Eric Clapton has been recognized by the Recording Academy a total of 19 times at the Grammy Awards Ceremony. He has won or shared in 18 Grammy Awards for recorded works. Six were received in 1992. In 2006, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award along with Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce for their pioneering work in the band, Cream.
The Grammy is the U.S. recording industry’s most prestigious award. Since 1957, awards have been presented annually by the Recording Academy (U.S.). Grammys are awarded by and to artists and technical professionals for artistic or technical achievement and overall excellence in the recording industry. They are peer-to-peer awards and are not based on sales or chart positions.
Eric’s 18 Grammy Awards for recorded works are:
Best Contemporary Blues Album (Vocal or Instrumental) for “The Road To Escondido” (2008). Awarded to Eric Clapton and J.J. Cale
Best Pop Instrumental Performance for “Reptile” [track] (2001)
Best Traditional Blues Album or Best Traditional Blues Recording for the album, “Riding With The King” (2000). Awarded to Clapton, B.B. King and Simon Climie, producer
Best Rock Instrumental Performance for “The Calling” (2000). Awarded to Clapton and Santana (Carlos Santana, Rodney Holmes, Tony Lindsay, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Benny Rietveld, Chester Thompson)
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “My Father’s Eyes” (1998)
Best Rock Instrumental Performance for “SRV Shuffle” from the album, “A Tribute To Stevie Ray Vaughan” (1996). Shared with Jimmie Vaughan, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John and Art Neville
Record Of The Year for “Change The World” (1996). Awarded to Clapton and Babyface, producer
Best Male Pop Vocal for “Change The World” (1996)
Best Traditional Blues Album or Best Traditional Blues Recording for the album, “From The Cradle” (1994)
Record Of The Year for “Tears In Heaven” (1992). Awarded to Clapton and Russ Titelman, producer
Album Of The Year for “Unplugged” (1992). Awarded to Clapton and Russ Titelman, producer
Song Of The Year for “Tears In Heaven” (1992). Awarded to Clapton and Will Jennings
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for ?Unplugged? (1992). (In some years, the RIAA lists a specific song by an artist in this category. In other years, they list an album title)
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Tears In Heaven” (1992)
Best Rock Song for “Layla” (1992). Awarded to Clapton and Jim Gordon
Best Male Rock Vocal for “Bad Love” (1991)
Best Performance Music Video for “The Prince?s Trust All Star Rock Concert” (1987). Shared with all other performers featured in the video
Album Of The Year for “The Concert For Bangladesh” (1972). George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Clapton, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston and Klaus Voorman shared the award as performers and by George Harrison and Phil Spector as producers
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Presented to Cream (2006). Honorary award to Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce
For more information, visit the Grammy Awards website.
