Eric and BB King recorded their collaborative album Riding With The King at Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles, California

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, which honors musical recordings of lasting historical significance

Eric was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist and became the only triple-inductee in ceremonies held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City - he was previously recognized for his work in The Yardbirds and Cream

Eric reunited with fellow Domino, Bobby Whitlock, at a taping for the BBC2 TV show, Later with Jools Holland - it was their first performance together in almost 30 years

Eric and BB King's album Riding With The King was released, which went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album

12 July

Eric and BB King's album Riding With The King received a Gold and Platinum Record Awards from the RIAA (US)

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September – October

In September, Eric began recording his album Reptile at Record One Studios in Sherman Oaks, California. He finished the album at Olympic Studios in London in October

Blind Faith's self-titled album was given the deluxe treatment and released on 2CD with bonus tracks

EC, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Charlotte Church, Destiny’s Child and others were guest performers at the Wyclef Jean Foundation Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City

3 February

First night of Eric's Reptile World Tour took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London. It was his most ambitious tour and ran through 15 December in Yokohama, Japan

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27 February

Eric and BB King's album Riding With The King received a 2X Platinum Record Award from the RIAA (US)

Eric's 14th solo studio album Reptile was released. It reached the Top 10 in 20 countries

Eric's album Reptile received a Gold Record Award from the RIAA (US)

Eric was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (US)

Eric's two consecutive nights at the Staples Center in Los Angeles during his Reptile Tour were filmed and recorded for the CD/DVD One More Car, One More Rider (released 2002)

Eric was one of many performers at The Concert for New York at Madison Square Garden. It broadcasted live on radio and television, the benefit honored those lost on 9/11 and first responders

Eric played on the track “Freedom” for Paul McCartney at Quad Studios in New York City. It was released as a single and as a hidden track on McCartney’s Driving Rain CD the following mont

Eric won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for the song "Reptile"

Eric was one of the many performers at the Party at the Palace to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. The concert was broadcast live by the BBC on television and radio and later released on CD and video formats

Eric played on “Never Without You” (a tribute to George Harrison) and “Imagine Me There” for Ringo Starr’s album, Ringorama, at Roccabella Studios in Cranleigh, Surrey

Eric headlined a Ferrari and Maserati Festival concert at Brands Hatch Racing Circuit in Kent

Eric was one of the performers at the Carl Wilson Foundation Benefit at UCLA Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California

One More Car, One More Rider was released on CD and DVD - it was filmed and recorded at Eric's August 2001 concerts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California

Eric performed and served as Musical Director for the all-star George Harrison tribute concert, The Concert for George at London's Royal Albert Hall, which was later released on CD and DVD

Cream's BBC Sessions was released on 2CD

Eric took part in a Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit Concert organized by Roger Daltrey at the Royal Albert Hall in London

Eric was one of many performers at Willie Nelson's 70th Birthday Concert at the Beacon Theatre in New York. It was filmed for later television broadcast and released on CD/DVD

Eric was one of the performers at the Pavarotti and Friends SOS Iraq Benefit Concert for War Child at Parco Novi Sad in Modena, Italy

Eric was one of the guest performers at Blowin' The Blues Away at New York City’s Apollo Theater to benefit Jazz at Lincoln Center

Eric made a guest appearance with John Mayall at Kings Dock in Liverpool. The concert was a benefit for UNICEF and celebrated John's 70th Birthday

The Yardbirds Ultimate was released on 2CD. Eric is featured on 12 tracks recorded forty years earlier in 1963

Eric Clapton & Friends: Live 1986 was released on DVD. It was previously released in 1987 on VHS and LaserDisc under different titles

Eric began recording his next album, Back Home, at Olympic Studios in London. Eric and his band would play Robert Johnson songs between new material and those songs evolved into the album, Me and Mr Johnson. 

Back Home wasn’t completed until April 2005

Eric kicked off his Just For You Japan Tour at the Green Arena in Hiroshima. The short tour ended in Tokyo on 13 December

Eric was one of the guest performers at Gary Brooker & Friends: The Last Fling 1962-2004 at Guildford Civic Hall in Guildford, Surrey – the venue’s final concert before it was torn down

Eric was one of the guest performers at One Generation 4 Another: In Aid of the Lord Taverners Benefit Concert at London's Royal Albert Hall

Eric's 15th solo studio album, Me and Mr. Johnson was released

Eric's Me and Mr. Johnson Tour opened at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. With dates in Europe, UK, and US, it ended on 2 August at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California

Eric's first Crossroads Guitar Festival at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. The three day event was broadcast on satellite radio and culminated with an almost eleven-hour all-star concert at the Cotton Bowl

24 June

Eric's second guitar auction for the Crossroads Centre Antigua Foundation took place at Christie's Auction House in New York City - it raised $6.4 million

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4 August

Eric made a guest appearance with Buddy Holly's original band, The Crickets, at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California

Deluxe Edition of Cream's Disraeli Gears released on 2CD

Eric was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or CBE, in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace

30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Eric's 461 Ocean Boulevard was released

Eric was one of the artists who took part in filming a tribute to Scotty Moore Abbey Road Studios, St. John's Wood, London

Eric's 16th solo studio album Sessions for Robert J was released as a CD/DVD combo pack and was the audio/video companion to Eric's  March 2004 CD, Me and Mr. Johnson. It was filmed and recorded between March and mid-August at Hookend Manor in Berkshire, The Studios at Los Colinas in Texas and Hotel Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica, California.

