Why Eric Clapton left the Yardbirds and joined the Bluesbreakers, according to his former bandmate

During the 1960s, McCarty played with three of Britain's greatest guitarists under the Yardbirds bracket. Clapton was the ...

Jim McCarty recalls Eric Clapton’s “quite unhappy” time with the Yardbirds

The Yardbirds drummer tells GP Clapton thought the group was selling out when it chose to record “For Your Love.” It turned ...
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The breakup that nearly made Eric Clapton quit music

Slowhand didn’t like the sound of his guitar or how he played. Even the prospect of linking up with a Beatle couldn’t pull him out of his hole ...