Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.org
ISBN 13 : 9781230599922
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (999 download)
Book Synopsis British Blues Guitarists by : Source Wikipedia
Download or read book British Blues Guitarists written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 76. Chapters: English blues guitarists, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Bert Jansch, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, Chris Rea, Micky Moody, Stephen Dale Petit, Jeremy Spencer, Bryn Haworth, Ian Parker, Alexander Tucker, Sonny Black, Rod Clements, Aynsley Lister, Paul Kossoff, John James, Bernie Marsden, Todd Sharpville, Top Topham, John Pearse, Pete Haycock, Alvin Lee, Matt Schofield, Gary Fletcher, Jo Ann Kelly, Ramon Goose, Ronnie Caryl, Saiichi Sugiyama, Adam Phillips, John Kirkbride, Norman Beaker, Billy Jenkins, Nigel Watson, Dave Peabody, Dave Kelly, Tony McPhee, Vic Briggs, Joe Gooch, Kim Simmonds, Stan Webb, Martin Pugh, Ian Siegal, Danny Bryant, Victor Brox, Martin Quittenton, Tom Doughty, Mark Flanagan, Kieran White. Excerpt: Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 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 sixties, 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 seventies, 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...