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Eric Clapton Becomes The First 3-Time Rock Hall Inductee
2000
Eric Clapton is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, making him the first person inducted three times. He is also in as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream.
Many artists have entered the Hall twice, including all four of the Beatles, all four of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, two other Yardbirds (Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page), Johnny Carter, Peter Gabriel, Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Clyde McPhatter, Lou Reed, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart, Sammy Strain and Ronnie Wood. Clapton, though, becomes the first three-time inductee, largely a testament to his talent, but also a reflection of his itinerant musical allegiances. Clapton grew frustrated with The Yardbirds when they released "For Your Love," a pop song written by an outside writer. He left and formed Cream in 1966, where he scored hits with "Sunshine Of Your Love" and "White Room." After that group's demise, he joined another supergroup, Blind Faith, before forming Derek and the Dominoes, yet another short-lived supernova that produced the breathtaking Laylaalbum (he also played with The Beatles, doing guitar on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps").
Solo work took Clapton out of his comfort zone, especially when it came to vocals, but it gave him the freedom he needed. On his own, his hits included "Lay Down Sally," "Wonderful Tonight," "Tears In Heaven," and covers of songs by JJ Cale ("Cocaine," "After Midnight") and Bob Marley ("I Shot The Sheriff"). Always a serial collaborator, he played on tracks by Carole King, Sting, Phil Collins and dozens of others.
Clapton's presenter at the ceremony is Robbie Robertson; in 1994, Clapton inducted Robertson's group The Band into the Hall.
Solo work took Clapton out of his comfort zone, especially when it came to vocals, but it gave him the freedom he needed. On his own, his hits included "Lay Down Sally," "Wonderful Tonight," "Tears In Heaven," and covers of songs by JJ Cale ("Cocaine," "After Midnight") and Bob Marley ("I Shot The Sheriff"). Always a serial collaborator, he played on tracks by Carole King, Sting, Phil Collins and dozens of others.
Clapton's presenter at the ceremony is Robbie Robertson; in 1994, Clapton inducted Robertson's group The Band into the Hall.
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