Eric Clapton
UK
Born: 30 March 1945
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Blues-Rock, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues, Rock & Roll/Roots, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, British Blues, British Invasion, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock
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By the time Eric Clapton launched his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in mid-1970, he was long established as one of the world's major rock stars due to his group affiliations -- the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Blind Faith -- which had demonstrated his claim to being the best rock guitarist of his generation. That it took Clapton so long to go out on his own, however, was evidence of a degree of reticence unusual for one of his stature. And his debut album, though it spawned the Top 40 hit "Aft...
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