1972: Songwriter and guitarist Bobby Whitlock poses for a portrait facing away from a piano in circa 1972. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
George Harrison and Eric Clapton performing at the Concert for Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden. (Photo by Bettman/Getty Images)
Eric Clapton in 1977 (Photo by Ian Dickson/Shutterstock)
Eric Clapton performs on stage playing acoustic guitar at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 1998. (Photo by Phil Dent/Redferns)
English guitarist Eric Clapton performing on stage, 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
Bassist Jack Bruce, drummer Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton of Cream perform live onstage. (Photo by Yui Mok – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)
Eric Clapton and Nathan East perform at the Royal Albert Hall on May 07, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Harry Herd/Redferns)
George Harrison (left) and Eric Clapton performing on stage together as part of an all-star band for music legend Carl Perkins, October 23rd 1985. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
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SAN FRANCISCO – NOVEMBER 25: (L-R) Richard Manuel, Dr. John, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Rick Danko, Van Morrison, Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton perform onstage for the rock and roll group "The Band's" "The Last Waltz" concert at Winterland Ballroom which was later turned into a film by Martin Scorsese on November 25, 1976 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Russell Smith
These 1970s parody songs beat all the "real" music on the charts. They blurred the lines between fake song and true hit.
