
Ron Elkman USA Today
Celebrate Three Eras of Rock Hall of Famer Eric Clapton
By: Maura O'Malley
With just about one week to go before the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, who better to celebrate than three-time inductee, Eric Clapton?
In 1992, Clapton was inducted as a member of the Yardbirds. The following year, he was inducted with Cream, and to top it off, he was inducted as a solo artist on March 6, 2000.
With 18 Grammys and a number 2 ranking on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,” Slowhand has proved himself as a straight-up legend.
Below, celebrate the virtuosic guitarist in each of the three eras that landed Clapton in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Yardbirds “Louise”
Clapton was just a kid in ’64. For someone so young to play guitar that well is astounding.
Cream “Sunshine of Your Love”
I mean, he’s introduced by the narrator as “the finest instrumentalist of his kind in the world.” Enough said.
Eric Clapton “Cocaine”
That solo is deserving of more than a few slow claps.