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As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

You Guitarist's Name: Eric Clapton

Write your essay here! : ---Eric Clapton's playing style is the British blues and rock. The British blues is a form of music derived from American blues that originated in the late 1950s and which reached its height of mainstream popularity in the 1960s, when it developed a distinctive and influential style dominated by electric guitar and made international stars including Rolling Stone, Fleet Wood Mac and led Zepllelin. A number of those moved into mainstream rock and as a result British blues helped form many of the sub genre of rock. Rock is a genre of popular music in the US in the 1950s and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the UK and US. it has it roots in 190s and 1950s. -Eric Clapton was born on March 30, 195 in Ripley, UK. Clapton plays an electric and acoustic guitar. when he was 15 years old he got an electric guitar when he got it he was immediately attached to it. when he came home he would always play song and stuff. an interesting fact about his life is that when his 4 year old son died he wrote a song about him called "Tears in Heaven". Another fact about his life is that one of his bands that he was in got many compliments about how they were good but that they used a lot of drugs. - one song that he wrote was called " Edge of darkness"(1985) and another song called "Rush" (1991). Some people that influenced Eric Clapton were Jimi Hendrix, Big Bill, Jack Elliot, and Big Boy Fuller. Music that influenced him was rock and american blues. --The legacy of Eric Clapton is amazing. For example he has a total of 15 grammies, also one of his songs has been song of the year.Also he had album of the year.Eric Clapton was one of the first musicians in the rock era to gain a strong fan base on his instrumental technique rather than singing and looks. -i learned that you you don't have to have good looks or a good voice to have a large fan base. i learned that there will be struggles in your life buy you shouldn't let them get in the way of your dream

Works Cited Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. //sample:// "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.

Your Source List:

Valdez, Stephen, and Valdez Stephen. "Eric Clapton." //Musicians And Composers Of The Twentieth Century // (2009): 1. //Biography Reference Center //. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.

Guitarist Research Notes Table
//cells will expand as you enter your findings// || What do you like about his/her style? || Himself. I like his style of music because it is very catchy ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings**
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || British blues-rock ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || Eric Clapton (Eric Patrick Clap) ||
 * This guitarist lived from ___ to__ _ || 1945-Present ||
 * Define and describe the guitar style you are researching. ||  ||
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || In the evening when he was younger he persuaded his grandparents to buy hm an electric guitar ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || Rock ||
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || Jimi Hendrix, Big Bill, Jack Elliot ,Big Boy Filler ||
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || Rock and British blues ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || electric guitar and acoustic guitar ||
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? || he got his first guitar at 15 and he was immediately drawn into it ||
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || he was in a group called the yardbirds ||
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. || his band the dominos was a band that was talented but did many drugs and has won 15 Grammies ||
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. || one song is "Edge of Darkness" (1985) and "rush" (1991) ||
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || he got six Grammies for 1 song he got album of year and best song ||