For half a century Eric Clapton has been acknowledged to be one of musics greatest virtuosos, the unrivalled master of an indispensable tool, the solid-body electric guitar. His career has spanned the history of rock, and often shaped it via the seminal bands with whom hes played: the Yardbirds, John Mavalls Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominoes. Winner of 17 Grammys, the Rock n Roll Hall of Fames only three-time inductee, he is an enduring influence on every other star soloist who ever wielded a pick.