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London – 15 September 2016
1. Wide shot Eric Clapton and arrives for premiere of "The Beatles: Eight Days a Week -The Touring Years"
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New York – 1 May 2015
2. STILL IMAGE: Eric Clapton performs during his "70th Birthday Celebration" concert at Madison Square Garden (Luiz C. Ribeiro/Invision/AP)
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London – 20 August 1967
3. STILL IMAGE: Eric Clapton walks with Cream bassist Jack Bruce, drummer Ginger Baker and unidentified women (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)
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New York – June 1999
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4. Eric Clapton posing with guitar at auction preview
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London – 24 June 1999
5. STILL IMAGE: Eric Clapton with "Brownie" the Fender Stratocaster guitar on which he composed "Layla" (AP Photo/Dave Thomson)
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Germany – 1998
6. STILL IMAGE: Portrait of Eric Clapton
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Cannes, France – 13 May 1996
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7. Eric Clapton joins cast of "The Van", for which he wrote the music, on red carpet at Cannes Film Festival
8. Eric Clapton and cast walk up festival steps
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Philadelphia – 13 July 1985
8. STILL IMAGE: Eric Clapton performs during Live Aid at JFK Stadium (AP Photo/George Widman)
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New York – 1 August 1971
9. STILL IMAGE: Eric Clapton plays benefit concert for East Pakistani refugees at Madison Square Garden, with George Harrison (AP Photo/Jim Wells)
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Tuscon, Arizona – 27 March 1979
10. STILL IMAGE: Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd Harrison, leave a church after their marriage
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London – 30 September 1999
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11. Various, Eric Clapton and Melia McEnery
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London – 8 October 2003
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12. Various, Eric Clapton and wife Melia McEnery arrive for George Harrison tribute concert
STORYLINE:
Recording artist, songwriter and guitarist Eric Clapton turns 80 on Sunday, March 30.
Clapton has won 18 Grammy Awards and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004, he was given a CBE for services to music.
He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, plus as a member of bands The Yardbirds and Cream. As a solo artist, Clapton has sold 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians in history.
Some of Clapton’s best-known songs include "Layla," "Tears in Heaven" and "Change the World."
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