year

The Concert For Bangla Desh. George Harrison, George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann

1969 • 11th Annual GRAMMY® Awards