Eric Clapton         Eric Clapton is an innovative guitarist, basically the first to combine blues and rock, which in turn popularized blues. Because of his skill and ever-evolving style, his music is a lasting contribution in itself.         Eric Clapton made his recording debut with The Yardbirds, the British group that also featured guitar virtuosos Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. Together, they created a whole new blues/rock sound that many of the famous '60s and …showed first 75 words of 673 total…

…showed last 75 words of 673 total…Ray Vaughan and Buddy Guy. And his music is definitely a lasting contribution to music overall. Bob Marley's song 'I Shot the Sheriff' and took a stab at reggae. He did excellently with it, Bibliography Bogdana, Vladimir; Erlewine, Michael; Koda, Cub; Woodstra, Chris. All Music Guide To the Blues. Miller Freeman: San Francisco. 1996 Miller, Jim. History of Rock and Roll. New York. Rolling Stone Press. 1976. Santelli, Robert. The Big Book of Blues. New York: Penguin 1993.