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To: nickcarraway; MtnClimber
Holy Crap!

There was a thread the other day on Layla by Derek and the  Dominoes.

Jim Gordon was the pianist who brought that song to a fantastic flourishing finish. I didn't know he was a homicidal mother murderer.

11 posted on 03/17/2023 3:50:59 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Donald Trump is a setting sun. Ron DeSantis is a rising star.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
I didn't know he was a homicidal mother murderer.

He had many talents.

13 posted on 03/17/2023 3:53:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Responsibility2nd

I can’t hear “Imagine” without thinking of him.


15 posted on 03/17/2023 4:02:23 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Responsibility2nd

Gordon (& Clapton) cheated Rita Coolidge out of songwriting credit on the ‘Layla’ piano exit...
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/rita-coolidge-layla-memoir-delta-lady-eric-clapton-derek-dominos-7318951/


16 posted on 03/17/2023 4:03:29 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: Responsibility2nd

Jim Gordon was the drummer.

Bobby Whitlock was the piano/keyboards player.


30 posted on 03/17/2023 5:08:52 PM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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