Derek And The Dominoes
Created | Updated Jan 28, 2002
*THIS ENTRY IS ONLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION A LITTLE BIT!*
The 6th band that Eric Clapton was in. You know why? EC was sick of being rich and famous. Hw wanted/s to be a great musician, but could well do without the fame and attention that came with it. Derek And The Dominoes was a band that Eric founded in 1970 to try and find anomnity whilst still meeting and playing with people he liked. The rest of it's line-up was:
Jim Gordon (drums, percussion & piano)
Duane Allman (ex Allman Brothers, guitars)
Bobby Whitlock (organ, piano, vocals & acoustic guitar)
Carl Radle (bass & percussion)
Eric Clapton was also the lead vocalist.
Wanna know how they got that silly name for the band? Well, for their first gig they were just about to be called up to play, when this bloke came up to them and asked them what their band was called. They thought "hell we're about to go up and we havn't got a name for ourselves!" Their manager knew Clapton well, and frequently called him Derek (as opposed to Eric) and things like that. Del, Tel you know. So Mr Manager said "well how's about Derek And His Dynamos", something cooked up at the last second. They changed it to Derek And The Dominoes and history was made!
You've probably heard Layla at least once in your life. It's on the B-side of their 1st album, Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs. It got to #10. The brilliant solo after all the singing is Duane Allman and his slide guitar. Duane's slide playing inspired Eric to play slide on Tell The Truth, on the same album. It kicks butt! Also on the album is Bell Bottom Blues, which has become as classic. Like Layla, but less so.
D&TD split in 1973.
TO BE CONTINUED!(don't hesitate to help me with this entry).
The 6th band that Eric Clapton was in. You know why? EC was sick of being rich and famous. Hw wanted/s to be a great musician, but could well do without the fame and attention that came with it. Derek And The Dominoes was a band that Eric founded in 1970 to try and find anomnity whilst still meeting and playing with people he liked. The rest of it's line-up was:
Jim Gordon (drums, percussion & piano)
Duane Allman (ex Allman Brothers, guitars)
Bobby Whitlock (organ, piano, vocals & acoustic guitar)
Carl Radle (bass & percussion)
Eric Clapton was also the lead vocalist.
Wanna know how they got that silly name for the band? Well, for their first gig they were just about to be called up to play, when this bloke came up to them and asked them what their band was called. They thought "hell we're about to go up and we havn't got a name for ourselves!" Their manager knew Clapton well, and frequently called him Derek (as opposed to Eric) and things like that. Del, Tel you know. So Mr Manager said "well how's about Derek And His Dynamos", something cooked up at the last second. They changed it to Derek And The Dominoes and history was made!
You've probably heard Layla at least once in your life. It's on the B-side of their 1st album, Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs. It got to #10. The brilliant solo after all the singing is Duane Allman and his slide guitar. Duane's slide playing inspired Eric to play slide on Tell The Truth, on the same album. It kicks butt! Also on the album is Bell Bottom Blues, which has become as classic. Like Layla, but less so.
D&TD split in 1973.
TO BE CONTINUED!(don't hesitate to help me with this entry).
