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The 15 pages that link to Eric Clapton, each with the reason it gives.

• Blues rockRelated: His early recordings helped establish a prominent British approach to blues-rock guitar.

• George HarrisonRelated: Clapton played the celebrated guitar solo on Harrison’s Beatles song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”

• British bluesRelated: His early work brought British blues guitar to a wide audience.

• Hard rockRelated: His work with Cream helped bring blues-based guitar virtuosity into hard rock.

• Jimmy PageRelated: Clapton preceded Page in the Yardbirds, linking Page’s career to the band’s changing guitarists.

• Jeff BeckRelated: Clapton preceded Beck in the Yardbirds and represented a different path from the band’s blues roots.

• B. B. KingRelated: Clapton’s collaborations with King brought their contrasting guitar approaches together.

• Rock Against RacismRelated: His racist outburst at a Birmingham concert prompted the letter that launched the movement.

• John Lee HookerRelated: Clapton recorded with Hooker on “Boogie Chillen’” for the 1989 album The Healer.

• Big Bill BroonzyRelated: Clapton later recorded Broonzy’s song “Key to the Highway,” extending its reach.

• Blind Willie JohnsonRelated: Clapton recorded Johnson’s “I’m So Glad” and helped bring his music to later rock audiences.

• Cross Road BluesRelated: Clapton’s 1968 recording with Cream helped popularize the song as “Crossroads.”

• Zucchero FornaciariRelated: Clapton collaborated with Zucchero on “Wonderful World.”