RSO Records had an historic run for the most weeks spent at #1 with singles from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack and Grease. You should know that they also had an investment in the rock arena when they signed Eric Clapton to the label.

He was born Eric Patrick Clapton on March 30, 1945 in Ripley, England the son of a bricklayer, Edward Fryer and Patricia Clapton. Due to the young age of Patricia who was 16, her mother Rose took Eric in and raised him as her own, and told Eric that Patricia was his sister.

He received his first guitar at the age of 13, but found it difficult to play so he set it aside until he was 15. He picked it up and never stopped playing after that. He fell in love with the blues and learned all he could. He attended art school, but his focus on music led him to be dismissed from the school.

By the age of 16, he was being noticed for his guitar prowess. He joined the Yardbirds and inherited the nickname "Slowhand" from his refusal to leave the stage to re-string his broken guitar strings while the audience watched and "clapped slowly" until he was ready to rejoin the band.

Throughout the 60's he established his blues based guitar playing and became a virtuoso, impossible to miss for his participation in John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Blind Faith and Cream. He also created Derek & The Dominos which established him as a star in his own right with the blistering rock classic "Layla".

Clapton brought Bob Marley's reggae music to the masses when he released his reggae infused version of "I Shot The Sheriff" his first #1 pop hit with Yvonne Elliman on background vocals in 1974.

His fifth solo release was "Slowhand" which contained the singles "Cocaine", "Wonderful Tonight" and "Lay Down Sally" a country blues song where he used his "low key but earthy" voice and the heavenly sound of Marcella Detroit (born Marcy Levy) on backgrounds. The song took off and reached #3 on the Hot100 and #26 on the Hot Country Chart.