Conversation so far:
What influence did Clarence White have?
On the electric side of the guitar spectrum, White was similarly influential.
Are there specific  artists that were influenced?
Music archivist and writer Alec Palao has called White "one of a handful of true greats amongst the instrumentalists of 20th century popular music".
Did White influence the other side of the guitar spectrum?
before adding that "the waves created by the guitarist's idiosyncratic style are still forming ripples.

Question: What made White so great?
Self-contained rewrite: What made Clarence White so great?