Bobby Whitlock
Derek and the Dominos Founder Useless at 77
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Derek & the Dominos founder Bobby Whitlock has died, TMZ can affirm.
His “heartbroken” supervisor Carol Kaye tells us he handed Sunday morning at 1:20 AM “after a brief illness.” He took his final breath at dwelling in Texas, surrounded by household.
His household is at present working to pinpoint a charity followers can ship donations to in his honor, Kaye says.
His spouse, Coco Carmel Whitlock, honored his rise from rags to riches in a press release to TMZ, asking … “How do you express in but a few words the grandness of one man who came from abject poverty in the south to heights unimagined in such a short time?”
She provides … “My love Bobby looked at life as an adventure taking me by the hand leading me through a world of wonderment from music to poetry and painting. I feel his hands that were so intensely expressive and warm on my face and the small of my back whenever I close my eyes, he is there.”
She finishes off her tribute by sharing a quote Bobby lived by … “Life is what you make it, so take it and make it beautiful.”
Whitlock is finest recognized for cofounding the blues rock band in 1970 with Eric Clapton and closely contributing to their album “Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs” — however he was leaving his mark on the music business lengthy earlier than then.
His All Music bio says he was a routine musician in recording classes on the iconic Memphis, Tennessee Stax Studios as a teen and even grew to become the primary white artist signed to Stax Information. The document label was one of the fashionable soul music labels within the ’60s and helped form “Memphis Sound.”
Whitlock’s work with Derek and the Dominos additionally linked him with Beatles legend George Harrison, with whom he collaborated on his solo undertaking “All Things Must Pass.” He is additionally uncredited on the Rolling Stones’ 1972 album, “Exile on Main Street.”
Close to the tip of his life, the “Bell Bottom Blues” co-writer picked up a ardour for portray — finishing 1,800 items since 2018.
His web site notes … “If anyone could paint how they feel, it is Bobby. He has managed to tap into that inner something that expresses on canvas what he is feeling.”
He was 77 when he died.
RIP
