Artist

Eric Clapton

Wins

17

Nominations

37

Category

American Roots Music Composing/Arranging General Music Video/Film Pop R&B Rock

Biography

"My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity."

  • Born Eric Patrick Clapton on March 30, 1945, in Surrey, England
     
  • Guitarist Eric Clapton had his first hit with "For Your Love," a 1965 single from the British blues-rock group the Yardbirds. By 1966, Clapton had teamed with bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker to form Cream, and Clapton's position as a guitar hero was firmly established. The group’s second album, 1967's Disraeli Gears, included "Sunshine Of Your Love," which features one of Clapton’s most enduring signature guitar riffs.
     
  • The guitarist's first GRAMMY win was extremely collaborative: the 1972 Album Of The Year award went to the live The Concert For Bangla Desh album. The concert was organized by George Harrison and featured performances by Clapton, Harrison, and Bob Dylan, among others. Clapton delivered one of the most emotionally compelling performances in GRAMMY history at the 35th GRAMMY Awards show in 1993 when he performed "Tears In Heaven," a song written after the tragic death of his young son. At that show, Clapton became the first British artist to win six awards in one night, including Record Of The Year for "Tears In Heaven" and Album Of The Year for Unplugged.   
     
  • Did you know? Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times: as a member of the Yardbirds, as a member of Cream, and as a solo artist.
     
  • Clapton has multiple works in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, including the Cream album Disraeli Gears and his 1974 cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff.”
     
  • Clapton founded the Crossroads Centre Antigua to offer a safe, supportive environment for the treatment of drug and alcohol dependency. 

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Eric Clapton

  • Best Music Film

    Life In 12 Bars

    Eric Clapton, John Battsek, Scooter Weintraub, Larry Yelen, Lili Fini Zanuck

  • Solo Rock Vocal Performance

    Run Back To Your Side

    Eric Clapton

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Can't Find My Way Home

    Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton

  • Best Rock Album

    Live From Madison Square Garden

    Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album Winner

    The Road To Escondido

    JJ Cale, Simon Climie, Alan Douglas, Mick Guzauski, Eric Clapton

  • Best Traditional R&B Performance

    You Are So Beautiful

    Billy Preston, Robert Randolph, Zucchero, Eric Clapton, Samuel Moore

  • Solo Rock Vocal Performance

    Revolution

    Eric Clapton

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Me And Mr Johnson

    Eric Clapton

  • Pop Collaboration With Vocals

    Something

    Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton

  • Pop Instrumental Performance Winner

    Reptile

    Eric Clapton

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Superman Inside

    Eric Clapton

  • Best Traditional Blues Album Winner

    Riding With The King

    Simon Climie, Alan Douglas, Eric Clapton, B.B. King

  • Rock Instrumental Performance Winner

    The Calling

    Tony Lindsay, Raul Rekow, Carlos Santana, Santana, Chester Thompson, Eric Clapton, Rodney Holmes, Karl Perazzo, Benny Rietveld

  • Male Pop Vocal Performance Winner

    My Father's Eyes

    Eric Clapton

  • Best Pop Vocal Album

    Pilgrim (Album)

    Simon Climie, Alan Douglas, Mick Guzauski, Eric Clapton

  • Male Pop Vocal Performance Winner

    Change The World

    Eric Clapton

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Ain't Gone 'n Give Up On Your Love (Track)

    Eric Clapton

  • Record Of The Year Winner

    Change The World

    Babyface, Eric Clapton

  • Rock Instrumental Performance Winner

    SRV Shuffle

    Buddy Guy, Art Neville, Jimmie Vaughan, Dr. John, Robert Cray, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt

  • Album Of The Year

    From The Cradle (Album)

    Russ Titelman, Eric Clapton

  • Best Traditional Blues Album Winner

    From The Cradle

    Eric Clapton

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    My Back Pages (Track)

    George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Roger McGuinn

  • Male Pop Vocal Performance Winner

    Tears In Heaven

    Eric Clapton

  • Best Song Written For Visual Media

    It's Probably Me (From Lethal Weapon 3) (Track)

    Sting, Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen

  • Best Rock Song Winner

    Layla

    Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon

  • Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

    Rush (Album)

    Eric Clapton

  • Record Of The Year Winner

    Tears In Heaven

    Russ Titelman, Eric Clapton

  • Album Of The Year Winner

    Unplugged

    Russ Titelman, Eric Clapton

  • Song Of The Year Winner

    Tears In Heaven

    Will Jennings, Eric Clapton

  • Best Song Written For Visual Media

    Tears In Heaven (From Rush)

    Will Jennings, Eric Clapton

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance Winner

    Unplugged

    Eric Clapton

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    24 Nights (Album)

    Eric Clapton

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance Winner

    Bad Love

    Eric Clapton

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    After Midnight (Single)

    Eric Clapton

  • Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

    Back To The Future (Album)

    Chris Hayes, Lindsey Buckingham, John Colla, Eric Clapton, Sean Hopper, Alan Silvestri, Huey Lewis

  • Album Of The Year Winner

    The Concert For Bangla Desh

    George Harrison, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Billy Preston, Ravi Shankar, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann, Phil Spector

  • Best New Artist

    Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, Cream

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