Eric Clapton

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guitarist human record producer singer songwriter

Eric Clapton is a renowned English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in music history.

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Clapton 1
Eric Patrick Clapton 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1962 ⓘ
associatedAct B. B. King ⓘ
surface form: B.B. King

Duane Allman ⓘ
George Harrison ⓘ
Phil Collins ⓘ
Steve Winwood ⓘ
awardReceived BRIT Awards ⓘ
surface form: Brit Award

Grammy Award ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
birthDate 1945-03-30 ⓘ
birthPlace Ripley, Surrey, England ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
familyName Eric Clapton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Clapton
fullName Eric Clapton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Eric Patrick Clapton
genre blues ⓘ
blues rock ⓘ
psychedelic rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
givenName Eric ⓘ
honorificTitle CBE ⓘ
influenced Eddie Van Halen ⓘ
John Mayer ⓘ
Mark Knopfler ⓘ
influencedBy B. B. King ⓘ
surface form: B.B. King

Muddy Waters ⓘ
Robert Johnson ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
slide guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
memberOf Blind Faith ⓘ
Cream ⓘ
Derek and the Dominos ⓘ
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers ⓘ
The Yardbirds ⓘ
movement British blues boom ⓘ
notableAchievement Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Cream ⓘ
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Yardbirds ⓘ
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist ⓘ
notableAlbum 461 Ocean Boulevard ⓘ
Eric Clapton (1970 album) ⓘ
From the Cradle ⓘ
Journeyman ⓘ
Slowhand ⓘ
MTV Unplugged ⓘ
surface form: Unplugged
notableEvent Performed at Live Aid in 1985 ⓘ
Performed at the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971 ⓘ
notableWork Bell Bottom Blues ⓘ
Change the World ⓘ
Cocaine ⓘ
I Shot the Sheriff ⓘ
Layla ⓘ
Tears in Heaven ⓘ
Wonderful Tonight ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
recordLabel Polydor Records ⓘ
RSO Records ⓘ
Reprise Records ⓘ
residence England ⓘ
spouse Melia McEnery ⓘ
Pattie Boyd ⓘ
website https://www.ericclapton.com/ ⓘ

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Riding with the King → artist → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Buddy Guy → associatedAct → Eric Clapton ⓘ
George Harrison → associatedAct → Eric Clapton ⓘ
John Mayer → associatedAct → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Sheryl Crow → associatedAct → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Reprise Records → catalogIncludes → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Albhy Galuten → collaboratedWith → Eric Clapton ⓘ
B. B. King → collaboratedWith → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Eric Clapton → familyName → Eric Clapton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clapton
Eric Clapton → fullName → Eric Clapton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eric Patrick Clapton
Warner Bros. Records → hasArtist → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Blue Moon → hasNotableRecordingBy → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Party at the Palace → hasPerformer → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Grammy Legend Award → hasRecipient → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Albert King → influenced → Eric Clapton ⓘ
B. B. King → influenced → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Buddy Guy → influenced → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Carl Perkins → influenced → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Howlin' Wolf → influenced → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Live at the Regal → influenced → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Gary Moore → influencedBy → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Rock Me Baby → isCoveredBy → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Decca Records → notableArtistRecorded → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Riding with the King → notableWorkOf → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Riding with the King → performer → Eric Clapton ⓘ
Riding with the King → producer → Eric Clapton ⓘ