Eric Clapton and Blues Rock

Eric Clapton is one of the most important Blues musicians of all time, he was the inventor of Blues Rock, he made the blues louder and much more depressing. The 60's Blues rock musicians started progressing the blues and being able, with the help of Rock, made even more depressed blues sounds.
"Bell-Bottom Blues" and "Layla" have a very depressed sound and lyrics. Nearer the end of the song when Clapton does his guita instrumental that is the best solo guitar I ever heard, it's dark and depressing, it was playing on the 1990 Mafia movie "Goodfellas".

 

okay........ you are quite misinformed.

first of all, clapton did NOT invent blues rock.

second of all, clapton does NOT do the guitar solo in layla. that was a slide guitar by duane allman.

 

Well, still, Clapton is the most important musician of blues rock.

 

well, thats definitely your opinion....... but I can name quite of a few artists that were probably as important or even more.

 

So can I

Peter Green
John Mayall (Godfather of the British Blues)
Jeff Beck
Paul Butterfield
Led Zeppelin
Stevie Ray Vaughan
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND

 

You forgot the Rolling Stones.

 

Eric Clapton started Blues Rock before any of these artists did.

 

wel i dont know much about who was best but eric clapton was def a legend and i luv his stuff and all his band, the othe rmembers were good too, and layla is 1 of my fav songs ever

 

i find it hard to differentiate between rock and blues somtimes they kind of develope dout of each other didnt they?

 

umm, blues was around way before "rock & roll".

 

Rock and Roll came from Rythym and Blues, and thus from blues and jazz, but also influenced by country music. In the 1940's and early 1950's the Rythym and Blues that started to sound like Rock and Roll wwas mainly done in a jump blues style.

 

yer thats the one

 

Im sorry, I believe that it was indeed the man in purple, Prince, who started blues rock.

 

You can't be serious.

 

i thought he was funk?

 

i adore his bules guitar, especially when he was in cream - but the solo stuff's good as well.

 

yip!

 

Prince was born in the late 50's, so how the fuck did he start Blues Rock?

 

I'm talking about the mid 60's, that's what you people can't get, you're too thick.

 

prince was talented and a gifty prodigy, man....... when he was still in his diapers, he jammed with muddy waters, buddy guy and bb king to name a few....