The first one was quite cheap, but that was expensive for us. For my folks to buy on the Never Never. It was quite, you know, a rare object to have and I gained quite a lot of status by having this.
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I just managed to convince my grandmother that it was a worth while that was something to do, you know, and when I did finally get the guitar, it didn't seem that difficult to me, to be able to make a good noise out of it.
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Birth: | 30th March, 1945 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Guitarist, Lyricist, Record Producer, Singer |
Eric Patrick Clapton was born in Ripley, Surrey, England. He is an English rock and blues guitarist, record producer, singer, and songwriter. He ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He was also named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009. Following the death of his son Conor in 1991, Clapton's grief was expressed in the song "Tears in Heaven", which featured in his Unplugged album. He has been the recipient of 18 Grammy Awards, and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
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