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=Eric Clapton By Eldbjørg Klungtveit =  == = Eric Patrick Clapton, (born 30 March 1945) is an English Blues-rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Yardbirds, of Cream, and as a solo performer, being the only person ever to be inducted three times. Often viewed by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest guitarists of all time,[2 Clapton was ranked fourth in the "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"[3 and #53 on their list of the Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[4] Clapton's career successes in the 1970s were in stark contrast to his personal life, which was troubled by romantic longings and drug and alcohol addiction. In addition to his (temporarily) unrequited and intense attraction to Pattie Boyd, he withdrew from recording and touring to isolation in his Surrey, England residence. There he nursed his Substance abuse heroin addiction, resulting in a career hiatus interrupted only by the Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971 (where he passed out on stage, was revived, and continued the show).[8 In January 1973, The Who's Pete Townshend organised a comeback concert for Clapton at London's Rainbow Theatre aptly titled the "Eric Clapton Rainbow Concert" to help Clapton kick his addiction. Clapton would return the favour by playing 'The Preacher' in Tommy (film)Ken Russell's film version of The Who's //Tommy (rock opera)// in 1975; his appearance in the film (performing "Eyesight to the Blind") is notable as he is clearly wearing a fake beard in some shots, the result of deciding to shave off his real beard after the initial takes in an attempt to force the director to remove his earlier scene from the movie and leave the set. [15= =Tears In Heaven= "**Tears in Heaven**" is a Ballad written by Eric Clapton|Will Jennings about Clapton's pain. He wrote this about his 4-year-old son Conor, who died when he fell out of a 53rd floor window in the apartment where his mother was staying in New York City. Clapton had one other child at the time: His daughter Ruth was born in 1987, the year after Conor was born. [[image:http://image1.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2008/84/6299_120649605273.jpg]] "I didn't feel the loss anymore, which is so much a part of performing those songs. I really have to connect with the feelings that were there when I wrote them. They're kind of gone and I really don't want them to come back, particularly. My life is different now. They probably just need a rest and maybe I'll introduce them for a much more detached point of view." - Eric Clapton 04 after he stoped performing.
 * ~ Year ||~ Award / Recognition ||
 * **1983** || * Presented the Silver Clef Award from Michael of Kent for outstanding contribution to British music.[62 ||
 * **1985** || * Presented with BAFTA for Best Original Television Music for Score of //Edge of Darkness// with Michael Kamen[63 ||
 * **1993** || * "Tears In Heaven" won three Grammy awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Male Pop Vocal Performance. Clapton also won Album of the Year and Best Rock Vocal Performance for "Unplugged" and Best Rock Song for "Layla".[64 ||
 * **1994** || * Awarded the Order of the British Empire for services to music.[65 ||
 * **2000** || * Inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the third time, this time as a solo artist. He was earlier inducted as a member of the bands Cream and The Yardbirds.[66 ||
 * **2004** || * Promoted to CBE, receiving the award from the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace as part of the New Year's Honours list.[67[68 ||
 * **2006** || * Awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (as a member of Cream) ||

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