As great as Eric Clapton and Peter Green were/are as guitarists, I can't, under any circumstances consider them among the greatest Blues guitarists. NOT EVEN CLOSE! The greatest Blues players emote in a way that is completely separate from technique. Clapton and Green are great, great guitar stylists with technique to burn. However, neither Clapton nor Green have ever conveyed to me the manic terror of Buddy Guy, the frank sexuality of Albert King, or the threat of imminent violence of Son Seals. I don't see it as a race thing either as Stevie Ray was eminently capable of throwing down.
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