Derek And The Dominos

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Songwriter and guitarist Bobby Whitlock poses for a portrait in front of an old car next to a bottle of Dom Perignon champagne holding an acoustic guitar in circa 1975

Bobby Whitlock prepares to be honoured at the Beale Street Walk of Fame in Memphis Memphis

By Gary Graff published

Bobby Whitlock will be honoured today on the Beale Street Walk of Fame in Memphis

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Jason Isbell superimposed on the cover of Derek & The Dominos' Layla album

Why I ❤️ Derek & The Dominos' Layla (And Other Assorted Love Songs), by Jason Isbell

By Polly Glass published

Jason Isbell on growing up in church and being inspired by Eric Clapton and Janet Jackson

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Jim Gordon in the studio

Derek and the Dominos drummer Jim Gordon dead at 77

By Fraser Lewry published

Jim Gordon also played with Alice Cooper, John Lennon, George Harrison and more, but was later jailed after murdering his mother

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Derek and the Dominos circa 1970

How love, chaos, ego and drug abuse fuelled an Eric Clapton classic

By Hugh Fielder published

Was Duane Allman the catalyst for Derek and the Dominos' Layla, or did his “out of tune” playing spoil it? And was the piano outro nicked from another song?

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Derek & The Dominos: Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs 50th anniversary

Derek And The Dominos’ Layla set for 50th anniversary deluxe reissue

By Classic Rock last updated

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs will be reissued later this year as a deluxe edition to celebrate the album’s 50th anniversary - complete with bonus material

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David Bowie's The Man Who Sold The World and Derek & The Dominoes' Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

Layla and The Man Who Sold The World: the classic albums no one saw coming

By David Sinclair published

It was the dawn of the 70s, a period that delivered some now iconic albums – although some could easily have gone straight to the bargain bins. So why were they dismissed at the time?

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Rita Coolidge in 1970

I co-wrote Eric Clapton's Layla, says Rita Coolidge

By Martin Kielty published

Rita Coolidge lays claim to piano section of Eric Clapton classic Layla - and recalls that request for credit was dismissed

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