
According to Rolling Stone Magazine, he is the 4th Greatest Guitarist of All Time and the 53rd Greatest Artist of All Time. Eric Clapton has accomplished worldwide fame with his impressive guitar abilities and his number of musical groups. He began in the Yardbirds achieving success with songs For Your Love and Who Do You Love. He worked with John Mayall and the Bluesbeakers and then the band, Cream, famous for the songs, Sunshine of Your Love and Spoonful. With the band, Blind Faith, Eric acquired fame for the song, Do What You Like; another collaboration called Delaney and Bonnie and Friends sang the hit song, After Midnight. The last group Eric worked with, Derek and Dominos, recorded of the songs Eric is most famous for--Layla. Eric Clapton acquired fame through each of these bands for his impressive work with the guitar. Slowhand, his nickname, was picked up during concerts where the audience would slow clap as he changed his own guitar strings on stage.
As a solo artist, Eric Clapton continued with chart-topping songs including Cocaine, I Shot the Sheriff, Wonderful Tonight, Tears in Heaven, Change the World, Lay Down Sally and My Father’s Eyes. With all these songs under his belt, it’s no wonder that Eric Clapton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times: once solo and twice with his bands of the past. Don’t miss your opportunity to see this guitar virtuouso live! Buy your Eric Clapton tickets here.
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Tue Aug 12th, 2008 08:00PM |
Festweise Leipzig Leipzig, Saxony |
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Fri Aug 15th, 2008 07:00PM |
Waldbuhne Berlin, Berlin |
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Tue Aug 19th, 2008 08:00PM |
Bowling Green Germany Wiesbaden, Hesse |
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