Blues Night at the Royal Albert Hall. London, England. With Eric Clapton are Buddy Guy (left) and Jerry Portnoy and the late Albert Collins (far right).

Jim has a fantastic web-site that demonstrates Clapton's talent through the camera lens.

This French site is a visual masterpiece and contains fresh images and information.

If you're a guitar player, this is the most informative site and will lead you through the necessary steps to learn how to play Clapton's finest.

This site contains information on the Slowhand mailing list which is a very exhaustive and interesting array of information on Clapton's music and thanks to Dave Hillman for maintaining the service.

Evan's page features all kinds of great information for the surfer.

A Japanese site with information on international attitudes and views of Eric Clapton.

A wonderful shrine, indeed, that includes historical information and pictures.

Eric's record label has a very attractive and descriptive site.

The most profound influence that Eric Clapton has had on me is in the blues music genre. Throughout his career, Eric has played with some of the most talented visionaries in the blues. A few of them are listed below as well as other characteristics of blues music.

Luther Allison was a major influence on blues and I was fortunate enough to see him twice in Ottawa before he passed away in the summer of 1997 with cancer. He was a fantastic performer who loved his audience and made them feel like they were on stage with him. Allison spent much of his career in Paris and his blues style was as sincere and gritty as his performances.

Buddy Guy and Luther Allison at Legends. Chicago-September 14, 1996

A series of websites and links with information and pictures on blues music and it's rich history

Arguably the most popular home for the blues, the Chicago House has Sunday Gospel Brunches

A wonderful site and informative magazine as well.

Chicago is the premier place to visit to listen and experience the blues. Blue Chicago have to blues clubs on Clark St. and they feature an array of talented and down home blues stars.