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PEMUSINDO.com - Eric Patrick Clapton or better known as Eric Clapton, who has other names CBE and Slowhand, was born in Surrey, England, on March 30, 1945.
Eric Clapton is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer from England who has won a Grammy Award.
As one of the most successful musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries, his name has been immortalized in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame museum 3 times.
Music fans and critics praise him as the greatest guitarist of all time because of his expertise in playing the guitar.
The Greatest Guitarist of All Time
Rolling Stone magazine ranked Eric Clapton 2nd on the list of the Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
In addition, his name was also included in the list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" announced by the same magazine.
Throughout his career, Clapton is known to have a very varied musical style, but all of them are rooted in the blues.
The Originator of Blues-Rock
In addition, Clapton's name is recorded in music history as the originator of the blues-rock genre (with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and The Yardbirds) and psychedelic rock (when he was with the music group Cream).
Not only that, Clapton's songs were successful in the charts of various genres, from delta blues (Me and Mr. Johnson) to the pop music category ("Change the World") and reggae (when he covered Bob Marley's song).
Clapton is also famous for the song "Layla" when he joined the music group Derek and the Dominos. (*)
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