[Dixie Yooper]

“one of the greatest musicians of all time” By whose measure? Clapton's only brush with greatness was in the late 1960's, when Leon Russell played piano on his first album.

[Vaquero]

Most people don’t know the late great Leon Russell anymore . He was an incredibly talented song writer and adequate piano player.

As far as Clapton. I’ve seen him with Cream, once and multiple times by himself. He is incredibly proficient. He does not entertain (no stage show) he is just good. He is no Andrés Segovia.....no Doc Watson. But for a rock/blues performer he is close to the best. Along with the rest of Yardbirds Triumvirate he is one of the best.

[Clutch Martin]

My favorite(s) Clapton as a solo artist are “E.C. Was Here”, and “From the Cradle”

BTW:

[Wikipedia] [Quote] Clapton was born on 30 March 1945 in Ripley, Surrey, England, to 16-year-old Patricia Molly Clapton (7 January 1929 – March 1999) and Edward Walter Fryer (21 March 1920 –15 May 1985), a 25-year-old soldier from Montreal, Quebec.[11] Fryer shipped off to war prior to Clapton’s birth and then returned to Canada. Clapton grew up believing that his grandmother, Rose, and her second husband, Jack Clapp, Patricia’s stepfather, were his parents, and that his mother was actually his older sister. [Unquote]