Dylan's son, Jakob, is the leader of the Wallflowers, who are scheduled to open Clapton's show in Jacksonvillle next week.

There are no credible reports that Clapton was a serious candidate either time.Ĭlapton was very nearly a Traveling Wilbury.įalse: The '90s 'supergroup' included George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty, but not Clapton (although he had worked earlier in his career with Wilburys sidemen Jim Horn, Jim Keltner and Ray Cooper). Green, McVie and drummer Mick Fleetwood formed Fleetwood Mac.įalse: The Stones replaced a guitarist twice - in 1969, when they quickly chose Mick Taylor (yet another former Bluesbreaker) to replace Brian Jones and in '75, when they auditioned a number of guitarists before choosing Ron Wood. When Clapton left the Bluesbreakers, he was replaced by Peter Green. When everyone but Page left the band, he recruited new members and toured briefly before changing the name to Led Zeppelin.įalse: After leaving the Yardbirds, Clapton played with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, alongside bassist John McVie. Jeff Beck took his spot and was joined a year later by Jimmy Page. Clapton is a recovering alcoholic and addict.įalse: Clapton joined British blues band the Yardbirds in '63 but left in '65, reportedly because he felt the band was becoming too poppy. Money went to fund the Crossroads drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Antigua. In 2004, According to Rolling Stone magazine, an auction of his guitars raised more than $7 million, including $959,000 for the Fender Stratocaster he called 'Blackie.' His most recent auction, of 70 guitars, was in 2010. True: Actually, he's done it three times. Seventeen others have been inducted twice, but no one else has been made it three times.Ĭlapton sold part of his prized guitar collection to fund an addiction clinic in the Caribbean. True: Clapton was inducted in 1992 as a member of the Yardbirds, in '93 as a member of Cream and in 2000 as a solo artist. It's time for a True or False quiz about Eric Clapton.Ĭlapton is the only person ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times.