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Eric Clapton Trivia Questions & Answers
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15 Eric Clapton trivia questions to test yourself
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What is Eric Clapton's famous nickname? Easy
Answer: Slowhand
The 'Slowhand' nickname dates back to his Yardbirds days.
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Under which band name did Clapton record 'Layla'? Easy
Answer: Derek and the Dominos
Derek and the Dominos released Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs in 1970.
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Which band gave Clapton his first taste of fame in 1963? Easy
Answer: The Yardbirds
He was the Yardbirds' lead guitarist before going blues purist.
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Who originally wrote and recorded 'Cocaine'? Easy
Answer: J.J. Cale
Clapton covered several J.J. Cale songs, including 'After Midnight'.
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'Crossroads', a Cream live staple, was originally by which bluesman? Easy
Answer: Robert Johnson
Cream electrified Robert Johnson's 'Cross Road Blues'.
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Clapton quit the Yardbirds over which single he considered too pop? Medium
Answer: For Your Love
'For Your Love' drove the blues purist out of the band in 1965.
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The live half of Cream's Wheels of Fire was recorded in which city? Medium
Answer: San Francisco
The tracks came from the Fillmore and Winterland in San Francisco in 1968.
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Which 1974 album marked Clapton's comeback from heroin addiction? Medium
Answer: 461 Ocean Boulevard
Named after the band's rented Miami house, it topped the US charts.
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The 1980 live album Just One Night was recorded at which venue? Medium
Answer: Budokan, Tokyo
It captured his crack late-seventies touring band in Japan.
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'After Midnight', Clapton's first solo hit, was written by whom? Medium
Answer: J.J. Cale
It was the first of several J.J. Cale songs Clapton made famous.
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Clapton's famous black Stratocaster 'Blackie' was assembled from what? Hard
Answer: Parts of three vintage Strats
He bought several fifties Strats in Nashville and built one from the best parts.
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Which 1975 live album documented Clapton's mid-seventies touring band? Hard
Answer: EC Was Here
E.C. Was Here captured the bluesier side of his 1974-75 shows.
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The band on Clapton's first solo album (1970) largely became which group? Hard
Answer: Derek and the Dominos
Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon came from Delaney & Bonnie's band and became the Dominos.
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Which Blind Faith song became a lasting Clapton concert staple? Hard
Answer: Presence of the Lord
'Presence of the Lord' was Clapton's main songwriting contribution to Blind Faith.
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The 1965 studio jams by Clapton and Jimmy Page were released on which label's blues anthologies? Expert
Answer: Immediate
The home-recorded jams surfaced on Immediate's Blues Anytime compilations.
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