Eric Clapton

according to Ed Sheeran

He’s the reason I started playing guitar. Ed Sheeran on Eric Clapton in People (15 March 2017)

birth

Clapton was born on 30 March 1945 in Ripley, Surrey, England, to 16-year-old Patricia Molly Clapton (1929–1999) and Edward Walter Fryer (1920–1985), a 25-year-old soldier from Montreal, Quebec.

mention

person of

England

random

ARSENIC, n. A kind of cosmetic greatly affected by the ladies, whom it greatly affects in turn. Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary

tags

person
guitarist
singer
composer
musician
human being

Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48187

Wikimedia

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton

Wikipedia

Eric Clapton (Wikipedia) Eric Patrick Clapton (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and fourth in Gibson’s “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time”. He was named number five in Time magazine’s list of “The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players” in 2009.

Wikiquote

Eric Clapton (en.wikiquote.org) Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945), is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He 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 of Cream. He was also part of the bands Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos.