Re: Bakers Dozen 2013.1 : Sat Apr 06, 2013 10:33 am
13 Eric Clapton facts ...1. Born 30 March 1945
2. Was born on the same day as the R2 DJ, Johnny Walker
3. Is nicknamed 'Slowhand'
4. Is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
5. In 1982 he performed a concert before West Bromwich Albion player John Wile's testimonial game at The Hawthorns
6. He grew up with his grandmother, Rose
7. His biggest solo UK hit single was a cover of Bob Marley's 'I Shot the Sheriff'
8. Clapton was awarded a CBE in 2004 for services to music
9. Wrote the classic rock song Layla which was inspired by his then unrequited love for Pattie Boyd, the wife of his friend and fellow musician George Harrison. Clapton & Boyd would marry 8 years after the songs release.
10. He ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time
11. On 5 August 1976 Clapton provoked an uproar and controversy when he spoke out against increasing immigration during a concert in Birmingham
12. Clapton played the guitar on the Beatles' studio recording of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
