Claptons Blues

Today marks the birthday of Eric Clapton. Considered by many as the greatest guitarist to ever live. Signs of Clapton is God graffiti the walls and buildings of England in the late 60s. After braking through as John Mayall's sideman in the Bluesbreakers and showing everyone his licks in the Yardbirds, Clapton was just a young kid with alot of talent with the guitar. He was extremely shy and never though of himself as a vocalist untill Mayall convinced him to sing a few songs. He found his voice and made a career with a silky smooth voice singing blues and soul tunes. Claptons life would be shredded with drug abuse and tragedy. But he would later kick the habit and is still now creating beautiful music and touring all over the world. Here Clapton performs with what I personally think is the greatest group of musicians he ever put together. Derek And The Dominoes. The band would create a classic album and possibly one of Claptons greatest masterpiece Layla. The album scattered with blues and soul songs but the highlight was the albums title track which Clapton had some help from friend Duane Allman from The Allman Brothers. The duo would create one of rocks greatest song. Happy birthday Eric Clapton.