Whitlock was looking for a gig, and Steve Cropper suggested he visit Clapton in England Whitlock would subsequently live in Clapton's house and during that period the two would jam, hang out and write the bulk of the Dominos' catalogue. Gordon and Radle left D&B to play on Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour with Leon Russell, but Whitlock remained on with the Bramletts for a short time. Everyone got disenchanted with the situation. “ Delaney was a little James Brownish, real hard to work with, him and Bonnie fighting all the time and carrying on. The members' departures from the group were caused by the constant infighting between Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, Whitlock explains: The seeds of Derek and the Dominos can be found in the band members' involvement with Delaney, Bonnie & Friends of which they were all members, including Duane Allman who had played with the act before Clapton. The album, which has received praise from both critics and fans alike, is often considered to be the defining achievement of Clapton's career. Although released in 1970 it was not until March 1972 that the album's single "Layla" (a tale of unrequited love inspired by Clapton's relationship with his friend George Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd Harrison) would make the top ten in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The album went on to receive critical acclaim, but initially faltered in sales and in radio airplay. His most memorable contribution was to the album's title track, "Layla". The album featured slide guitar from guitarist Duane Allman, who contributed powerful slide guitar work on most of the cuts on the album.
The band released only one studio album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. Allman was then asked to join permanently, but declined. Duane Allman was also invited by Clapton to join the sessions to add slide guitar to a number of tracks. I am personnaly not a big fan of his but I'm pretty sure there is plenty of you guys around !ĭerek and the Dominos were a blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon, who had all played with Clapton in Delaney, Bonnie & Friends.
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