English Blues Musicians: Eric Clapton, Alexis Korner, Ginger Baker, John Mayall, Stephen Dale Petit, Bobbie Clarke, Mac MacLeod, Mike Cooper

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: Eric Clapton, Dr. Feelgood, Ginger Baker, John Mayall, Stephen Dale Petit, Bobbie Clarke, Keef Trouble, Mac MacLeod, Graham Bond, Richard James Burgess, Zoot Money, Micky Waller, Susheela Raman, Rod Clements, Jon Hiseman, Steve Phillips, Cyril Davies, Pete Haycock, Terry St Clair, Alvin Lee, Matt Schofield, Leonard Feather, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Dave Peverett, Duffy Power, Ronnie Caryl, Mark Feltham, Paul Riley, Alan Skidmore, Dave Peabody, Dave Kelly, Colin Allen, Bob Hall, Stan Webb, Mark Cole, Andy Silvester, Chris Youlden. Excerpt: Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, (born 1945) is an English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked fourth in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's Top 50 Guitarists of All Time. In the mid 1960s, Clapton left the Yardbirds to play blues with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. In his one-year stay with Mayall, Clapton gained the nickname "Slowhand," and graffiti in London declared "Clapton is God." Immediately after leaving Mayall, Clapton formed, with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce, the power trio Cream, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop." For most of the 1970s, Clapton's output bore the influence of the mellow style of J.J. Cale and the reggae of Bob Marley. His version of Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" helped gain reggae a mass market. Two of his most popular recordings were "Layla," recorded by Derek and the Dominos, and Robert Johnson's "Crossroads," recorded by Cream. A recipient of seventeen Grammy ...