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The famous English guitarist and singer Eric Clapton was born in1945. Before he started his solo career in the seventies, he hadalready made his mark in groups like the Yardbirds and Cream.As a solo artist, Clapton has many successes to his credit, such asI Shot the Sheriff, After Midnight and Wonderful Tonight. Hismoving song Tears in Heaven was written for the film Rush in1991. Clapton had the dramatic death of his four-and-a-half yearold son in mind while he wrote it. This song was an enormous hitworldwide and it inspired Roland Kernen to make thisarrangement for clarinet quartet.