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Eric Clapton

Born: Mar 30, 1945 in Ripley, Surrey, England
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Genre: Blues, Pop/Rock
Biography: 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 ...Read full biography
Clapton
Released: 2010
Label: Warner Bros.
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Clapton is Eric Clapton’s first solo album in five years, but he hardly spent the back half of the 2000s in seclusion. After 2005’s Back Home, he went on a journey through the past, writing a 2007 autobiography ...Read full review
Journeyman
Released: 1989
Label: Reprise
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For most of the '80s, Eric Clapton seemed rather lost, uncertain of whether he should return to his blues roots or pander to AOR radio. By the mid-'80s, he appeared to have made the decision to revamp ...Read full review
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