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Was there a Derek in Derek and the Dominos?
Another participant at their first session as a band was George Harrison, the recording for whose album All Things Must Pass marked the formation of Derek and the Dominos….
Derek and the Dominos | |
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Labels | Polydor, Atco, RSO |
Associated acts | Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, Blind Faith, George Harrison, The Allman Brothers Band |
Who was the Derek & the Dominos song Layla written about?
The two had met in the late 1960s, when Boyd was married to Clapton’s close friend, George Harrison. Clapton fell in love with Boyd, but at the time, she wouldn’t leave Harrison to be with him. Clapton penned the song “Layla” about his feelings for Boyd.
Did Derek and the Dominos write Layla?
Eric Clapton
Jim Gordon
Layla/Composers
Why did Derek and the Dominos break up?
“We weren’t doing a bunch of drugs during our recording. Only death stops a junkie.” Ultimately the band’s partying wasn’t sustainable, and the clip ends with Whitlock describing Derek and the Dominos’ failed attempted to make a follow-up and the drug-induced paranoia that led to the group’s demise.
Why is Eric Clapton called Derek?
But my vocal concept was that we approach singing like Sam and Dave did: [Clapton] sings a line, I sing a line, we sing together.” As Clapton recalls, it was Ashton that suggested “Del and the Dominos,” having taken to calling the guitarist “Derek” or “Del” since the Delaney & Bonnie tour.
Did Derek and the Dominos tour?
Derek and the Dominos has 33 concerts
Date | Concert |
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Oct 16, 1970 | Derek and the Dominos |
Oct 16, 1970 | Derek and the Dominos / Eric Clapton / Toe Fat / Ballin’ Jack |
Sep 20, 1970 | Derek and the Dominos / Brett Marvin And The Thunderbolts |
Aug 21, 1970 | Derek and the Dominos / Eric Clapton / Bram Stoker / Adolphus Rebirth |
Why did Eric Clapton divorce Pattie?
Boyd left Clapton in April 1987 and divorced him in 1989. Her stated reasons were Clapton’s years of alcoholism, as well as his numerous affairs, including one with Italian actress Lory Del Santo. In 1989, her divorce was granted on the grounds of “infidelity and unreasonable behaviour”.
Are Eric Clapton and Bobby Whitlock friends?
Bobby Whitlock, the keyboard player and co-writer of many of the Layla songs, has survived intact and has been clean and sober for nearly 20 years. He and Clapton have remained good friends and he remains very active in music, as a duo with his wife CoCo, the ex-wife of Delaney.