At home a Union for Social Service was formed in 1906, the natural outcome of Thomas Jackson's efforts for the hungry and distressed in Clapton and Whitechapel, and of similar work at St George's Hall, Southwark.
At that period the Agapemonites counted their adherents at 600, and it was no doubt a grievous shock to them when their deathless founder died on the 8th of March 1899, four years after he had opened a branch church at Clapton, London, which is said to have cost f,20,000.
His voice is perfect, but the thing that is truly cool, is to hear Garcia solo on a blues song ala Clapton.
Eric Clapton described him in 1996 as 'The legitimate successor to Peter Green ' .
In 1966 he joined The yardbirds, replacing Eric Clapton who had recently left to work with Blues maestro John Mayall.
