37 isn’t young? Wait till you’re 94 and then tell me 37 isn’t young.
Clarence White died younger, didn't die from drugs, and had an ascending career. Not to mention Vaughn or Holly.
Bloomfield was at Newport in 65 with Dylan. Clarence White was at Newport in 64 with Doc Watson.
Most people don't even know even know who he is or they may know him only for his B Bender electric guitar. But prior he was an innovator on the acoustic guitar.
No telling where he would have taken guitar music had he not experienced the sharp knife of a short life.
But as a way of an example, Tony Rice ended up owning White's acoustic Martin Guitar and Marty Stuart ended up owning White's original B Bender Telecaster, which he used to record the Hummingbyrd album in 2011. He won a grammy playing Clarence White style music on Clarence White's guitar, almost 40 years later.