Eric Clapton Eric Clapton is a Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. Clapton is credited as an innovator in several phases of his career, which have included blues-rock (The Yardbirds) and psychedelic rock (with Cream). Clapton has also achieved great chart success in genres ranging from pop ("Change the World") and reggae ("I Shot the Sheriff"). Clapton was ranked fourth in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” More artists coming soon