I can't believe only ONE person mentioned CLAPTON
His music has inspired so many people....
He was the original yardbirds guitarist and for those lacking in music history... the yardbirds was the original name for Led zeppelin....
He was one of the 1st to use guitar effects in a large way....chorus, wah wah...
Talk about jamming... u should hear how he and jack bruce jammed at their live concerts...with ginger baker they were known as the super-band.. "CREAM"... go listen to "crossroads" or "sunshine of your love".
jimi hendrix was so affected by CREAM's breakup that he interrupted a live performance on TV to play tribute to clapton ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE80W5xYbTI
He was a guest guitarist at one the beatles songs.. if i am not wrong it is "while my guitar gently weep"
He was the guy that John Lennon wanted to ask to join the beatles if george
harrison left the band.
He was a pioneering artist to play reggae in his song " I shot the shief"... which many claim set the stage for bob marley
I dun believe any guitarist has played concerts wif so many big name artist from sheyl crow to bb king...
which comes to my next point that he has influenced so many genres... rock, electric blues, delta blues, pop...
And to top it all off... check out the last page of John mayer's latest album cover jacket that just came out not long ago... John mayer admitted alot of his materials was taken from clapton....
