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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 139. Chapters: English buskers, Scottish buskers, Welsh buskers, Eric Clapton, Joe Strummer, The Clash, Elvis Costello, Billy Bragg, Mike Oldfield, Eddie Izzard, Donovan, David Byrne, Rod Stewart, Brian Jones, Frances Abington, Lol Coxhill, Bill Bailey, Steve Marriott, Ralph McTell, Gerry Rafferty, Bert Jansch, KT Tunstall, Toby Philpott, Alistair Griffin, Cerys Matthews, Long John Baldry, Stephen Dale Petit, Nik Turner, Eddi Reader, Paul Bettany, Kristyna Myles, Don Partridge, Patrick Wolf, Badly Drawn Boy, Chris Helme, Dave Brock, Norwich Puppet Man, Wizz Jones, Opera Babes, James Dean Bradfield, Old Blind Dogs, Spencer Davis, Ed Alleyne-Johnson, Terry St Clair, Vin Garbutt, Pete Morton, Baka Beyond, The Dualers, John Bramwell, Darrell Till, Roger Eno, Mr Duke, Danny Wilson, Richard Rosson, Spiers and Boden, Marty Willson-Piper, Frank Robinson, Dr. Busker, The Fight, Cambridge Buskers, Jimmy Cooper, Haggis and Charlie, Mark Roberts, Haggis McLeod, Rebecca Carrington, Steve McNicholas, Luke Cresswell, Michael Copley, Jamie West, Frank Underwood, Toy Mic Trevor, Su Hart. 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, Clap...