Eric Clapton

The decades that followed saw Clapton move through Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos, the latter producing the enduring classic "Layla," before he launched a long solo career in the 1970s marked by albums such as 461 Ocean Boulevard, Slowhand, and Journeyman. 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, and at the 1993 Grammy Awards ceremony, "Tears in Heaven" won for both song and record of the year, and Unplugged was named album of the year. Over his career Clapton has won 18 Grammy Awards and is the only solo artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times, honored separately as a member of the Yardbirds, as a member of Cream, and as a solo artist. He also collaborated widely, recording Riding with the King with B.B. King and The Road to Escondido with J.J. Cale, further cementing his stature as a bridge between blues tradition and rock stardom.

In later years Clapton continued to tour and record steadily, releasing albums like Old Sock, I Still Do, and a holiday record, Happy Xmas, while remaining a fixture on the road well into his seventies and eighties. He returned to touring again as of March 2026, and ahead of that return released a deluxe edition of his Grammy-winning 1989 album Journeyman. His playing, phrasing, and tone have influenced generations of guitarists, and he continues to be ranked among the greatest guitarists in rock history, his legacy woven through the Yardbirds, Cream, and a solo catalogue spanning more than five decades.

For the archive at waynedennon.com, Eric Clapton holds a special place among the artists Wayne captured on stage. Wayne photographed Clapton at one show in 2010, and the resulting 22 photographs remain part of the site's memorial collection, images that have drawn 17,973 views from visitors exploring Wayne's body of concert work. That single night behind the lens stands as a quiet testament to Wayne's eye for capturing the moments that mattered, preserving a fleeting glimpse of a legendary career for those who return to the archive to remember both the music and the photographer who documented it.