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Biography

Created by chowenglish on Feb 8, 2012

Last updated: 02/14/12 at 11:13 AM

• Dipity Timeline Created
  Feb 8, 2012 9:28 AM

  Eric Clapton was born on March 30, 1945 in Surrey, England

• death
  Mar 20, 1991

  Claptons son Conor died when he fell out of the apartment window (death)

• live aid
  Sep 1, 1985

  Clapton played the live aid concert (live aid)

• rehab
  Nov 1, 1973

  Clapton kicked his drug habbit and realeased his solo work "461 Ocean Boulevard". (rehab)

• Drick and the Dominos
  Jun 1, 1970

  Clapton formed the band in that summer but it didnt last and it sunk clapton into a 3 year heroin bindge. (Drick and the Dominos)

• Cream disbanded
  1968

  Cream disbanded in late 1968, however, after having recorded such albums as Disraeli Gears (1967), Wheels of Fire (1968), and Goodbye (1969).

• Cream
  Mar 1, 1966

  The band Cream was formed out of the members of the blues breakers and there first album was released in 12/1966. (Cream)

• Blues Breakers
  Feb 1, 1965

  Clapton joined the band because of the direction they were going. (Blues Breakers)

• The end of theYardbirds
  Sep 1, 1961

  clapton did'nt like the direction of the band so he decided to leave. (The end of theYardbirds)

• The Yardbirds
  Jun 1, 1961

  There was a new band running the club seen called the Yardbirds and they asked Clapton ton join shortly after they were sighned to columbia records. (The Yardbirds)

• Great Friends
  Sep 1, 1960

  after the break up of the roosters Clapton became friends with Mick Jagger. (Great Friends)

• Great Friends
  Sep 1, 1960

  after the break up of the roosters Clapton became friends with Mick Jagger. (Great Friends)

• Claptons first band
  Aug 1, 1960

  Clapton joined the Roosters which was a blues band but with the rising popularity of the beetles it forced them underground and lead them to break up shortly after formation. (Claptons first band)

• Art school
  Apr 1, 1956

  Clapton got kicked out of art schoool because he was always playing hooky. (Art school)

• First experience with alchol
  Mar 1, 1954

  Clapton had his first experience with alchol which left him naked in some random field. (First experience with alchol)

• Claptons first guitar
  Dec 1, 1953

  After the death of Buddy Holy Clapton was inspired to start playing guitar and he bought his first guitar and started to teach himself to play. (Claptons first guitar)

• Claptons first insperations
  May 1, 1950

  Clapton was inspired by his Grandad who played the piano and violen. (Claptons first insperations)

• Eric Clapton is born
  Mar 1, 1945

  Eric Clapton was born on a small farm in Ripley England, he is the son of a soldier that was stationed in Ripley and his mother abandonedhim to go off with another soldier, so Clapton was taken in by his grandparents and he grew to know them as his parents. (Eric Clapton is born)