Musician Bobby Whitlock, who co-founded the band Derek and the Dominos, has died aged 77.
The keyboard participant and vocalist was finest identified for forming the blues rock band with Eric Clapton in 1970, nonetheless they solely ever launched one album and broke up after a yr.
Whitlock additionally labored with The Beatles star George Harrison, enjoying on his 1970 triple album All Issues Should Go.
This week it was introduced that he had died. ABC Audio reported Whitlock’s demise, quoting supervisor Carol Kaye as saying: ‘With profound unhappiness, the household of Bobby Whitlock declares his passing at 1:20am on Aug. 10 after a quick sickness. He handed in his dwelling in Texas, surrounded by household.’
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Whitlock was signed to Stax Data as a young person, additionally changing into the primary white artist signed to the label.
His first recording credit score got here in 1967 when he provided handclaps on Sam & Dave’s single I Thank You.
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Between 1965 and 1968, he carried out recurrently within the Memphis space, enjoying organ with native soul band the Quick Cuts earlier than forming the Counts.
Though there had been plans for him to work on a pop album, he as an alternative determined to depart his dwelling metropolis and be part of a soul-revue band being forming in Los Angeles – Delaney & Bonnie and Buddies, who accompanied the duo Delaney & Bonnie on their excursions.
One other member of the group was Clapton, nonetheless after disagreements, the band members that had been introduced on board stop and as an alternative went on to work on Harrison’s album.
Quickly after they fashioned blues-rock band Derek and the Dominos – releasing their debut and solely album Layla and Different Assorted Love Songs in 1970, which has been thought-about by many as one of many best rock albums of all time.
However after the album tanked commercially and did not chart within the UK – in addition to the band being wrapped up in drug consumption and private conflicts – it fell aside after a yr.
After this Whitlock went on to forge a profession as a solo artist, releasing his self-titled album in 1972, which additionally featured all members of his not too long ago dissolved band.
It was adopted by Uncooked Velvet the identical yr and One among a Form in 1975, nonetheless after this launch he withdrew from the music trade.
Whitlock beforehand mentioned the choice was resulting from him having ‘issues to take care of’.
All through the Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties, Whitlock lived on a farm in Mississippi, elevating his youngsters and doing occasional session work.
He additionally had his personal tv present with Steve Cropper. In 1999 he resumed his solo profession with the album It’s About Time and in 2003 teamed up together with his accomplice and musician CoCo Carmel to launch a stay album of the Dominos’ songs.
The couple later moved to Austin, Texas, and continued releasing music collectively.
Apart from his spouse, Whitlock can be survived by his three youngsters – Ashley Brown, Beau Whitlock and Tim Whitlock Kelly.
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