Eric Patrick Clapton (* 30 Maart 1945) is 'n Britse kitaarspeler en sanger, ook genoem slowhand of, gedurende die 1960's, god. Hy het in die 1960's as 'n blues-musikant gewild geword en talle albums opgeneem. Van sy bekendste treffers sluit in "Layla" en "I Shot the Sheriff". Eric Clapton (1970) Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (as Derek and the Dominoes, 1970) Live at the Fillmore (as "Derek and the Dominoes") (1973, regstreeks 1970) Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert (1973, regstreeks 1972) 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) There's One In Every Crowd (1975) E.C.