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Eric Clapton: John Mayall
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Clapton played the part of the preacher in the blasphemous rock opera Tommy. Movie reviewer Anthony Hilder called the opera "the most blatantly anti-Christian movie malignancy ever made, at any time, anywhere, by any one. &Mac183; Everything is done to desecrate Christianity with all the lauding language of Lucifer" (Hilder, cited by David Noebel, The Legacy of John Lennon, p. 45). Tommy was directed by Ken Russell. It ... starred The Who and Elton John. The opera featured the worship of licentious movie actress Marilyn Monroe.
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[A] 20-year-old hired gun with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Clapton was a purist who teetered uneasily on the pop pedestal. At best reluctant in the spotlight, he dealt with adulation like many music heroes -- by ingesting copious quantities of booze and drugs. It can be reasonably argued that the decadent trail Clapton blazed is as much a part of rock's mythology as his most memorable licks.
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After about 18 months with the Yardbirds, musical differences led Eric to move on to John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, where his talent grew even more. It was at this part in his career that Eric's fans gave him his second, and ultimate, nickname - "God"!
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In 2004, Clapton released two records packed full of covers by legendary Bluesman, Robert Johnson. The same year, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Clapton #53 on their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".[44]
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