Eric Clapton Tickets : Clapton Performed A Series Of Concerts In 11 Cities Throughout The U.s 2010

Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE is a prominent English guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and founder of Crossroads, a substance abuse recovery facility. He has been inducted three times into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo performer, as well as a band member of The Yardbirds and Cream, and singular achivement.

Clapton ranked fourth in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #53 on their list of the "Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time". In 2010, Clapton ranked 4th on Gibson's Top 50 Guitarists of All Time.

Stylistically, Clapton's guitar playing is heavily rooted in the blues, but he has innovated in a wide variety of genres including blues-rock (with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and The Yardbirds) and psychedelic rock (with Cream). Most of Clapton's singles have not been blues songs. "Tears in Heaven" was a melodic ballad, and his version of Bob Marley's reggae "I Shot the Sheriff" helped popularise Bob Marley and broaden the appeal of reggae.

Two of his most successful recordings were the hit love song "Layla", which he played with the band Derek and the Dominos, and Robert Johnson's "Crossroads", which has been his staple song since his days with Cream.

Eric Patrick Clapton was born in Ripley, Surrey, England, the son of 16 year old Patricia Molly Clapton (b. 7 January 1929) and Edward Walter Fryer (21 March 1920 - 15 May 1985), a 24-year-old soldier from Montreal, Quebec. Fryer shipped off to war prior to Clapton's birth and then returned to Canada.
Clapton grew up with his grandmother, Rose, and her second husband Jack, believing they were his parents and that his mother was his older sister.

Their surname was Clapp, which has given rise to the widespread but erroneous belief that Clapton's real surname is Clapp (Reginald Cecil Clapton is the name of Rose's first husband, Eric Clapton's maternal grandfather).Years later, his mother married another Canadian soldier, and moved to Canada, leaving young Eric with his grandparents in distant Surrey.

Clapton received an acoustic Hoyer guitar, made in Germany, for his 13th birthday, but found learning the steel-stringed instrument very difficult and nearly gave up.Despite his frustrations, he was influenced by the blues from an early age and practiced long hours to learn chords and copy the music of blues artists that he listened to on his Grundig Cub tape recorder.

After leaving school in 1961, Clapton studied at the Kingston College of Art but was dismissed at the end of the academic year because his focus remained on music rather than art. Around this time Clapton began busking around Kingston, Richmond and the West End of London In 1962, Clapton started performing as a duo with fellow blues enthusiast David Brock in the pubs around Surrey.

When he was 17 years old Clapton joined his first band, an early British R&B group, called "The Roosters". He stayed with this band from January through August 1963. In October of that year, Clapton did a brief seven gig stint with Casey Jones & The Engineers.

Clapton performed a 2-night show with Jeff Beck at London's O2 Arena 13/14 February 2010. The two former Yardbirds extended their 2010 tour with stops at Madison Square Garden, Air Canada Centre and the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Clapton performed a series of concerts in 11 cities throughout the United States from 25 February to 13 March 2010. His third European tour with Steve Winwood began on 18 May and ended 13 June. He then began a short North American tour lasting from 26 June to 3 July, starting with his third Crossroads Guitar Festival on 26 June in Bridgeview, Illinois. Clapton released a new studio album, Clapton, on 27 September 2010 in the United Kingdom and 28 September 2010 in the United States.

On 17 November 2010, Clapton performed as guest on the Prince's Trust rock gala held at the Royal Albert Hall with Jools Holland, Chris Stainton, Midge Ure and Mark King. The show was filmed and recorded for television broadcast on Sky 3D on 19 December 2010.