Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green

It was 1967. I never saw the Who. The Yardbirds were in the movie Blow Up, the Who turned it down. The Beck/Page duo
recorded only four songs ( one being a radio commercial for
great shakes drink).

Hey, what about Robert Johnson? Or is that going back too far? He's the blues man.

Already mentioned. Acoustic guitar master; knows what and why for each and every note played.

Rel2, thanks for the background info on Peter Green. You're absolutely right, there's something magical about British guitarists. BTW, do you know who does the slick guitar riffs for Alan Parsens?

I have a little different take on this whole subject..

I do play guitar myself (25 years)so i have MAJOR appreciation for all the artist mentioned here. The point i will make is if it wasnt for the blues (old school) Robert Johnson, Albert King Ect.. There wouldent be rock and roll as we know it. Now Eric Clapton is a very good guitar player
but he plays a "watered down" and "mutated" version of the REAL thing when he decides he's gonna play the blues. Dont
get me wrong i think EC is great but he's not a blues guy.
Its my opinion SRV did the best job of "preserving" the
blues while modernizing and speeding it up... i also have
seen both EC and SRV live and think SRV would beat EC playing behind his back. That boy could play... Hendrix
was more of a innovator. The only rock and roll guitar player i can think of that doesnt sound like he's playing
blues scales even when he is Eddie VH. Another innovator...

Robert Johnson, Albert king, BB king ect those guys were
blues artists EVERY SONG they play is the real thing.

Just my two cents...