Eric Patrick Clapton CBE born 30 March 1945 Is An English Rock And Blues Guitarist Singer And Songwriter. He Is The Only Three-Time Inductee To The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Once As A Solo Artist And Separately As A Member Of The Yardbirds And Of Cream. Clapton Has Been Referred To As One Of The Most Important And Influential Guitarists Of All Time. Clapton Ranked Second In Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The "100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time" And Fourth In Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists Of All Time". Read More On Last.Fm
My Father's Eyes Is A Song Written And Performed By Eric Clapton And Produced By Clapton Himself And Simon Climie. It Was Released As A Single In 1998 And Was Featured On The Album Pilgrim. The Song Reached The Top 40 And Won A Grammy Award For Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The Song Is Inspired By The Fact That Clapton Never Met His Father Who Died In 1985. Clapton Retired The Song In 2004. Clapton Performed This Track For The First Time In 1992 And 1996 In Both Electric And Unplugged Versions Which Were Totally Different Than The Original 1998 Release. In The Music Video We See A Dribbling Basketball Which Dribbles Seven Times The Seventh Dribble Causing The Basketball To Break Into Pieces. This Dribbling Footage Returns At The End Of The Video Without The Basketball Breaking.