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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

Your Guitarist Name: (first and last name)

Write your essay here! : As you enter information, the area will expand. Make sure to check the required details of the assignment and review the rubric (link from home page) to self-assess your work.

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.

Works Cited Valdez, Stephen, and Valdez Stephen. "Eric Clapton." //Musicians And Composers Of The Twentieth Century// (2009): 1. //Biography Reference Center//. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.
 * Your Source List:**

Guitarist Research Notes Table
//cells will expand as you enter your findings// || Babyface Beck, Jeff Berry, Chuck Blige, Mary J. Eddy, Duane Fogerty, John Fuller, Blind Boy Guy, Buddy Hendrix, Jimi and many more influenced this British blues legend. || What do you like about his/her style? || a lot of the artists i listen to are usually not blues musicians. Although there is a famous singer who i do like a respect as an artist, who has this sort f style. Mary J. Blige is an acclaimed sing/ songwriter who has won numerous awards for her talent. I like her mostly just because i love a good voice. Mary has an amazing voice and has definatley showed the world that with her beautiful bluesy tone. ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings**
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || **English blues/rock singer** ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || Eric Clapton ||
 * This guitarist lived from _ to __ || March 30, 1945 to present ||
 * Define and describe the guitar style you are researching. || a traditional American ballad style. it dates back to the early 19th century. ||
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || none really. he taught himself how to play the guitar. he did have a lot of experience with being in bands and musical groups so he could have added on to the training he gave himself by doing that but no lessons or other training of that kind. ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || He was raised by his grandparents, and they gave him his first guitar when he turned fifteen.he was Immediately drawn to American blues. Clapton was strongly influenced by the recordings of Big Bill Broonzy, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, and Blind Boy Fuller. He was to the sound of Chicago blues and the recordings of Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf later on. He was also inspired by Mississippi blues legend Robert Johnson, who would be an influence throughout Clapton’s career. ||
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || artists such as
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || no. he always stayed true to his bluesy rocker style. ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || well, Clapton was lead guitarist in a couple of his earlier bands that he was in. then, he played electric guitar. ||
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? || . Born at the home of his maternal grandparents, Eric Clapton was the son of Patricia Clapton and Edward Fryer, a Canadian airman stationed in England. He was raised by his grandparents, and they gave him his first guitar when he turned fifteen. ||
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || He joined his first band as lead guitarist, and many other small bands before he made it big. ||
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. || After a short retirement to the country from the second band he was in, the Yardbirds, Clapton was hired by British blues performer John Mayall to play in the Bluesbreakers. Upon leaving the Bluesbreakers, Clapton played in a small blues group called the Glands in 1966. ||
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. || //Eric Clapton// released 1969. this album was important because it was his first album as a solo artist//. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs// released 1971//.// this album was important because it was one out of 2, of the last albums him and his band, Derek and the Dominoes, released before they broke up in the same year. (1971) ||
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || Clapton was one of the first musicians in the rock era to gain a strong following based on his instrumental technique rather than his singing or his looks. His fans during the time when he was in the Yardbirds adored his musical technique and rocker stlye they began to spray-paint graffiti around London that read “Clapton is God.” While many of his original songs became rock classics, particularly with Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos, and some of his solo material, Clapton remained faithful to his blues roots. He was in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on three separate occasions for his work with the Yardbirds (1992) and Cream (1993) as well as for his solo career (2000). He was awarded six Grammy Awards for his //Unplugged// album in 1993, including Album of the Year and Best Song. ||