One more number today from the mighty Cream...

[Joe Shlabotnik]

a fantastic wailing blues with Eric Clapton playing like he's fixing to blow your mind in "Steppin' Out"...

Ok. Mission accomplished. Mind blown. Now what? Fuckers.

[bluesbassman]

1. We owe a lot to our British cousins for keeping the Blues alive in the sixties...

And EC was one of the best at it. Damn fine tune there.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

2. Yes!

and although, Clapton, Beck and Page were the big guitarists...lets not forget their backing bands, and also (especially some) vocalists who kept the oral tradition alive.

[bluesbassman]

3. Yep, and the man who introduced EC and so many other great musicians: John Mayall

Here's a list of who played with The Bluesbreakers. Something of a "Who's Who" in the 60's/70's Blues/Rock scene.

John Mayall - vocals, keyboards, guitars, harmonica
Bernie Watson - guitars
Roger Dean - guitars
Eric Clapton - guitars
Peter Green - guitars
Mick Taylor - guitars
Jon Mark - guitars
Randy Resnick - guitars
Harvey Mandel - guitars
Freddy Robinson - guitars (died 2009)
James Quill Smith - guitars
Kal David - guitars
Walter Trout - guitars
Coco Montoya - guitars
Buddy Whittington - guitars
Simon Bateman - guitars
John McVie - bass
Jack Bruce - bass
Tony Reeves - bass
Larry Taylor - bass
Malcolm Poole - bass
Kevin McCormick - bass
Keith Tillman - bass
Andy Fraser - bass
Hank Van Sickle - bass
John Paulus - bass
Rick Cortes - bass
Bobby Haynes - bass
Peter Ward - drums
Martin Hart - drums
Victor Gaskin - bass
Hughie Flint - drums
Aynsley Dunbar - drums
Mick Fleetwood - drums
Jon Hiseman - drums
Keef Hartley - drums
Colin Allen - drums
Paul Lagos - drums
Soko Richardson - drums (died 2004)
Joe Yuele - drums
Don "Sugarcane" Harris - violin (died 1999)
Johnny Almond - saxophone, flute (died 2009)
Chris Mercer - saxophone
Dick Heckstall-Smith - saxophone (died 2004)
Henry Lowther - trumpet
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
Chris Barber - trombone
Tom Canning - keyboards

[panader0]

4. I bought that record in late '67 or early '68

Loved it, and have replaced it, first with a cassette and now with a CD.