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Duane Eddy
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Zakk Wylde
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Player History | 1950s | Blues | Guitarists
John Lee Hooker
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1970s | Blues | Country | Guitarists | Player History | Rock
Duane Allman
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1980s | Funk | Guitarists | Player History | Pop
Nile Rodgers
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1960s | Blues | Guitarists | Player History | Rock
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. Clapton has been referred to…