As it turns out, Clapton's absent father was also a talented pianist who had played in several dance bands while stationed in Surrey. His grandmother was a skilled pianist, and his mother and uncle both enjoyed listening to big-band music. Clapton's last name comes from his grandfather, Patricia's father, Reginald Cecil Clapton.Ĭlapton grew up in a very musical household. Although they never legally adopted him, Clapton grew up under the impression that his grandparents were his parents and that his mother was his older sister. Fryer returned to Canada, where he was already married to another woman, before Clapton's birth.Īs a single teenage mother, Patricia Clapton was unprepared to raise a child on her own, so her mother and stepfather, Rose and Jack Clapp, raised Clapton as their own. Clapton's mother, Patricia Molly Clapton, was only 16 years old at the time of his birth his father, Edward Walter Fryer, was a 24-year-old Canadian soldier stationed in the United Kingdom during World War II. Considered one of the greatest rock 'n' roll guitarists of all time, he is known for such classic songs as "Layla," "Crossroads" and "Wonderful Tonight."Įric Patrick Clapton was born March 30, 1945, in Ripley, Surrey, England. Eric Clapton was a prominent member of The Yardbirds and Cream before achieving success as a solo artist.
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