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Music Appreciation

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1. The Song That Drove Clapton To ...

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 04:15 PM

Apr 14

...leave the Yardbirds.
He was quite the blues purist at that point, and hated the more commercial direction.

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For Your Love [View all] Figarosmom Apr 14 OP

The Song That Drove Clapton To ... ProfessorGAC Apr 14 #1

He was always kinda an asshole. Figarosmom Apr 14 #2

Definitely ProfessorGAC Apr 14 #3