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No Reason To Cry (Album) by Eric Clapton

Artist Biography For Eric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapton CBE Born 30 March 1945 Is An English Rock And Blues Guitarist Singer And Songwriter. He Is The Only Three-Time Inductee To The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Once As A Solo Artist And Separately As A Member Of The Yardbirds And Of Cream. Clapton Has Been Referred To As One Of The Most Important And Influential Guitarists Of All Time. Clapton Ranked Second In Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The "100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time" And Fourth In Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists Of All Time". He Was Also Named Number Five In Time Magazine's List Of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" In 2009. In The Mid-1960s Clapton Left The Yardbirds To Play With John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers. Immediately After Leaving Mayall Clapton Formed The Power Trio Cream With Drummer Ginger Baker And Bassist Jack Bruce In Which Clapton Played Sustained Blues Improvisations And "arty Blues-Based Psychedelic Pop". After Cream Broke Up He Formed Blues Rock Band Blind Faith With Baker Steve Winwood And Ric Grech. Clapton's Solo Career Began In The 1970s Where His Work Bore The Influence Of The Mellow Style Of J. J. Cale And The Reggae Of Bob Marley. His Version Of Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff" Helped Reggae Reach A Mass Market. Two Of His Most Popular Recordings Were "Layla" Recorded With Derek And The Dominos And Robert Johnson's "Crossroads" Recorded With Cream. 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. Clapton Has Been The Recipient Of 18 Grammy Awards And The Brit Award For Outstanding Contribution To Music. In 2004 He Was Awarded A CBE At Buckingham Palace For Services To Music. He Has Received Four Ivor Novello Awards From The British Academy Of Songwriters Composers And Authors Including The Lifetime Achievement Award. In His Solo Career Clapton Has Sold More Than 100 Million Records Worldwide Making Him One Of The Best-Selling Musicians Of All Time. In 1998 Clapton A Recovering Alcoholic And Drug Addict Founded The Crossroads Centre On Antigua A Medical Facility For Recovering Substance Abusers.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: No Reason To Cry

No Reason To Cry Is An Album By Eric Clapton Released In 1976. No Reason To Cry Was Released In CD Format On October 25 1990. The Album Is Notable For Containing A Duet With Bob Dylan On His Otherwise Unreleased Song "Sign Language".
When He Gave A Speech Inducting The Band Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Eric Clapton Said That After He Heard Their Debut Album Music From Big Pink He Wanted To Join The Group The Fact That They Already Had A Guitarist In Robbie Robertson Notwithstanding. In The Winter Of 1975-1976 When He Cut No Reason To Cry At The Band's Shangri-La Studio In Malibu California He Came As Close As He Ever Would To Realizing That Desire. Clapton Is A Musical Chameleon Though Some Of No Reason To Cry Is Identifiable As The Kind Of Pop/rock Clapton Had Been Making Since The Start Of His Solo Career The Best Of It Being "Hello Old Friend " Which Became His First Top 40 Single In Two Years The Most Memorable Music On The Album Occurs When Clapton Is Collaborating With Members Of The Band And Other Guests. He Duets With Band Bassist Rick Danko On Danko's "All Our Past Times " And With Bob Dylan On Dylan's "Sign Language " As Robertson's Distinctive Lead Guitar Is Heard Rather Than Clapton's. As A Result The Album Is A Good Purchase For Fans Of Bob Dylan And The Band But Not Necessarily For Those Of Eric Clapton.