At the 35th "Annual Grammy Awards" held on February 24, 1993, who won the "Award for Album of the Year"?

The 35th "Annual Grammy Awards" were held on February 24, 1993 and recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. The nominations were announced on January 7, 1993. The evening's host was the American stand-up comedian Garry Shandling, who hosted the ceremony for the third time. The CBS network broadcast the show live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.

"Unplugged" is a 1992 live album by Eric Clapton, recorded at Bray Studios, England in front of an audience for the "MTV Unplugged" television series. It includes a version of the successful 1992 single "Tears in Heaven" and an acoustic version of "Layla". The album itself won three "Grammy Awards" ("Album of the Year", " Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" and "Best Rock Song") at the 35th "Annual Grammy Awards" in 1993 and became the bestselling live album of all time, and Clapton's bestselling album, selling 26 million copies worldwide.

Eric Patrick Clapton (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. He ranked second in "Rolling Stone's" list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in "Gibson's" "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". In 2023, "Rolling Stone" magazine named Clapton the 35th best guitarist of all time. He was also named number five in "Time" magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.