| − | '''Eric Patrick Clapton''', CBE, (b. March 30, 1945) is an English [[Blues music|blues]]/[[rock and roll]] [[guitar]]ist and vocalist. During his long career he has been a member of the Yardbirds, [[Cream (band)|Cream]],<ref>http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19835/m1</ref> Derek and the Dominos, Blind Faith, the Bluesbreakers, as well as a solo artist. Among Clapton's best known recordings are "Layla", "I Shot the Sheriff", "Cocaine", and "Lay Down Sally". ''Rolling Stone'' magazine listed Clapton as #4 in their list of the 100 greatest guitarists. Clapton overcame heroin addiction in the mid 1970s, and alcoholism in the early 1980s. He continues to perform and record; his most recent album was recorded in 2010. Clapton is a [[Christian]] as well as a supporter of [[abstinence]], supporter of [[fox]] [[hunting]] and opposed to [[illegal immigration]]. | + | '''Eric Patrick Clapton''', CBE, (b. March 30, 1945) is an English [[Blues music|blues]]/[[rock and roll]] [[guitar]]ist and vocalist. Considered one of the greatest guitarists ever, Clapton has been a member of the Yardbirds, [[Cream (band)|Cream]],<ref>http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19835/m1</ref> Derek and the Dominos, Blind Faith, the Bluesbreakers, as well as a solo artist. Among Clapton's best known recordings are "Layla", "I Shot the Sheriff", "Cocaine", and "Lay Down Sally". ''Rolling Stone'' magazine listed Clapton as #4 in their list of the 100 greatest guitarists. Clapton overcame heroin addiction in the mid 1970s, and alcoholism in the early 1980s. He continues to perform and record; his most recent album was recorded in 2010. Clapton is a [[Christian]] as well as an advocate of [[abstinence]], supporter of [[fox]] [[hunting]] and opposed to [[illegal immigration]]. |