{"id":135197,"date":"2025-08-10T20:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T20:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/135197\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T20:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T20:26:12","slug":"derek-and-the-dominos-member-bobby-whitlock-who-also-collaborated-with-george-harrison-dead-at-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/135197\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek and the Dominos Member Bobby Whitlock, Who Also Collaborated with George Harrison, Dead at 77"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bobby Whitlock<\/a>, who is perhaps best-known as an integral member of Eric Clapton<\/a>\u2019s short-lived 1970s band Derek and the Dominos, died in the early morning hours on Sunday, August 10. He was 77.<\/p>\n

Whitlock\u2019s manager, Carol Kaye, issued the following statement: \u201cWith profound sadness, the family of Bobby Whitlock announces his passing at [1:20 a.m.] on Aug. 10 after a brief illness. He passed in his home in Texas, surrounded by family.\u201d<\/p>\n

[RELATED: Derek and the Dominos\u2019 Bobby Whitlock to Receive Prestigious Honor in Hometown of Memphis; Premieres New Song]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The talented Memphis, Tennessee-born singer, keyboardist, guitarist, and songwriter died after a short battle with cancer. During his long career, Bobby was an in-demand session musician, while also playing in a number of bands and recording a series of solo albums. Since the early 2000s, he performed and recorded as a duo with his wife, CoCo Carmel Whitlock.<\/p>\n

A couple of main highlights of Whitlock\u2019s career are his contributions Derek and the Dominos\u2019 sole studio effort, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, and to George Harrison\u2019s classic triple album All Things Must Pass, both of which were released in 1970.<\/p>\n

More About Whitlock\u2019s Life and Career<\/p>\n

Whitlock began his musical career as a teenager, playing sessions at the famed Stax Records studio in Memphis. Among the artists he recorded with were Sam & Dave and Booker T. & the M.G.\u2019s. In addition, when he was just 16, he became the first white artist to sign a contract with Stax.<\/p>\n

In 1968, he joined the group Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, which is how he met Clapton. Through his association with Clapton, he wound up contributing keyboards and backing vocals to Harrison\u2019s All Things Must Pass.<\/p>\n

That same year, Whitlock joined Derek and the Dominos. He is credited with writing or co-writing seven of the 14 songs on Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. Among them are \u201cBell Bottom Blues\u201d and \u201cWhy Does Love Got to Be So Sad?\u201d<\/p>\n

Whitlock also contributed to Clapton\u2019s 1970 self-titled solo album and The Rolling Stones\u2019 Exile on Main Street, as well as recording with Dr. John, Manassas, and others.<\/p>\n

Whitlock\u2019s self-titled debut solo album was released in 1972. It included appearances by Clapton, Harrison, and Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett. Bobby released a follow-up album later in 1972 called Raw Velvet that also featured Clapton and Harrison.<\/p>\n

Whitlock and Carmel married in 2005. Their first studio album as a duo, Lovers, was released in 2008. It included a guest appearance by Willie Nelson. Bobby\u2019s last solo studio album, My Time, was released in 2009.<\/p>\n

During his final years, Whitlock became a prolific painter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In May 2024, he was inducted into the Beale Street Walk of Fame in Memphis. The ceremony featured the unveiling of a brass musical-note marker with Whitlock\u2019s name on it.<\/p>\n

Other Beale Street Walk of Fame inductees include Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Al Green, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, and Sam & Dave.<\/p>\n

A Heartfelt Statement from Bobby\u2019s Wife, CoCo<\/p>\n

CoCo has issued an emotional statement about her husband following his passing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow 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,\u201d she wrote. \u201cMy 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cAs he would always say: \u2018Life is what you make it, so take it and make it beautiful.\u2019 And he did. It was easy to love Bobby because he loved me first. Farewell my Love, I\u2019ll see you in my dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n

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