Eric Clapton
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is an innovative guitarist, basically the first to combine
blues and rock, which in turn popularized blues. Because of his skill and ever-
evolving style, his music is a lasting contribution in itself.
made his recording debut with The Yardbirds, the British
group that also featured guitar virtu ....
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.... albums together in the next few years.
Their more rock like interpretations of old blues songs made blues more popular
to the mainstream, much more so than with The Yardbirds. Cream had several top
40 hits, including "Sunshine of Your Love", "White Room", and "Crossroads".
Towards the end of the ‘60s Cream split up. Eric Clapton joined the
band Blind Faith in '69 and did fairly well with it, but the group broke up
quickly after the release of their only album. It was then that Clapto ....
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