Slowhand
Eric Patrick Clapton was born on 30 March 1945 in Ripley, Surrey. He is the only musician to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times — as a solo artist, as a member of the Yardbirds, and as a member of Cream.
His nickname "Slowhand" originated from the Yardbirds era, when audiences would slow-clap during the time it took him to replace broken strings mid-performance. The name stuck, and became synonymous with a style of playing — deliberate, expressive, emotionally charged — that would influence generations of guitarists.
Often cited as the greatest guitarist of all time, Clapton is known for a career spanning over six decades across blues, rock, and pop. From Cream to Derek and the Dominos, from stadium rock to the intimate unplugged stage, he has consistently reinvented himself without ever losing the blues DNA at his core.
