Editing Eric Clapton (section)

===Delaney & Bonnie and first solo album===
{{Main|Delaney & Bonnie}}
Clapton subsequently toured as a sideman for an act that had opened for Blind Faith, [[Delaney and Bonnie and Friends]]. He also performed as a member of Lennon's [[Plastic Ono Band]] at the [[Toronto Rock and Roll Revival]] in September 1969, a recording from which was released as the album ''[[Live Peace in Toronto 1969]]''.<ref name=lenn>{{cite book|first1=Ben|last1=Urish|first2=Kenneth G.|last2=Bielen|title=The Words and Music of John Lennon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LJ9Y0YgSE1oC&pg=PA15|year=2007|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-275-99180-7|page=15|access-date=12 March 2016|archive-date=10 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810043553/https://books.google.com/books?id=LJ9Y0YgSE1oC&pg=PA15|url-status=live}}</ref> On 30 September, Clapton played lead guitar on Lennon's second solo single, "[[Cold Turkey]]".<ref>{{cite book|last=Noyer|first=Paul Du|title=John Lennon: The Stories Behind Every Song 1970–1980|year=2010|publisher=Carlton Books Ltd.|location=London|isbn=978-1-84732-665-2|edition=Rev.|pages=25–26|chapter=John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band}}</ref> On 15 December that year, Clapton performed with Lennon, Harrison and others as the Plastic Ono Supergroup at a fundraiser for [[UNICEF]] in London.<ref name=lenn/>

[[Delaney Bramlett]] encouraged Clapton in his singing and writing. Using the Bramletts' backing group and an all-star cast of session players (including [[Leon Russell]] and [[Stephen Stills]]), Clapton recorded his first solo album during two brief tour hiatuses, titled ''[[Eric Clapton (album)|Eric Clapton]]''. Delaney Bramlett co-wrote six of the songs with Clapton, also producing the LP,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r4028| title=allmusic ((( Eric Clapton > Overview )))| website=[[AllMusic]]| access-date=5 December 2009| archive-date=10 August 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810043554/https://www.allmusic.com/album/eric-clapton-mw0000624369| url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Bonnie Bramlett]] co-wrote "Let It Rain".<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/t2546826| title=allmusic ((( Let It Rain )))| website=[[AllMusic]]| access-date=5 December 2009| archive-date=4 March 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304171712/http://www.allmusic.com/song/t2546826| url-status=live}}</ref> The album yielded the unexpected US No.&nbsp;18 hit, [[J. J. Cale]]'s "After Midnight". Clapton also worked with much of Delaney and Bonnie's band to record George Harrison's ''[[All Things Must Pass]]'' in spring 1970.

During this period, Clapton also recorded with artists such as [[Dr. John]], [[Leon Russell]], [[Billy Preston]], [[Ringo Starr]] and [[Dave Mason]]. With Chicago blues artist [[Howlin' Wolf]], he recorded ''[[The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions]]'', that also included long-time Wolf guitarist [[Hubert Sumlin]] and members of the [[Rolling Stones]], Winwood and Starr.<ref name="Koda">{{cite web
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}}</ref> Despite the superstar line-up, critic [[Cub Koda]] noted: "Even Eric Clapton, who usually welcomes any chance to play with one of his idols, has criticized this album repeatedly in interviews, which speaks volumes in and of itself."<ref name="Koda"/> Other noted recordings from this period include Clapton's guitar work on "Go Back Home" from Stephen Stills' [[Stephen Stills (album)|self-titled first solo album]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Robert Christgau]] |first=Robert |last=Christgau |title=Stephen Stills > Consumer Guide Reviews |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=3819&name=Stephen+Stills |access-date=16 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713073931/http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=3819&name=Stephen+Stills |archive-date=13 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>