I'm loving the idea of the box set, and many of the quotes here are great, but I have to take exception to the whole "Best
white blues guitarist" thing. Unfortunately, it's a common thing to say when talking about people like Green, Clapton, Bloomfield, etc. It's really not a compliment. It's a qualifier. And a pointless one at that. I would hate to see that used to sell a box set.
It's the same as saying, "Yeah, he's pretty fly for a white guy... BUT he's really not AS good as any black player". So why go to the trouble of having a box set for a musician who's good, but doesn't QUITE measure up because he's white? BB King never mentions color or race when he compliments Green or Clapton. Why should we?
I'm really not interested in turning this into a "Can a white guy really play the blues?" argument because that's equally stupid. So you want a quote?
Peter Green is one of the greatest guitarists in blues -- black, white or Green.
