Bobby Whitlock, described by Eric Claption, the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream, as "without doubt the most energetic sideman I had ever seen", flew to England in November 1969 to prepare for a highly publicized European tour, financed by Clapton.
He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. 
