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My Father's Eyes by Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Artist Biography For Eric Clapton
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". He Was Also Named Number Five In Time Magazine's List Of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" In 2009. In The Mid-1960s Clapton Left The Yardbirds To Play With John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers. Immediately After Leaving Mayall Clapton Formed The Power Trio Cream With Drummer Ginger Baker And Bassist Jack Bruce In Which Clapton Played Sustained Blues Improvisations And "arty Blues-Based Psychedelic Pop". After Cream Broke Up He Formed Blues Rock Band Blind Faith With Baker Steve Winwood And Ric Grech. Clapton's Solo Career Began In The 1970s Where His Work Bore The Influence Of The Mellow Style Of J. J. Cale And The Reggae Of Bob Marley. His Version Of Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff" Helped Reggae Reach A Mass Market. Two Of His Most Popular Recordings Were "Layla" Recorded With Derek And The Dominos And Robert Johnson's "Crossroads" Recorded With Cream. Following The Death Of His Son Conor In 1991 Clapton's Grief Was Expressed In The Song "Tears In Heaven" Which Was Featured On His Unplugged Album. Clapton Has Been The Recipient Of 18 Grammy Awards And The Brit Award For Outstanding Contribution To Music. In 2004 He Was Awarded A CBE At Buckingham Palace For Services To Music. He Has Received Four Ivor Novello Awards From The British Academy Of Songwriters Composers And Authors Including The Lifetime Achievement Award. In His Solo Career Clapton Has Sold More Than 100 Million Records Worldwide Making Him One Of The Best-Selling Musicians Of All Time. In 1998 Clapton A Recovering Alcoholic And Drug Addict Founded The Crossroads Centre On Antigua A Medical Facility For Recovering Substance Abusers.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: My Father's Eyes
Eric-Clapton - Pilgrim
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.
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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". He Was Also Named Number Five In Time Magazine's List Of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" In 2009. In The Mid-1960s Clapton Left The Yardbirds To Play With John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers. Immediately After Leaving Mayall Clapton Formed The Power Trio Cream With Drummer Ginger Baker And Bassist Jack Bruce In Which Clapton Played Sustained Blues Improvisations And "arty Blues-Based Psychedelic Pop". After Cream Broke Up He Formed Blues Rock Band Blind Faith With Baker Steve Winwood And Ric Grech. Clapton's Solo Career Began In The 1970s Where His Work Bore The Influence Of The Mellow Style Of J. J. Cale And The Reggae Of Bob Marley. His Version Of Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff" Helped Reggae Reach A Mass Market. Two Of His Most Popular Recordings Were "Layla" Recorded With Derek And The Dominos And Robert Johnson's "Crossroads" Recorded With Cream. Following The Death Of His Son Conor In 1991 Clapton's Grief Was Expressed In The Song "Tears In Heaven" Which Was Featured On His Unplugged Album. Clapton Has Been The Recipient Of 18 Grammy Awards And The Brit Award For Outstanding Contribution To Music. In 2004 He Was Awarded A CBE At Buckingham Palace For Services To Music. He Has Received Four Ivor Novello Awards From The British Academy Of Songwriters Composers And Authors Including The Lifetime Achievement Award. In His Solo Career Clapton Has Sold More Than 100 Million Records Worldwide Making Him One Of The Best-Selling Musicians Of All Time. In 1998 Clapton A Recovering Alcoholic And Drug Addict Founded The Crossroads Centre On Antigua A Medical Facility For Recovering Substance Abusers.
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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. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.