Eric Clapton had a huge career renaissance in the 1990s on the back of the huge hit "Tears In Heaven." He famously wrote the song about his son Connor, who died tragically when he fell from a ...

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Conor, aged 4, died on March 20, 1991, after falling from a New York skyscraper. The loss inspired Clapton to write Tears in Heaven, helping him process his grief.

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Turning to music to help him overcome the death of his son, Eric released Tears in Heaven in 1992, which remains his best-selling single in the United States to this day.

He turned his grief into the heart-wrenching ballad Tears in Heaven, which was released in January 1992. It remains Eric's best-selling single in the United States.

Clapton's solo career took off in the 1970s, as he produced timeless hits. Known for his soulful guitar, he has won 18 Grammy awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times.