Who is Eric Clapton? Bio, Net worth, Wife, Children, Age, Parents, Instagram

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Who is Eric Clapton?

Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, widely regarded as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time.

Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone’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.

What is Eric Clapton’s net worth?

Eric Clapton, CBE, is a British rock musician with a $450 million net worth. Clapton is a blues-rock guitarist, composer, singer, and songwriter who has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times.

He is ranked #53 on “Rolling Stone” magazine’s Top 100 Artists Of All-Time list and #2 on their list of the best guitarists (as a solo artist and with the Yardbirds and Cream).

Who is Eric Clapton’s wife?

On March 27, 1979, Eric married Pattie Boyd, who had previously been married to his friend George Harrison. They divorced in 1989.

Does Eric Clapton have kids?

Clapton began dating Yvonne Kelly, the manager of AIR Studios Montserrat, in 1984. Despite the fact that they were both married at the time, they had a daughter in 1985. Ruth Kelly Clapton was her name, but she was kept hidden from the public until the media discovered she was his kid in 1991.

Clapton and Boyd attempted unsuccessfully to conceive, and in 1984 tried in vitro fertilization, but had many miscarriages.

Clapton had an affair with Lory Del Santo, an Italian model who gave birth to their son Conor in 1986.

Conor was four years old when he died in 1991 after falling out of an open bedroom window on the 53rd story of a Manhattan apartment building. This tragedy inspired the song “Tears in Heaven.”

Julie Rose (born 2001), Ella May (born 2003), and Sophie Belle (born 2005) are his three kids with Melia (born 2005).

Isaac Eric Owen Bartlett, his grandchild, was born in 2013 to his oldest daughter Ruth.

Names of his children Conor Clapton, Julie Rose Clapton, Sophie Belle Clapton, Ruth Clapton, Ella May Clapton

How old is Eric Clapton?

Eric Clapton is 77 years old and born on March 30, 1945.

Who are Eric Clapton’s Parents?

Eric Clapton was born Eric Patrick Clapton in Ripley, Surrey, England on March 30, 1945. His mother, Patricia, was 16 years old at the time of his birth, and his father, Edward, was a 24-year-old Canadian soldier whom Eric had never met.

Clapton was informed as a youngster that Patricia was his sister and that Eric’s parents were his mother and stepfather. Patricia later married and relocated to Germany, leaving Clapton with his grandparents in England.