Eric Clapton
| Born | March 30, 1945 |
| Hometown | Ripley, England |
| Net worth | $450 million |
| Height | 6'0" (1.82m) |
| Spouse | Melia McEnery, Pattie Boyd |
| Partner | Alice Ormsby-Gore, Yvonne Kelly, Lory Del Santo |
| Children | Conor Clapton, Julie Rose, Sophie Belle, Ella May |
| Parents | Patricia Molly Clapton, Edward Walter Fryer |
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Will Jennings, lyricist whose songs were hits for artists including Celine Dion and Eric Clapton
- Will Jennings, who has died aged 80, was a lyricist who penned the words to some of the most famous film songs of the last few decades, enduring classics such as My Heart Will Go On, sung by Celine Dion for the epic Titanic, Up Where We Belong, performed by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes on the soundtrack to An Officer and a Gentleman, and Tears in Heaven, Eric Clapton’s song about his young son’s death that featured in the film Rush and was the guitarist’s best-selling single in the United Stat
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Eric Clapton’s ‘Wonderful Tonight’ guitar up for auction
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That time Ritchie Blackmore disturbed Eric Clapton by cranking Marshalls in a hotel at 3am
Blackmore decided to protest some noisy hotel maintenance with some equally noisy guitar antics. Unfortunately, Slowhand was in the room next door…
- EntertainmentGuitar World
Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to his favorite guitar player of all time
JoBo digs out a vintage Beano Burst lookalike to break down the licks of Eric Clapton during his “Gibson years”
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When Ritchie Blackmore had an "embarrassing" encounter with Eric Clapton
"Believe it or not, Eric was in the next room to where we were"
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“It’s the only time I've written a song about a bass player”: Paul Carrack on Ace’s How Long?
“I've never had any tuition whatsoever,” says the multi-instrumentalist. “Never had any musical education. I've learned by ear”
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Will Jennings, Oscar-Winning ‘My Heart Will Go On’ Co-Writer, Dies at?80
The Songwriters Hall of Fame member was also behind hits like "Up Where We Belong" and "Tears in Heaven."
- EntertainmentRolling Stone
Will Jennings, Oscar-Winning ‘My Heart Will Go On’ Lyricist, Dead at 80
A two-time Record and Song of the Year Grammy winner, Jennings also co-wrote Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven," Steve Winwood's "Higher Love" and An Officer and a Gentleman's "Up Where We Belong"
- EntertainmentVariety
Will Jennings, Co-writer of ‘My Heart Will Go On,’ ‘Tears in Heaven’ and Other Classics, Dies at 80
Will Jennings, an Oscar winner for “My Heart Will Go On” and “Up Where We Belong” and one of the best known lyricists in the contemporary songwriting community, has died, his longtime publisher confirms to Variety. No cause of death was announced, although he had been ill for some time; he was 80. Although the …
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“Someone dosed Eric with LSD”: George Terry on stepping up during Clapton's bad nights on the road
The session pro and former Clapton sideman has been reflecting on life on tour and in the studio with the guitar icon in the 1970s
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What Jimi Hendrix means to me, by Eddie Kramer
Producer and engineer Eddie Kramer looks back on his association with the great Jimi Hendrix
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