Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green

Audiozen hit it right on the head. Eric popularized blues and trancended it in the late 60s. All guitarist, whether blues guitarists or not follow his lead, most especially in acknowleging the guitarists that preceded them. Eric has always been very humble and proud of his mentors. Bad-mouthing Eric because of his musical journies is quite trivial to what he has meant to the "Capture" of blues music as music's most magical moment. "Crossroads" concerts make my point perfectly!

A related question:

Was Peter Green the best blues guitarist in his own band? That's no shot at Peter Green who is an unquestionably amazing player, but here's a clip of Fleetwood Mac's Jeremy Spencer playing "The Sky is Crying":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M530K4lc578&feature=relmfu

A little talent in that band, huh?

steavie ray vaughn...but if i had to choose...clapton...although i respect P.G.s fleetwood mac...

Are you kidding???? BB King... the name says it all

blues...it is simply a state of mind that is sitting along a bilateral flow of energy...green, or not :)