17 April, 2015

Eric Clapton


Eric Clapton

(Rock le Blues Awnmawi Mithiam Ropi)

1960 kum pawl le 1970 kum tir lam pawl ihsi mipi ciahneh zet tu ttingttang tum thiam hung si in, lehhnu ih hlasak-hlaphuahtu hminthang a rung si mi British rock awnmawi mithiam lar zet Eric Clapton hi a hmin ngai cu Eric Patrick Clapp a si ih England ram, Surrey ramkulh, Ripley khua ah 1945 kum March thla ni 30 ahkhan a suak.

Rolling Stone mekazin in “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” (Caan Hmuahhmuah ih Ttingttang Tumthiam Ropibik 100) cazin a tuah mi ah Clapton hi nambat pahnihnak a si ih, Gibson Guitar Corporation in “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time” (Caan Hmuahhmuh ih Ttingttang Tumthiam Thlengsangbik 50) cazin ah a tuah mi ah nambat palinak si in, Time mekazin in 2009 ih a tuah mi “The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players” (Lektthik Ttingttang Tumtu Thiambik 10) cazin ah nambat panganak a si.

Clapton in amah hliahkhuhtu ttingttang tumthiam ah Freddie King, B.B. King, Albert king, Buddy Guy le Hubert Sumlin, le Robert Johnson pawl an tel tiah a sim. Amah in a hliahkhuh mi ttingttang tumthiam hminthang pawl lak ah Slash, Allen Collins, Richie Sambora, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Gary Moore, Duane Allman, Derek Trucks, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Lenny Kravitz, Ted Nugent, Orianthi, Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, Jonny Buckland, Joe Don Rooney, Alex Lifeson, Jonny Lang, John Mayer, Joe Satriani, Joe Bonamassa, Davy Knowles, Lindsay Ell, Neal Schon, le Mark Knopfler pawl an tel.

Clapton hi a nauhak te lai ah a nu in a rak tlansan ruangah a pi le pu in an cawm. Kum hra kiangkap a si ihsin ttingttang a tum thok ih Kingston Thiamzung College ah malte a zir dah. Band tenau pahnih ih lead guitar a tum hnu, 1963 ah rhythm-and-blues awnmawi band Yardbirds ah a lut ih, himi band ih blues awnmawi a tum mi le a hman mi kalhmang pawl cun mipi a hip thok. Asinan 1965 kum ah Yardbirds cun sumpailam hlawhtlinnak duh in pop awnmawi lam an hoi ruangah Clapton in a suahsan. Cumi kum lala ah John Mayall ih Bluesbreakers awnmawi band ah a lut. A rei hlan ah Clapton ih ttingttang awn cu Bluesbreakers band ih mipi hipnakbik ah a rung cang cih.

1966 kum ahcun bulpak hmelhmang nei khop ih awnmawilam mithiam a si ve mi bass tumthiam Jack Bruce le drummer Ginger Baker thawi’ band thar din ding in Clapton in Bluesbreakers a suahsan. An band hmin cu Cream a si ih, rock le blues awnmawi cokrawi mi le tlacop solo pawl an tum mi ruangah ramtamhuap in an lar thok. Clapton in blues awnmawi ruangam a nehsawhnak le duansuah a thiamnak pawl, a kut tlan rang theinak pawl, lungngai thlak zet ih ttingttang note sang le niam thleithlakawkter a thiamnak pawl cu rock ttingttang tumthiam dang pawl in an cawng nasa. “Crossroads” le “White Room” tivek hla pawl a tum mi thazang ttha le thinlung tontuarnak huham cak zet ttingttang awn pawl cu rock awnmawi solo hrangih tahfung ah an hung cang. Asinan Disraeli Gears (1967), Wheels of Fire (1968), leGoodbye (1969) tivek album pawl an suah hnu, 1968 ah Cream awnmawi band cu an ttiak sal.

