Blues Maestro
Eric Clapton circa Cream days (1969). I hated Clapton's music when I first learned to play the instrument. It was during deeper and more research into the blues root music that I appreciated his contributions to blues and most distinctively, his style of phrasing, in the guitar playing context.His choice of guitars also influenced my personal guitar choices, and most Clapton fans worldwide. His signature tone with a '59 Les Paul and the Marshall Bluesbreaker combo totally reinvented how electric blues should sound: raw, bitting, dark, and creamy. His influence to other great guitar players today also proves that Clapton is still great, despite his many downturns throught the decades... I hope to meet him someday and jam some real blues. That'll be the day...
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i ain't clapton fan but i love his mtv unplugged album, both musically and recording wise..... ya, i know it may be too commercial for your tastes :>
oh, btw, one of my clapton fave is "promises".
Les, thanks for the comment. Clapton's kind of a guitar player's guitar player... and he appeals not only to his own hardcore fans but also to the general masses. Now, that is what differentiates a successful musician to a successful guitarist. The ability to draw the public's attention to his music genre is typical of what Clapton has been doing throughout his successful career :-))
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