The Concise Eric Clapton

Posted on April 11, 2008 by patrickgavin

Clapton, Eric. The Concise Eric Clapton. New York: Wise Publications, 1994.

 This collection, compiled by Peter Evans, includes the lyrics, melody lines and guitar chord diagrams for 58 of Eric Clapton’s songs. These selections represent a broad cross-section of Clapton’s work. Clapton is widely acknowledged as one of most influential blues guitarists of the Twentieth Century. [...]

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