A ranar 30 ga Yuni, 1990, Dire Straits, Clapton da Elton John sun yi baƙo a cikin Nordoff-Robbins sadaka da aka gudanar a Knebworth a Ingila. A ranar 27 ga Agusta, 1990, abokin wasan guitarist na blues Stevie Ray Vaughan, wanda ke yawon shakatawa tare da Clapton, da kuma mambobi uku na ma'aikatan su sun mutu a cikin hatsarin jirgin sama tsakanin kide-kide. Sa'an nan kuma, a ranar 20 ga Maris, 1991, ɗan Clapton mai shekaru hudu, Conor, ya mutu bayan ya fadi daga taga na 53 na ɗakin abokiyar mahaifiyarsa a New York City a 117 East 57th Street.
20 ga Maris 1991