Eric Clapton turns the big 7-0 today. Happy Birthday Slowhand!

Clapton was born March 30th, 1945 in Ripley, Surrey, England. He picked up guitar playing in his teens, fell in love with the blues and worked hard to prefect his eventual talent as a musician and beyond

Eric has 23 albums to his name, several of his songs have become huge hits, appeared in movies and he has more awards that space allows to mention. Let's honor his 70 birthday with a video of one of his performances of 'Layla.'

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