‘Bobby Whitlock, the Memphis-born keyboardist and singer-songwriter who with Eric Clapton helped found Derek and the Dominos, the supergroup behind the landmark song “Layla,” and who also played, along with Mr. Clapton, on George Harrison’s 1970 tour de force triple album, “All Things Must Pass,” died on Sunday at his home in Ozona, Texas. He was 77.
His death was confirmed by his manager, Carol Kaye, who said he had been in hospice care for cancer.
In the 1970s, at the peak of his career, Mr. Whitlock released four solo albums and played on celebrated records like the Rolling Stones’ “Exile on Main St.” (1972), but he was best known for his multiple career stops with Mr. Clapton.…’ –Alex Williams via The New York Times
