The 21-year-old has travelled the world, met some of her musical heroes and even sung backing vocals in New York's Madison Square Garden.
But being the daughter of one of the world's greatest guitarists also has its drawbacks.
She has been bullied, followed by paparazzi photographers and has always felt too afraid to fulfil her own musical ambitions for fear of comparisons with her father.
Until now.
After teaming up with guitarist Ross Cameron, Ruth has finally gathered courage to put some of her hundreds of song lyrics to music and on December 17 the pair will perform in public for the first time at The Priory in Doncaster.
She said yesterday: "I'm really nervous. It will be the first time anyone has heard me sing like that. I sung backing vocals for my dad in Madison Square Garden before but that was so different. I was singing his stuff and I wasn't centre stage.
"Almost everyone I know is going to be there. My dad won't be, because he is in the middle of a world tour but all my friends will and my mum. She'll probably be in the front row."
Ruth's mother, Yvonne, met Eric Clapton in the Caribbean in the early 1980s when she worked as a sound assistant at Air studios.
Although Ruth was born in Doncaster her mother moved backed to Montserrat in the Caribbean when she was just a month old and they stayed for eight years.
On their return to South Yorkshire, Ruth went to St Mary's School in Bawtry Road and later studied A-levels at Birkdale School in Sheffield, where in 2003 her father performed a fundraising concert for pupils, parents and staff.
At 18, knowing she didn't want to go to university, Ruth studied hairdressing at Vidal Sassoon in London, and spent time as a salon receptionist and mobile hairdresser in Doncaster. She is now a part-time stylist at Ginger, in Silver Way.
Although her parents had split up by the time she was born, Ruth has always felt close to her father and says they are quite alike.
But she also says his status as a musician has proved intimidating.
"I have always wanted to do music but I was frightened. It is quite nerve-wracking, especially with my dad being who he is," said Ruth, who lives in Bessacar with her boyfriend of two years, Derek Charnley, a 21-year-old community football coach for Doncaster Rovers.
"I have been writing songs since I was 13 but I have not wanted to step out and do it until now.
"I have decided to do it now because at 21 I'm not getting any younger and if I don't do it soon I'm going to miss the boat. I can't stand it when when people don't push themselves to do something because they are frightened."
She added: "Having someone by my side has made a big difference and Ross is being a great musical companion. When we first started I couldn't sing in front of him for four weeks. I think it was just the absolute fear factor of letting someone else hear me.
"But he has been really supportive and that's made a real difference. I feel confident now."
Ruth has known Ross for three years but it was only two months ago, when a mutual friend pointed out that she wrote lyrics and he wrote music, that they started working together.
Ross, who works in Doncaster men's clothes shop Homeboy, started playing the guitar when he was 13 and quickly built up a large repertoire including Clapton classics.
He has already experienced some musical success with his band The Kiks, who performed on the unsigned stage at last year's Leeds Festival, and earlier this year received a positive response to a demonstration tape he sent to record label EMI.
Ross said: "I am putting music to Ruth's lyrics and people think its brilliant. It really seems to have kicked off.
"We have gone for a Bob Dylan folk style and people say it sounds great."
Their debut performance will include their favourite track An Empty Heart Shows, which Ruth wrote during her time in London, six other original tracks and a cover of a Christmas classic.
Ruth said: " I don't care about being famous, I could have done that years ago. I don't want it to be like that. I want it to be about the music and as long as someone likes it, even if it is just one person, I will be happy."