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In reply to the discussion: Eric Clapton's SAD Final Act. [View all]Cha
(314,697 posts)7. That is sad.. Clapton is the one who
is spouting "propaganda" and dangerously.
This made me think of Ben Carson.. who is a gifted pediatric surgeon but a sociopathic POS in life.
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Anything after Layla, except for "Riding with the King", in my mind was pretty average ...
marble falls
Oct 2021
#1
I was so lucky in so many, many ways. I ducked more bullets than I ever had any reason to ...
marble falls
Oct 2021
#73
Two musicians who both were influenced by black blues musicians and both played with Muddy Waters...
hlthe2b
Oct 2021
#4
Liked him when he played in Wynton Marsalis's Band. Corrine, Corrine...with Taj Maha;/////
OAITW r.2.0
Oct 2021
#8
I have every Van album and a lot of Clapton's too. I still listen, though Van's latest is the
themaguffin
Oct 2021
#59
I actually heard just the opposite. That the Stones were wont to crib blues songs without paying.
shrike3
Oct 2021
#61
A music historian I heard interviewed said the bluesmen were credited by the Stones but never paid.
shrike3
Oct 2021
#71
fuck him - toxic ego is no excuse; we have the music - plenty - so cut his stupid ass loose
bringthePaine
Oct 2021
#27
I guess I should have realized when you consider how many different bands he played with
Wounded Bear
Oct 2021
#51
Back in the day, Clapton didn't just revere the bluesmen he covered, like other artists did.
shrike3
Oct 2021
#55
FWIW Layla was a masterpiece because of Duane Allman's spectacular guitar work...not Clapton's.
pecosbob
Oct 2021
#60
Eric Clapton was more than happy to have his photo taken with Greg Abbott.
LetMyPeopleVote
Nov 2021
#75