Rock-n-Roll Oldies: Derek and the Dominos - 1970

Reaganite Republican ^ | February 11, 2011 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

Eric Clapton with Pattie Boyd

Derek and the Dominos were a blues-rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton along with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. The band released only one studio album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, featuring major contributions from guitarist Duane Allman working with the band as a session musician.

The album went on to receive critical acclaim, but initially faltered in sales and in radio airplay. Although released in 1970 it was not until March 1972 that the album's single 'Layla' (a tale of then-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 US and the UK.

This sole album produced as Derek and the Dominos -hailed by critics and fans alike for songs such as 'Bell Bottom Blues', 'Layla', and 'Wonderful Tonight'- is widely considered to be the defining achievement of Clapton's career.

Assuming the fictional identity of "Derek" was simply something the ever-complex Clapton utilized in order to express himself: he later remarked that he had trouble facing the fact that he was trying to steal another man's wife, but needed an outlet for his feelings. fwiw, Eric Clapton in fact later married (1979) -and divorced (1989)- "Layla" aka English model and photographer Patty Boyd.

And the classic 'Bell Bottom Blues' was written to Pattie Boyd Harrison as well, as she had requested Clapton pick her up a pair on a tour of the States,  and the lyrics tell the tale...

Derek and the Dominos: Bell Bottom Blues - 1971
Plus a real gem, a live 1970 TV appearance on 

The Johnny Cash Show...
get a load of Clapton and Cash joined onstage by Carl Perkins

Both videos/more at Reaganite Republican

Wikipedia
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Additional background re. Eric Clapton with Cream -here-

Previous RR Rock n Roll Oldies features -here-

[investigateworld]

The mere thought of someone putting six bullets into John Lennon, while Yoko was just standing there?

I stolen that from someone smarter than me.

Now I'll log off to listen to the Travelling Wilburys.

[cardinal4]

“Do ya wanna see me crawl across the floor...?”

[Frantzie]

Well Chapman could have been a hero..... Forget I said that.

[chris_bdba]

I sort of doubt if they are friends it would be hard to stay friends with a man who fathered not one but two kids while he was married to you! Both is daughter Ruby and son Conner were born while he was married to Patti.

[chris_bdba]

I sort of doubt if they are friends it would be hard to stay friends with a man who fathered not one but two kids while he was married to you! Bothh is daughter Ruby and son Conner( 2 different Mom’s) were born while he was married to Patti.

[Mr. K]

Best Stones song I bet no one here ever heard of:

“Stop Breaking Down” (Exile on Main Street)

Listen to it cranked for best effect.

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Also, the end of Hey Jude is not “tedious’ It is 5 minutes of The Beatles COOKING!

Also listen to that cranked. And Hey Bulldog. And Oh Darling. And “while My guitar Gently Weeps”

[cweese]

Nope, not the same person.

[I still care]

As a young teen at the time, the only song of Derek and the Dominos I listened to at the time was “Cinnamon”.

I haven’t heard it in years.

[I still care]

Hmmm. I just looked it up, but it says it’s by Tommy Roe.

I’m usually not wrong on these things, but I am -ahem- much older than I used to be.

[andy58-in-nh]

It’s one of only a handful of covers I prefer to the original.

Agreed - although Hendrix's original is still pretty incredible. It is a marvel of re-imagined blues guitar conventions using not only an unusual technique but very subtle chords as well. The same goes, I think for Voodoo Chile. SRV's version sometimes sounds more like Hendrix than Hendrix. In any event, both died far too young. As did Frank Zappa, for that matter. ;-)

[Max in Utah]

Have you ever heard Stevie Ray Vaughan's version of Little Wing?

Get on Youtube and find The Corrs' version of Little Wing.

"So damned beautiful" goes for this one as well-- beautiful, talented Irish ladies making beautiful music! It is not to be missed.

[andy58-in-nh]

I have seen it - very nice indeed, and the girls are not hard to look at, either. ;-)

[rhoda_penmark]

(love your screen name LOL - FZ)
J Cale and Clapton released a joint album a year or two ago. It’s OK, but the sound is a little too highly produced for my taste.

[Mase]

The live version of "Let it Rain" from the Rainbow is real good but I prefer the studio version. I recall cover bands trying to play this song and doing fine with it until they came towards the end. Then it was epic fail time.

The stellar piano playing at the end of the song also makes it outstanding.

[Mase]

Disraeli Gears and Wheels of Fire still sound amazingly good to my ears...

Great stuff. I still have the vinyl versions of those albums that I "borrowed" from my sister and forgot to return. I'll have to look but I think I also have a Yardbirds album and that Blind Faith album with the great guitar work on Had to Cry Today.

I'm glad she doesn't miss them.

[Beowulf9]

“hard to stay friends with a man who fathered not one but two kids while he was married to you...”

Ok, kind of a dealbreaker. I’ll give you that.

[dmz]

Best Stones song I bet no one here ever heard of:

“Stop Breaking Down” (Exile on Main Street)

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Oh please. There are more than a few freepers who know their stones pretty darn well. For myself, I was in the record store the day they released the expanded version of Exile, and a week does not go by that I don’t give it a partial listen.

And stop breaking down is a cover of a Robert Johnson song.

[Beowulf9]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLPHz8KT9No

Little Wing.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Frank and I share a last initial, but not a first. :)

You must be referring to The Road to Escondido. I've heard a couple tracks from it; it was okay but it didn't really knock my socks off.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Frank and I share a last initial, but not a first. :)

You must be referring to The Road to Escondido. I've heard a couple tracks from it; it was okay but it didn't really knock my socks off.