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Eric Clapton's enduring nickname, often used as an album title, supposedly originated from audiences performing a slow rhythmic clap while he did what during concerts? | 0% |
The 1974 album that gave Clapton his comeback after years of addiction takes its name from what? | 0% |
Clapton scored his first US number-one single with a cover of a Bob Marley and the Wailers song. Which song was it? | 100% |
The hit ballad "Tears in Heaven" was written by Clapton in the aftermath of which devastating personal event? | 100% |
Clapton's tender love song "Wonderful Tonight" was inspired by which woman, who was also the muse for "Layla"? | 0% |
The song "Cocaine," a staple of Clapton's live shows, was originally written and recorded by which laid-back singer-songwriter? | 100% |
Clapton's 1992 acoustic concert recording for a popular MTV series became one of the best-selling live albums of all time. What is that album commonly called? | 0% |
On that 1992 acoustic concert recording, Clapton famously reworked one of his best-known songs into a slowed-down, mellow arrangement. Which song received this acoustic makeover? | 0% |
Clapton has the rare distinction of being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as both a solo artist and a member of two different bands. Counting all of these, how many separate inductions does he hold? | 100% |
Besides his solo induction and his Cream induction, Clapton entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of which other group? | 100% |
In the late 1960s, an enthusiastic piece of London graffiti declaring Clapton's guitar talent read "Clapton is ___." What word completed it? | 100% |
Clapton co-founded a residential addiction-treatment centre on which Caribbean island, reflecting his own recovery from substance abuse? | 0% |
Clapton curates an all-star benefit concert series featuring the world's top guitarists, with proceeds supporting his addiction-treatment charity. By what name is this recurring event known? | 100% |
Clapton's two most famous Fender Stratocasters were given affectionate nicknames. What were the pair called? | 100% |
In 1999, Clapton auctioned dozens of his guitars at Christie's, raising millions of dollars for which cause? | 100% |
Clapton's close friendship with which former Beatle led him to play the lead guitar part on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"? | 100% |
Clapton's 1994 album of blues standards, a passion project honoring the genre he reveres, won him a Grammy and topped charts. What was that all-blues covers album titled? | 0% |
Clapton has cited a Mississippi Delta bluesman, famed for songs like "Cross Road Blues," as his single greatest musical influence. Who is this bluesman? | 0% |
Before going solo, Clapton played in a celebrated power trio alongside drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce. What was that band called? | 0% |
Clapton was born in 1945 in Ripley, a village in which English county, and was raised largely by his grandparents? | 0% |
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