#2-Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton was born on March 30, 1945 in Ripley Surrey, England. At his early life Eric used to listen recordings of African-American blues, who also were innovators, but Eric started to transform those blues to rock music creating something awesome. At his early career Eric started playing with many bands but one of his first band was the Yardbirds, a blues influenced rock and roll band until 1965. He played with more bands including the Bluesbreakers, Cream and for a time he made a solo career. Eric Clapton is also known for his way of playing. He could play both fast and slow, creating great music were he stared to play very slow and later he was playing faster.