Eric and Roger Waters pre-recorded their appearance on the US fundraising effort Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope for next day broadcast on radio and television

Eric, backed by Jools Holland and His Orchestra, headlined the Tsunami Relief Concert at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The fundraising event was broadcast by the BBC on television and radio

Eric's song, "Say What You Will," was released on the CD Love The Earth as part of EXPO 2005 in Aichi, Japan

Eric took part in Comic Relief's 10th Annual ‘Red Nose Day’ during the live broadcast from BBC Television Centre Studios in Wood Lane, London

Eric and BB King inducted Buddy Guy into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. It was pre-recorded for television broadcast on VH-1

Eric made a guest appearance with UB40 at Royal Albert Hall at the Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit Concert

Eric, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker reunited at Royal Albert Hall in London for four Cream Reunion shows which were filmed and recorded for release in October

Eric and JJ Cale recorded Road To Escondido at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California. Guests on the album included John Mayer, Albert Lee and Taj Mahal. These were also the final sessions Billy Preston played on

Eric's 17th solo studio album Back Home was released

Eric and John Mayer performed live on the How You Can Help Telethon from CNN Television Studios in New York City to aid those affected by Hurricane Katrina

Cream's Royal Albert Hall: London 2, 3, 5 & 6 May 2005 was released on various audio and digital formats plus Cream Farewell Concert (Restored Expanded Edition) filmed in 1968, was released on DVD

Eric, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker reunited for three consecutive Cream Reunion Concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City

Eric's 17th solo studio album Back Home received a Gold Record Award from the RIAA (US)

5 May

Opening night of Eric's 2006/2007 World Tour took place at La Palestre in La Cannet, France. The tour visited the UK, Europe, North America, Japan, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand across 12 months

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May

Eric played on a guest session for Sam Moore at Olympic Studios in London

Eric's 18th solo studio album and collaboration with longtime friend JJ Cale, The Road To Escondido was released

Eric played on a guest session for Stephen Bishop at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California

Eric's  2006/2007 World Tour continued with the first concert of 2007 at Singapore Indoor Stadium. The tour started 5 May 2006 and ended on 6 April 2007 in Columbus, Ohio.

Eric was joined by special guest JJ Cale at the iPayOne Center in San Diego, California. The concert was filmed and recorded, but not released until 2016

Eric was one of the performers at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at the Rose Theatre at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City

Eric played on a guest session for David Sanborn at Legacy Recording Studios in New York City

Eric and John Mayer performed live on Good Morning America at Bryant Park in New York City to launch the Eric Crossroads Signature Fender Stratocaster, sales of which benefited Crossroads Centre in Antigua

Eric's second Crossroads Guitar Festival took place at Toyota Park in Bridgeville, Illinois. It was broadcasted online and later released on DVD

Eric played on a guest recording session for Steve Winwood at Wincraft Studios in Gloucestershire

Eric joined Jeff Beck during his week of shows at Ronnie Scott’s in London. The concert was filmed and released in 2008 as Jeff Beck Performing This Week … Live At Ronnie Scott’s

Eric's greatest hits CD, Complete Clapton, received a Gold Record Award from the RIAA (US)

Eric and JJ Cale won a Grammy Award for their album, The Road to Escondido at the 50th Annual awards ceremony held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Eric and Steve Winwood played three shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City. They were filmed, recorded and released on CD and video formats as Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: Live From Madison Square Garden

Eric and Robbie Robertson began working on new material at Olympic Studios in London. The album was not completed but sessions continued in Los Angeles the following year. The tracks were released on Robbie’s solo album, How to Become Clairvoyant in 2011

Eric played on a guest session for Roger Waters’ charity single, “The Child Will Fly,” at Palm Beach Sound in West Palm Beach, Florida – the 15-minute long track benefitted ALAS (America Latina en Accion Solidaria)

3 May

Eric opened his North American Tour at the Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida. The tour then headed to Europe before ending on 23 August in Monaco

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12 December

Eric's  longform video In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua received Gold and Platinum Record Awards from the RIAA (US)

Eric opened a month-long tour of Japan with the first of two consecutive nights at Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka. It ended on 28 February with a concert at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo

Eric interrupted his solo tour of Japan to play two Together & Apart shows with Jeff Beck at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama

Eric opened his New Zealand / Australia Tour with a concert at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The tour ended on 10 March with a concert at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia

Eric made guest appearances with the Allman Brothers Band at the Beacon Theatre in New York City during the band's run of 40th Anniversary Shows

Eric started his month-long Ireland/UK Tour at The O2 in Dublin – it ended with an 11-night residency at London’s Royal Albert Hall on 31 May

10 June

Eric and Steve Winwood launched their Clapton/Winwood US Tour with a concert at the Izod Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey. The 14-date tour ended on 30 June at the Hollywood Bowl in California

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September

Eric and Robbie Robertson worked on new material at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles. The first sessions took place at Olympic Studios in London in early 2008. The tracks were released on Robbie’s solo album, How to Become Clairvoyant, in 2011

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17 September 

Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, with Eric as the guest, appeared on the Jay Leno Show

Eric played a guest session for Jerry Lee Lewis at East West Studios in Los Angeles. The track, “You Can Have Her,” was released on Lewis’ album Mean Old Man

Eric made a guest appearance with Smokey Robinson on the live television broadcast of Later…With Jools Holland on BBC-2