1969 kum ah Clapton le Baker in keyboardist-vocalist Steve Winwood le bassist Rick Grech thawn Blind Faith timi band an din sal nan album pakhat lawng suah ngah in an kuai sal. 1970 kum ih amahtei’ a suah mi album ihsin Clapton cu hlasak thei a sinak khal a rung lang. A rei hlan ah bassist Carl Radle, drummer Jim Gordon le keyboardist Bobby Whitlock pawl thawn Derek and the Dominos timi band an din sal. Himi band ah Clapton cu lead guitar tumtu, hlasaktu le hlaphuahtu a si. Himi band thawi’ an suah mi “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs” (1970) hrangah ttingttang tumthiam Duane Allman in a bawm ih, himi album hi Clapton ih thiamnak langfiangnakbik le rock awnmawi thun mi lakih pengban (landmark) pakhat ah ruat a si. Asinan “Layla” album zuar khong tam a si lo ruangah, le heroin ngawl a vei ruangah Clapton cu awnmawi khawvel ihsin kum hnih sung a cawl lawk. Heroine ngawlveinak ihsi a talsuah thei hnu ah “461 Ocean Boulevard” (1974) timi album thawn hlawhtling zet in a ra kir sal. Himi album ahhin Bob Marley ih hla “I Shot the Sheriff” a tum sal mi cu a hlawhtling hleice. Himi album ahcun Clapton in ttingttang lam hnakin hla phuah lam le hla sak lam ah a thazang a hmang deuh.

Cumi hnu kum 20 lenglo sungah Clapton hin album tam zet a suah. Cumi album pawl lakah Slowhand (1977), Backless (1978), Money and Cigarettes (1983), August (1986), Unplugged (1992), From the Cradle (1994) pawl khal an tel. “Unplugged” (1992) sungih a fapa in a thihsannak thuhla a phuah mi “Tears in Heaven” hla cu leitlun huap ih zuar khongbik mi hla pakhat a si. Blues awnmawi ih mi cungcuang B. B. King thawn “Riding with the King” (2000) in siseh, roots guitarist J.J. Cale thawn “The Road to Escondido” (2006) in siseh, Grammy laksawng an ngah tlang mi in awnmawi khawvel ih mi hliahkhuh le ciahneh tu a sinak an langter. Himi album pawl ih fakselnaklam le sumpailam hlawhtlinnak pawl hin leitlun rock awnmawi mithiam ropibik pakhat a sinak an hngetter. 2010 kum ih a suah mi “Clapton” le 2013 ih a suah mi “Old Sock” album pawl cun cawl hahdam phah deuh ih awnmawi a sersuahnak hmelhmang an langter.

‘Clapton’ timi maingannunthu (autobiography) cu 2007 ah a suah. 2000 kum ahkhan Clapton hi Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Rock and Roll awnmawi ih mi ropi pawl hrang hminsinnak an retnak hmun pi) ah a hmin thunluh a si. Anih hi Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ah hmun pathum ih ret mi umsun a si. Amahte’n solo artist hmin in siseh, Yardbirds le Cream ih sungtel sinak in siseh Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ah hmun a nei.  

Grammy Sunlawih Laksawng 18 a ngah ih, Awnmawi Thehdarhnak Cuangmuar ruangah Brit Award (Britain ram in a pek mi awnmawi laksawng) khal pek a si. Mipi hrangih hnattuantu cuangmuar pawl British siangpahrang in an pek ttheu mi laksawng lakih sunglawibik pakhat “Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” (Order of the British Empire ti khal in an ko) khal 2004 kum ah pek a si.

Innsang
1979 ah Clapton cu Pattie Boyd thawn an nei aw. Fa an nei lo. 1984 kum ih “Behind The Sun” hla an thun lai ah awthunnak manager Yvonne Kelly thawn an kop aw. Himi lai ahhin an pahnih in pom lai nei veve an sinan 1985 ah fanu an nei. An fanu cu Ruth Kelly Clapton ti’n hmin an sak nan, 1991 kum ah mipi hmai ih Clapton in a phuan hlan sung cu mipi theih lo ding in an thup lawk.

Clapton le Boyd cun fa neih tum in a phunphun in an zuam nan an hlawhtling lo. 1988 kum ah Italian model Lory Del Santo thawi’ an kopawknak ruangah Boyd thawn an tthen aw. Lory Del Santo in 1986 August 21 ah Conor timi fapa a hrin sak. Conor cu 1991 kum ah Manhattan ih inn dot 53-nak ihnak pindan tukvirh on mi in a tla that. A fapa thihnak hi “Tears in Heaven” hla run hringsuaktu a si.

2001 kum ah Clapton cun Melia McEnergy a tthi ih fanu pathum an nei: Julie Rose (2001 June ih suak), Ella May (2003 ih suak), le Sophie Belle (2005 ih suak). A tupa Isaac Eric Owen Bartlett cu 2013 June thla ah a suak. A tupa hi fanu upabik Ruth le a pasal Dean Bartlett ih fa a si.


#A hla lakih larbik “Tears in Heaven” ngai phah duh nan um pang ah a link ka run tarang.

Sirhsan:
1.      "Clapton, Eric." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite.  Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 2015.

2.      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton

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