Eric Clapton - Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton

by Philip Norman

For half a century Eric Clapton has been acknowledged to be one of music's greatest virtuosos, the unrivalled master of an indispensable tool, the solid-body electric guitar. His career has spanned the history of rock, and often shaped it via the seminalbands with whom he's played: the Yardbirds, John Mavall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominoes. Winner of 17 Grammys, the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame's only three-time inductee, he is an enduring influence on every other star soloist who ever wielded a pick. . From the best-selling author of Shout!, comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music, which transformed the sound of a generation. 150,000 first printing. Chronicles the life of the rock legend and guitar virtuoso, including his scandalous childhood, early musical success, struggles with addiction in the 1960s and 1970s, marriage to Pattie Boyd, and the death of his son.