God doesn't need to know what time it is.

Pat Boone was cultural appropriation.  Elvis?  You could make an argument.  EC really dug and respected the blues.

Mr. Clapton is scheduled to play several shows is Russia in June.  He should cancel.

Clapton developed a psychedelic aspect to the electric blues, along with a few others and to me, that is what he is best known for---- in the period between Mayall and Cream. 

He also paid Skip James for the right to adapt "I'm so Glad"--fairly generously for the time, without arm-twisting as I recall.  

I don't know about the moral high ground here. I do know there is a degree of presentism in judging the past by today's standards. If you are talking about current stuff, that does not take away from his historical significance as a player. 

@secretguy:  You and I agree on many things but sadly you are way off on Clapton.  Most of the great respected guitarists of all time (Albert Lee, Yngwee Malmsteen, Joe Bonamassa etc) all say Clapton is a fabulous improvisational talent and blues player--Yngwe saying Clapton's guitar on John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers album defines blues playing.  Is he the best of all time--no---is he a great guitar player--yes.  Would love to know what successful trained musician  thinks he's a "hack" ?  Oh and don't mention Ritchie Blackmore--his jealousy of Clapton is well known.  For the record Clapton thinks Albert Lee is the best.

Not sure what to say about this. No one you mentioned qualifies and an excellent musician. But that's one of the pitfalls of civilians talking about music.,

Anyone who is a guitar player  or plays an instrument should be laughing at some of these post.

It's funny   how "cultural appropriation" is a popular thing to squeeze into threads. 

It's just a thread about the "value" of  EC Rolex.  

 "But that's one of the pitfalls of civilians talking about music."

secretguy- I think some people compare musicians like sports figures?

@mijostyn 

"The problem with EC's playing from my perspective is I always seem to know which note comes next which for me makes him boring"

Fair enough-- each to his/her own.  

"We are sitting on the brink of a nuclear war, getting as close as the Cuban missile crisis"

I can't speak for anyone else but I find myself caught between two apparently conflicting coping strategies-- 1) painstakingly following the blow-by-blow commentary and 2) shutting off the computer and deliberately focusing on other things (audio included). I've heard from friends and family members that they are experiencing the same conflict.