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Bobby Whitlock recalls Eric Clapton and Duane Allman’s powerful guitar tandem
Bobby Whitlock was all of 22 when he and Eric Clapton set about forming Derek and the Dominos in England during the summer of ...
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Eric Clapton and Duane Allman’s guitar tandem was the essence of the blues tradition
Credit: Getty Images Bobby Whitlock was all of 22 when he and Eric Clapton set about forming Derek and the Dominos in England during the summer of 1970. A talented singer, organist and guitarist ...
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Dylan Salfer wins Memphis blues competition and gets cussed out by Buddy Guy
Dylan Salfer has been busy. Three weeks ago, he was named best guitarist in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, and his band came in third place. Two weeks ago, he signed a deal with the ...
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Eric Clapton at the BBC: The Rock 'n' Roll Years
A journey through Eric Clapton's live performances at the ... to the band he formed with Bobby Whitlock, Derek and the Dominoes, that produced one of the most famous unrequited love songs in ...
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"There had to be some sort of telepathy going on because I've never seen spontaneous inspiration happen at that level”: The genius of Eric Clapton's controversial masterpiece ...
The song was Layla, the guitarist was Eric Clapton and he wrote it about his unrequited ... Jim Gordon on drums and Bobby Whitlock on keyboards and vocals. Clapton arrived at the name Derek And The ...
“Push up the faders!” How the magic of the studio helped Eric Clapton capture lightning
While recording for 'Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs', Eric Clapton and his band members broke out into a spontaneous cover of 'Key to the Highway'.
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Eric Clapton's Acrisure Arena show lacked dynamic visuals, crowd interaction
If Eric Clapton tried ... "Layla," a blues rock song Clapton recorded with Derek and the Dominos that includes an instrumental featuring piano and organ by Bobby Whitlock and slide guitar by ...